what speed are the drives and can I swap them out for new ones?
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Their website indicates that there are a pair of SATA III 7200 drives in the product. I don't know about swapping them out for other drives.
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If the drive being replaced and the new one are both IED types, you should have no problem. I don't know what kind of computer you are using, but I had no problem with a Toshiba and an HP lap top. Be sure to use the original operating system software that came with you computer. I replaced drives in two computers in December and January.
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Interestingly enough, Seagate has chosen to NOT list the speed of the drive either on the box, on the actual drive or even in the rather skimpy documentation. It is possible that the Seagate site might be able to tell you. All I can say is that it is very quiet and I can't complain about the data transfer rate.
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You should email them. The Red drives that they put in these units are not 7200RPM.
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Yes... Since its not a RAID enclosure, you can copy from one drive to the other from within. You get normal SATA 3G speeds when doing this.
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You can but, I don't know if you'll see improved I/O. I'm not sure what the SATA interface is to the drive. If it's an older generation you may not see improved throughput. Chances are you will see improved I/O. Just not sure how much.
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If you mean the SATA version support, it looks like it is Sata 3. The drives I have connected to this unit are showing 5.8Gb/s speeds.
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There is a small jumper that comes with the drive that will allow you to make it either 3 or 6 whichever you need, the 6 is faster and may work with your system, Try it on 6 first and if it doesn't work you can use the 3 .
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For this technical question I would go to www.seagate.com, and look at the technical specification chart for ST1000DX001 drive.
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You can swap it out for a SSD, but just make sure you have a copy of all the drivers and some back-up discs of the OS.
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You can easily increase the speed of ANY SATA HDD you swap this for. Even if you have a SATA I port with a SATA I spinning HDD. Sure, this SSD drops to SATA I speed and will not be used to its full potential, but it can still increase the speed of an old computer running at SATA I.Using these drives in a SATA III port is not a requirement, it's just preferred if you want the maximum speed this drive can give you.
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Sorry I did not notice. I immediately replace the drive with a solid state drive and new OS 10.4 which makes these a really nice fast machine.
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Yes. And transfer rate is fast if the other drive is also 3.0. If not then it will be limited to the transfer speed of the drive
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nope, your drive should be fine. These used to be shown as being OEM (NOT Retail packaging) shipped drives, but I don't see that now. So, if you were expecting a retail box, then return it; otherwise there are no differences.
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You are correct (and previous answer is not). The drive interface is 6Gb/sec (that's gigabits per second), as it says on the label. This is the standard speed of Sata3. This translates to roughly 600MB/sec - plenty enough to carry the quoted 550 MB/ sec the drive is capable of.
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If the old drive worked I can see no reason why the new one wouldn't do the same. Make sure all your drivers are up to date. GK
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I would recommend using one on Thecus's compatibility list: http://www.thecus.com/download/compatibility/hdd/N4520SERIES_N2800_N4800_N4800Eco_N5550_N4510U_N7510_HDD_SSD_list.pdfAlso consider that Enterprise rated drives will last longer and potentially perform a bit faster, but might not be worth the price bump for just backups.