Is it possible to install a 4tb drive in this model?
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I installed 2 "Seagate Backup Plus 4TB USB 3.0 Black Desktop Hard Drive STCA4000100" and it seems to be working fine. I found it cheaper to pull them from the housings.
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The DS214 supports up to 8TB HDD. Before purchasing HDDs, I highly recommend that you consult the Synology Compatibility list found at https://www.synology.com/en-us/compatibility
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There is updated firmware to support 3TB drives in each drive bay. But I don't know about 4TB. It might work or need another firmware update.
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I was wondering the same thing. So basically, it's impossible to purchase a 3TB drive that does not come with a plug? Unfortunate. :/
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Dear Sir,This is Millie from ORICO.I am so sorry for the trouble that we had made.this enclosure support 6TB drive.Please contact ORICO Customer Care Center for Firmware update.Kind regards,Millie
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"Support current model 3TB hard drives"This is according to the manufacturer's website: http://www.cavalrystorage.com/en-cahdd-u3c.aspx
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Sure is - any 2.5" Sata HDD will do the trick. I do recommend upgrading to the WD Black rather than Bare. They're built better and have faster read/write speeds.
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Sorry, I don't know what a 4 TB drive is. It works on drives that support SATA connections.
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Are you talking about cloning the contents of this drive to your computer? If so, yes. It is indeed possible, manually or with the help of freeware. I recommend the latter though. I did the opposite though as I have a 3TB drive. Good luck.
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There is no magic here. There is a 3.5" SATA HDD inside the case. If you do a web search on 'teardown ST3000DM001' (or whatever model you choose) you can get instructions how to pull out the drive so you can install it inside any system. These are always cheaper than bare drives. Go figure. Of course you are likely to void your warranty in the process.
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Sure you can, you just have to buy an enclosure for it. But why not just buy an external HD directly? I think it's a bit of waste to use this drive as external storage.
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I believe the drive I installed in it was 1TB. Actually, as long as it's a 2.5 inch drive, the capacity, I believe, is irrelevant.
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I ordered the 2TB model, and it came without a drive. I imagine that there is something incorrectly listed in the 2TB model listing.
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You should be able to. I was able to reformat it to ext4 for a Linux data drive with no problems.
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You should have no problem plugging in an SSD or SSHD since they all have the same end connection, however, am not sure about the 4TB.
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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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None. It is only a shell with 4 bays to instal whatever HDD you want. We recommend you use the same HDD manufacturer, model and size. We typically instal four (4) HDD's of 4TB each, for a total of 16TB HDD capacity. Go to www.qnap.com, click on the model and then choose Compatibility and they will list all compatible HDD's you can instal to make up the system.
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I have a 3tb drive in mine and it works fine I don't see any reason why it won't work with a 4 Tb drive