can i use a 3tb hard drive
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The specs say 2 tb however the flash OS does not have a limitation. It should work.
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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.
240457
I am really sure but, you would probably lose 3-4 GB of data because of manufacture formatting, I would suggest go with 2TB.
1300866
Do not know if 4tb drive works. Took a 3tb Western Digital USB drive and removed the drive from the case and put it into this system. Worked great and was cheapest way to get a large drive.
2119145
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
1666138
I use an internal 1 TB HDD. Never try a 3 TB HDD. It is not a "1080P HD", and I have a fatal problem with it.
1024265
Up to 4 hard drives of 2 TB each. Total of 8 TB. This is the capacity assured by the manufacturer.But many users stated that the unit will handle 3TB drives too.
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"AK49BWL7 months ago in reply - To my knowledge, there is no limit to the size of hard drive you can put in there, except limited by what's available lol." and yes yo can use this hard drive model if you choose a different one make sure the size is 2.5-Inch or it wont fit.heres a replacement tutorial in you want to DIY:http://youtu.be/Nob_ZxwFwyc
267955
Any hard drive can be used as a back up. If you are using this for backing up your computer or additional storage, you might want a higher capacity drive.
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You can..bit you will be better of if you install windows and your most common used applications either on an internal SSD (best option) or an external flash drive. The system will be faster this way, and you can use your external 2TB for storing everything else.
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No it won't support 4TB drives. According to the specs it will support 3TB.
1570069
yes you can...i put 3 hd ..2 x 500gb seagate and 1 of 1 tr hitachi and work good.
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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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Hey Melissa I know you can connect hard drives and flash drives but I'm not sure if it'll take a 3TB. It wouldn't hurt to take it to your nearest best buy or electronics center and ask to try it on theirs. Let me know if you need help with anything else.
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Yes it can. It just has some extra capabilities that you won't be using, which won't impact anything. Wow, I just looked and saw why you're looking to buy this one - it's the cheapest 4TB drive available. Wow. I'd say go ahead and get it.
928100
I used 4TB Drives from WDC and Seagate, they work fine. I don't know if 5TB drive would work or not.
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According to the description of the product, HDD capacity supports up to 3TB in GPT format. My hard drives do not exceed 3TB, so I don't really know whether it would work with a 4TB hard drive.