raid UPDATE: Thanks for the fast responses everyone!! I thought I was actually searching the existing comments until I started getting answers in my inbox! Question resolved!
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I use Raid 1, but I think they have raid 0 as well.By default they use an automatic mode called Synology Hybrid Raid that handles raid levels for you, that what I have and I have configured and so far I have seen no problems.Written in Panama City, Panama, on May 26 2013.
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I use Raid 1, but I think they have raid 0 as well. By default they use an automatic mode called Synology Hybrid Raid that handles raid levels for you, that what I have and I have configured and so far I have seen no problems. Written in Panama City, Panama, on May 26 2013.
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The RAID will remain intact. I cannot think of any logical reason why it would not. Not much help I know but that's my 2 cent's worth...
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Great. Thanks for the quick response. For some reason, this info didn't show up on the screen when I first looked. Appreciate your help!
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Sorry, Phil, but my short-term memory is pretty much non-existent these days, and I have completely lost the context of this query. My guess is that what you are asking is probably correct, and I now see that two others have weighed in with responses indicating that what you are attempting to do is totally feasible.
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RAID info should be stored in the drives but since it is R1. I'd place ONE drive in an try to discover it and then rebuild. Remember R1 is mirror so if it doesn't work you will still have your info in the other one.
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Yes you can perform an online raid expansion. I'm sure you already know the standard warning but here goes anyway. Raid is not a backup. Always backup your data. Make sure your backed-up data is up to date before you perform the raid expansion!
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One would have to wonder why it is listed under RAID controllers if it does not support RAID.
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It did not work for me as well after first try, although I did not try hard. I decided, it is simply do not worth to spend time trying to make it work. I bought a new 2TB new SATA-6 drive for $85 and decided do not use internal RAID at all. I have RAID on external NAS with all data and cloned internal drive with all programs.
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Yeah, this is a low cost solution. Those Pegasus RAIDs from Promise have the more serious enterprise architecture. This is a basically a box that allows you to have four individual drives hooked up to a SATA controller, and linked to a Thunderbolt port. The default setting is as individual drives, and then you can impose a software RAID on that. I use RAID 0, and I back-up on other drives.
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Yes, but very hard to setup and the support / support page is useless......good luckI would spend more and purchase from a different company, I will never buy from this company again.Even if you have raid, you should still have at least 1 (2 or more is better) disk outside your box that has a backup running to it every day.
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With a raid card you wont have to rely on getting the same motherboard chipset that the raid was created on which can be difficult a few years after purchase. You can just pop this in a new motherboard and it would just work without worries of having to reconfigure onboard raid and risk corrupting or overwriting the data already on the drives, which is way to easy to do.
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Hi, I suggest buying a caddy to put your drives in, I assume SATA, and then you can transfer them without issue to the RAID. You can usually buy USB Caddy or enclosures for less than $20. Hope this helps.BR,Dave
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Yeah, I fell for it, too. I thought I was getting 2x 4TB drives -- and it is TB, btw...not gb (which is 1000x less). I found it's only 2x 2TB drives. I believe you can change the Raid to 0, though...which will stripe data across both of them and you'll get nearly 4TB of storage. The only downside to this is if one fails, you lose the data on both. Make it more fun then...and add a 2nd one to the network and have them back each other up =)
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Hello fellow Transcend card user:First of all, I am not using my card in a RAID configuration. However, I do believe your assumption is correct. I have an ASUS MoBo and to access the installed RAID functionality of the MoBo, I have to attach the hard drives directly to a specific set of SATA III I/O ports. You may want to check your MoBo manual for such requirements. You may also want to pose this question to your Mobo manufacturer. Further, you may want to consider running your RAID configuration from a USB-3 and/or e-SATA external RAID enclosure. Hope this information can be of some help - Good luck. Hello fellow Transcend card user:First of all, I am not using my card in a RAID configuration. However, I do believe your assumption is correct. I have an ASUS MoBo and to access the installed RAID functionality of the MoBo, I have to attach the hard drives directly to a specific set of SATA III I/O ports. You may want to check your MoBo manual for such requirements. You may also want to pose this question to your Mobo manufacturer. Further, you may want to consider running your RAID configuration from a USB-3 and/or e-SATA external RAID enclosure. Hope this information can be of some... » Read More Hello fellow Transcend card user:First of all, I am not using my card in a RAID configuration. However, I do believe your assumption is correct. I have an ASUS MoBo and to access the installed RAID functionality of the MoBo, I have to attach the hard drives directly to a specific set of SATA III I/O ports. You may want to check your MoBo manual for such requirements. You may also want to pose this question to your Mobo manufacturer. Further, you may want to consider running your RAID configuration from a USB-3 and/or e-SATA external RAID enclosure. Hope this information can be of some help - Good luck. « Show Less
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Since it only has one unicorn disc, you can't configure it to RAID. You would need another separate, physical disc to have a "RAID" setup.
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Update-I did have to put in 5 old, dummy drives to setup the Raid 5 on the new box & then put in my 5 drives, in order of course, & the Raid came right back up. I just happened to have 5 old drives to use. Otherwise, I don't think you can do it any other way.
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This is not a good choice for non-RAID. The Red drives are designed to stop re-trying bad sectors sooner than (for example) a comparable Green drive. This is great if you want the drive to continue operating while your RAID recovers the missing piece. If you don't have data redundancy, then you're more likely to lose data with a "NAS" drive.