Any dangers of not using enterprise-class disk with this?
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Also running consumer grade disks in JBOD with this unit WD Green HDDs (which fail with irritating regularity but not the fault of the controller).
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I've been using consumer class drives with this for several months now, no issues. I have it set to plain JBOD mode, and then run ZFS on top of that.
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I have this card with WD30EZRX's. The issue isn't the card, it's the disks. I have 8 of these disk on one card. I did have serious issues with bit locker that I was unable to resolve so I keep they're unencrypted.
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If you've got the requisite port, there shouldn't be a problem. There's no drivers to play around with, it behaves like a traditional HDD: plug and play.
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Yes you can! Simply leave the unit in JBOD mode and install any drives to access them. The drives will not be reformatted or overwritten. Please let us know if you have further questions. Oyen Digital Support
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No. This drive is only for desktop computers. Taking the drive out of the enclosure will not only void the warranty but render the drive useless.
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There is, and has been for many years, a 5 year warranty on Enterprise class drives. I'm unclear what you mean when you say "official". If you mean does the warranty originate from the manufacturer, yes.
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No, use your manufacture drive tool , third party software or simply reformat existing drive
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I am sure it is. If there is a conflict, it would be with hot he hardware ( very unlikely ). The software makes no difference. Great hard drive for the price. I have 12 of them. Never a problem. Good luck.
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Don't. Get a Western Digital instead. I screwed up and gave Seagate a chance. Oops.
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Short answer, yes. I am pretty technically inclined, yet I had a little confusion while setting this up. Once i got it going, its is amazing, i don't know how i lived without it. If you follow directions well, and are willing to search forums or email support if you run into trouble, i would say go for it. Go with Western Digital Red series hard drives, they are built for servers and are very reliable.
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I've got this in a mixed environment with no issues as long as the file type is supported by the respective OS/Applications on the machine in question.
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Yes You can use this with an extern disk,Myself used it with an ssd harddisk
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Is no necessary, i'm use a netbook without cd/DVD drive and function spectacular...
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i seriously doubt it, unless you can work something out with the seller. ms should make the iso available for free (it's worthless without a coa), because a situation like this one led me to try linux for the first time and i don't plan on ever going back. i suggest linux mint or zorin. doesn't cost a dime.
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I don't think you can. This unit uses its own proprietary file system (a pain, IMHO), and formats the drives at install.It's a decent unit if you know your way around linux and have time to configure it, but I have to say that overall it's not a system you can easily jump into and set up quickly...
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I purchased the EeePC withthe 4 GBhD with Windows XP installed. I found that the combination of the automatic Windows updates and Antivirus updates rapidly filled the 4GB HD and now the system doesn't operate well despite the fact that i have not installed any program on the HD.No one seems to have an answer at ASUS except turn off the updates. I am not happy with the situation, faced with a hard drive upgrade.Wayne
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Use the Non-raid drivers. Don't bother using the PCI-e cards raid. It's complete garbage. If you're using Linux, use mdadm and LVM, if you're using windows use either the Dynamic Disks Strip or Storage Spaces. I leave the drives in Legacy mode using the mentioned driver, DrivePool to put them all together, and SnapRaid for backup. I gave up on any sort of raid a long time ago. There is NO way to get the data back should you loose a drive (raid 1 case.)
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SHR is more flexible, if you want to upgrade to larger drives later. No downside -- you're locked into the technology once you but the DiskStation, so you may was well leverage the proprietary RAID