I setup one 2 TB HD I copy some data in it. When I introduce my second HD 2TB, what happened with this data?, it reply automatically what should I do?
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Because you created a new array and it reformatted the drives to implement this new drive array.
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In interpreted your original question as you had already put data on a single drive and was creating a new array. If you have not then place both drives in the array without any data on either. Setup the array then place your data on the drives.
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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 can't confirm a 2tb drive but I have a 1tb Toshiba canvio portable drive that works. I plug it directly into the smartstick and it get's it's power from the stick. Just load up your movies, music, pics and it will detect it automatically.
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You have to open the back and look at how the first drive is mounted. Make sure there are connection wires available and connect it the same way the other one is set up. If you have any difficulty, check with Gateway or a Computer geek shop in your area.EC
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This unit has a 1TB HDD. The 1GB listed is an error. A request has been made to have it corrected.
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I'm having the same problem with the 1TB my dvr expander. Let me know if you found a fix. I've had a 500gb on my other sa 8300 hd and never had an issue.
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Yes, just be sure you do not install any programs on the drive or they may not run. If you are using the 2nd drive just for data it should be fine.
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When I first got it (about 9 months ago), I started with 1 hard drive and it worked fine. I added another drive in single disk mode and it's also working fine. Although I didn't set it up as RAID, I remember I had a choice to turn it into RAID. However, I don't remember if formatting both drives is required for RAID; it's not required for two drives in single disk mode. This was a few updates ago, so it might have changed, but I think you can still start off with one drive, add another drive in the future, and set them up as RAID.
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hmmm good question...mine just keeps pluggin along. Since I got this used from some one who clearly could not get it going with the cryptic instructions...I got it for steal (price of the drives).
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Hey Mark, well the funny thing is that I sent this thing back. It just wouldn't format. No matter what I did, or cable I used it didn't work. It also had problems with using the firewire cable. I think I got it to recognize the HD ONCE, and then it said it would take almost 17 hours to format it. I honestly think something was wrong with the drive itself, but I didn't want another one to try. I figured I'd wait.
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It appears that the other hard drive has comparable specs. However it comes with a different firmware. Otherwise I think it is likely a matter of packaging and marketing.
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Wondering the same thing. It says "any hard drive", but does it support advanced format drives (4096 byte sectors instead of 512 bytes). All drives >2TB use this format, and many 2TB drives do as well.
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I just finished installing this 1TB and it worked like a charm... 828GB free out of 931GB. I'll update this if any thing changes...
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I think the manual said there's an automated chime/alarm. it also said something about stopping the other disk and scheduled backups until the new drive was added. I got a backup battery to make sure that I didn't have a drive failure or just a simple write failure do to loss of power.
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Yes, it does. You can use one 2TB HDD as your main drive and the other as your backup, or you can use both HDDs at the same time for a combined 4TB HDD.
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what size is your drive in caddy? that happened to me too.. my drive is 1TB but i tried with another about 750GB and there is no problem, it reads it succesfuly.
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will I loose all my data that is already on the 4GB, or is this an additional drive? I tried to use the Seagate 1TB external Computer drive, but it wouldn't work.