3 tb sata hdds: Does this device duplicate 3 TB SATA HDDs?
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Yes. I found out just the other day. You need to format the Target Drive before duplication. I did mine, took forever but, No Errors !
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I put a 3TB in it and it does not recognize the entire drive. I have 746.52GB unusable space on the Disk.
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Your answer to both is yes because SATA is Serial ATA drive. Happy hunting.
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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
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Hi James,Yes, the interface is SATA III. I am using a SATA III 1TB HDD in mine. This enclosure is solid, built well, keeps drives cool and swapping drives in and out is easy! If your looking for super compact, it is not. It is still small since it takes 2.5 inch HDD's but definitely not the smallest. I love it because I plan on putting the 2.5 inch 1TB Velociraptor inside of it and I know it won't over heat and it will fit the 15MM thickness.
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The sata connectors will all be on a chain together, look on your hard drive and see the connector that is the largest slot? Find the cables that match the shape of the connector, remember don't force it too much, make sure you are inserting it the right way
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Yes, two drives performing a redundant service. If one drive fails, all of your data is retained on the other. When the failed drive is replaced all data is again stored to both drives. This means there is only 2TB of storage.
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I don't think it matters. From the PDF it looks like they're both sata connections. I think I picked the one that gave the hard drive the most room.
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I did exactly this, without problems. The drives weren't even the same, one was 2 years old and full of data and the other one new.
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It's the same connection as a 2tb, it's SATA3, any windows 7 or 8 will compatible, the major spec you have to look is your motherboard, it has to be a uefi compatible board to go beyond the 2tb limit, if it's a recent motherboard it probably is, just check your manufacturer and model to be 100%. Search for: 3tb and uefi motherboards.Hope this helps
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Yes and no, I have two of them (2TB and 4TB), the 2TB is 7200 but the 4TB is 5900. It appears all of them are 7200 except for the 4TB. The models of the actual (internal) drives are ST2000DM001 and ST4000DM000. In case you want to google some more.
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It depends on the source drive. Some Dynamically Partitioned drives, such as the ones in a lot of new HPs won't clone properly.
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Hi Terry, There are multiple different WD 3tb SATA III drives, but this enclosure will work with any 3.5" SATA drive - that's the only thing that matters. I would note that this enclosure, being only USB 2.0, will not benefit from the speed over a SATA III drive verses a SATA II drive, so if you find a cheaper 3.5" drive, feel free to go with the cheaper option.
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I have 3 TB drives in a raid 5 configuration. No issues yet. We use it primarily for time machine backups.
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Yes, it does. I've got a 3TB sitting right in front of me. It's a DWC-130 3TB toshishastoragedotcom
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I have several Seagate 4 TB drives plugged into my StarTech Hard Drive Enclosures, so 3 TB should be no problem.
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Hi James, Yes, the interface is SATA III. I am using a SATA III 1TB HDD in mine. This enclosure is solid, built well, keeps drives cool and swapping drives in and out is easy! If your looking for super compact, it is not. It is still small since it takes 2.5 inch HDD's but definitely not the smallest. I love it because I plan on putting the 2.5 inch 1TB Velociraptor inside of it and I know it won't over heat and it will fit the 15MM thickness.