I checked with Vantec and they claim it will support 8TB drives without modification. Is that 12TB limit PER DRIVE BAY?
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The Power rails on mine can't support more than one drive at a time (thing broke within two weeks or so). I wouldn't rely on it for heavy server storage loads.
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They did not mean 12TB per bay, they meant 12TB total. Their claim of the unit's capacity was based on the hard drives available at the time.When this unit was released, the largest available hard drive was 3TB, so they claimed that the unit's capacity was 12TB (4 x 3). It can handle 4TB drives for sure. I suspect that Vantec's claim that it can handle 8TB (and likely 6TB) drives is true.
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NO. Only if your system supports drive "sleep". The drive in the Vantec will perform the same as your internal drive(s) as far as the "sleep" function.
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I currently have a 3TB Western Digital SATA drive installed.So yes it will support over 2TB. I cannot confirm about 4TB support however.
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I didn't see anything in the documentation or technical specs that it directly supports the "USB Attached SCSI Protocol" (which is supported in Win8, but I don't think Win7). Keep in mind that the USB host controller also needs to support UASP. It should be able to natively support a 6TB drive. (Assuming the "Should" box was checked off on the engineering build sheet.) It's probably more a question of "Does your OS support 6TB in the way that you want to use it?"
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The capacity limit is dictated by the SATA standard (SATA II or SATA III) of the drive rather than the enclosure. Therefore as long as your drive conforms to a known SATA standard between I and III it should work just fine.
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I have an earlier generation version of this and it works with 500 and 750gb drives but not a 2TB drive, so there do seem to be potential capacity issues. The seller should address this in the product specs - it's a glaring omission.
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I currently have a 1tb usb drive connected and it works great. I don't see why it wouldn't support 2tb.
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I have not tried. I have tried upto 1tb. If your drive has external power supply i dont see why should there be a problem. However i think i read somewhere that it supports upto 1tb. Anyways i found this product super useful.
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There are 4 drive bays. I haven't done so, but I understand you can rig the DVD slot for an additional drive. I have already added USB external without a problem. As far as the larger that 2TB drives - sorry, I haven't tried that. I'm running two small drives to handle the OS in a RAID configuration and 2-2TB drives in a RAID for everything else. Just haven't had a reason to upgrade beyond 2TB yet.
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I have 4 1tb drives attached to this controller. I don't know if it has a size limitation.
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Hi Adrian, my 9mm hard disk (standard size 2.5 inch hard disk) seems to be the max this enclosure can take (it is a bit of a squeeze inside the enclosure). Anything fatter would be a problem I reckon. For any fatter hard disk I would go for the Vantec enclosure which specifically states support for 12.5mm thickness.
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I have used it with a 4TB nas drive (ST4000VN000). So, I know it should go all the way up to 4 TB.
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Yes it supports hi capacity drives over 1Tb and you can connect up to 3 drives plus DVD ROM or 4HD You can install two 3tb drives in raid configuration (software RAID works under windows) 0 or 1.
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No familiar with Vantec enclosure, but if you have used previous Crucial M modelin this enclosure, i do not see a reason why newer M series drive will notwork. Please check user manual of your enclosure or manufacturer to confirmcompatibility before placing the order.RegardsTony
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This WILL work with drives larger than 3TB. I have one of the new 8TB SeaGate drives in one and it works perfectly.
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Sorry for the late respond but according to the box it can support up to 1tb max I have a 500 gig in mine
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The Synology website says that 6TB drives are supported. Check the drive that you are planning on getting with their list to be sure.