Does this support JBOD and does JBOD mode support using it with drives of different size and from different mfg?
1250902
I wrote to Dyconn support with a nearly identical question. The response was yes, the "Quartz 4" will do those things, and that the owners manual [download it from their site] will show how to set the switches on the back for this purpose.I have not yet set up the device, thus I can't truly say how well it works. [My new computer will not arrive until next month]
1250903
I wrote to Dyconn support with a nearly identical question. The response was yes, the "Quartz 4" will do those things, and that the owners manual [download it from their site] will show how to set the switches on the back for this purpose. I have not yet set up the device, thus I can't truly say how well it works. [My new computer will not arrive until next month]
1250904
Yes, it will. I use mine in JBOD mode with different mfg (Seagate and WD) and hard disk sizes (2GB and 1GB). No issues with it that way.
812527
I have the 2 TB model and yes I have mapped a few drives from 2 remote computers. It works fine.
2236718
It *can* function with larger drives. However, it's rated for 4tb units, as that was the largest capacity at the time this unit was released.
1273269
I just connected a 500GB (WD500AADS, ASIN: B002P3KO4C search it on Amazon) drive using a sata to USB connector (ASIN: B000J01I1G search it on Amazon). I had to use the tuner to format (fat32), and it shows up as a 465GB drive. I hit the PVR button, and recorded a sample, no problem. I imagine the pre-packaged drives would work the same.
1510475
Theoretically, you can since the dock mode presents the two HDDs in JBOD layout from my understanding but I've only used it to clone HDDs. Please confirm with StarTech instead, I'm just one of the many customers.
1575672
yes it does. It also supports 4TB drives. I currently have (2) 4TB drives. It may support (4) 4TB drives but I cannot verify as this is not my particular setup.
1563056
I had compatibility issues when I went to the 4TB, some of the 4TB's want work well with the older 3TB, make sure you check the firmware on your 3TB and 4TB if you need them to run JBOD and RAID should never be mixed. I had 3TB in this device and tried a newer 3TB with a different firmware / version. Didn't work. Never would see the full size of the disk.
1802236
yes. I've use it on both. The formatting can be an issue. FAT16 limits on how big each file can be
1902579
Hi, yes indeed, as well as being a raid 0, 1, 5 unit this product is also a very competent JBOD (just a bunch of discs) that interfaces with your via a decent USB 3.0 port. It very (too) easily switches between those storage configurations; just don't make the mistake of switching before you've backed up your data!!
1575671
Yes, as a JBOD I have (1) 3TB and (3) 500 GB drives installed. I will add though, my MacMini has a had issues with seeing all.
701329
works great with GPT partition tables and linux. I'm using 3.17 kernel (ubuntu based) on an i3 haswell system. wd blue enterprise (7200rpm) drives are clearly seen and full size is accessible. even via linux md-raid (mirroring) it works great. be sure to use gpt tables and not older dos style partitions.
1853216
Yes, I'm running the 8tb version and it has the full 8tb, but for some reason I think the device used the first drive closes to the power button first for storage in this setup, but yes it works!
1570067
You can configure it as JBOD (just a bunch of drives) and consolidate your various drives. If you configure as RAID, you'll need to replace bad drives with exactly the same size and possibly type of drive
911535
I don't know the maximum. I'm just using it for JBOD and not RAID. I needed more SATA ports.
188308
Yes, it does without drivers. I too did not install the drivers and JBOD is how you see it in OS X's Disk Utility App. From there I have set up RAID 0 and that too runs beautifully.
316623
not all drives are supported,recommend downloading the manual.I followed neweggs "to manufactures site" to get it.
1404145
I do not know--this was so unreliable I have stopped using it. It did not matter what drives I used--none would stay connected. Also, realize you can only use one at a time.