do all drives have to be identical ?
1597841
I don't think they HAVE to be identical, but I think it is good policy to at least make sure that they are all the same size. The smallest disk in the set will cause the system to ignore any space on other volumes that go beyond that smaller size. To stick a 500GB drive in a box that has three other larger drives should give you a 2 TB box (4 X 500). Seagate might be unhappy about this, but if you stick a WD drive in their box the system should be able to make it go. The drive is compatible with SATA or it isn't, right? Warranty is another matter. That WD drive would almost certainly void your waranty. But if the box is under warranty, they should give you the correct replacement drive,
2124287
I'm sorry. I don't know. I had a drive cloned *for* me. I suggest you contact Seagate. They're awesome.
1237820
I have no idea other than to say it likely is. Check the specs on your existing drive, and if they're similar, I'd get it. It's a very good, fast and seemingly reliable drive. Easy to install. Do not buy the WD!
1965735
As far as I can tell they should be the same. PCIe bus or RAID configuration are probably the bigger factors (same). There maybe some difference in individual drives but probably not. The difference in price with capacity pretty much made the choice.
1203643
All SATA Drives are backward compatible. Go to for a summary: http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8142/~/difference-between-sata-i,-sata-ii-and-sata-iii
1335711
Not being a real computer geek, I can't give a 100% positive answer, but I think most hard drives are compatible with just about anything. Of all the hard drives I've installed or have had fail and replaced, I've never had a compatibility problem with anything.
723799
I'm not sure. That might be needed. I still haven't been able to get mine to work in either drive yet.
924553
No. New drives have to be equal to or larger than the largest installed drive.
682917
Hard drives and flash drives are normally universally comparable, but if you want the assurance i provided this link: http://www.corsair.com/en/usb-drive/flash-survivor-usb-drives/flash-survivor-usb-3-16gb-usb-flash-drive.html
2091880
As long as your Operating System supports the drives then it should be no problem.
750549
The drives can be different sizes, but if you want the redundancy of the Raid architecture they should be the same size. You can run them as standalone non-raid drives and then they can be different sizes. SATA drives are required.
1206811
You can replace the drive with any size SATA or SAS drive, however if you are using RAID you should have all drives in the astray match capacity. SAS and SATA cannot exist in the same array but can be set up in dire separate arrays on the same controller.
1409735
One of the Seagate forum moderators stated that it's the same drive:http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Momentus-XT-Momentus-and/What-is-the-difference-between-the-Momentus-xt-500-G-models/m-p/85644
506902
Yes. It will allow a single drive. When you add the second one, hopefully identical in size, you can choose to add it as more capacity or as a RAID. If a RAID, then the DS will create a second copy of the first and significantly increased the system reliability.
2010489
Yes it should work fine. Just remember to take any rails or connector adapters off the old drive and put them in the exact same place on the new drive.
1477114
I would compare this drive to the current one you own. If the size or type of connector is different then that it's where your problem lies
1719387
Hi, I'm Jewel with Kingston Technical Support. The included Acronis software does an image to image clone. This means what is on the source drive will be duplicated as it is onto the destination drive, no matter the number of partitions. As long as there is enough space on the destination drive for the program to allocate the partitions appropriately there should not be an issue. If one of the partitions is linux, it may not work properly as the software is not compatible with the linux file system. For any further assistance, please call us at 1-800-435-0640 (USA and Canada only) M - F 6am - 6pm PT and I or another available Technician will assist you. Thank you for selecting Kingston as your upgrade partner.