How do I change from Raid 0 to Raid 1? I got a refurbished model and it doesn't have the guide.
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I suggest that you download the manual from here https://www.lacie.com/download/manual/UM_2big_USB_3_0_EN.pdf since it contains all the information that you will need to do this.
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Here's the link to the online manual: http://manuals.lacie.com/en/manuals/2big-quadra-usb3/start
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The two-bay unit supports RAID1 and RAID0. The unit also supports synology hybrid raid which I highly recommend. It basically divides your disk into one or more chunks which allows easier future expansion. Their website offers a more detailed explanation. http://forum.synology.com/wiki/index.php/What_is_Synology_Hybrid_RAID%3F Although for a two-bay unit it really doesn't matter. Using RAID1 you would be able to upgrade to a larger disk and expand the file system later. RAID0 offers more performance but at the risk of total data loss if a drive goes bad - and you won't be able to easily upgrade to larger disks later too. There is little need for performance when the bottle neck is the Gigabit Ethernet network throughput.
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that's not true, note I had to update the firmware to get that option of Non RAID. But i cant remember if it was the firmware vision it came with or not. But the firmware was available on the product site
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Should not be a problem. upon powering up, push the raid button to your desired array, then hold the button in the back until it re-boots.
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The card doesn't implement RAID, so if the device you connect to it supports RAID 1 it should work.
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The 4TB version has 2-2TB drives hence 4TB. That is in RAID 0 format. If you setup RAID 1 you only have 2TB usable.Good luck
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Yes, it comes with two 7200 rpm drives already in place. And it is capable of being set for either Raid 1 or Raid 0. Just remember that if you decide to change between either Raid 1 or 0 that you will lose all data previously saved. So make sure you know which one you want to use before starting.
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The one I bought has hardware raid. I have 4 * 1tb drives installed configured as RAID 5.
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Use the Non-raid drivers. Don't bother using the PCI-e cards raid. It's complete garbage. If you're using Linux, use mdadm and LVM, if you're using windows use either the Dynamic Disks Strip or Storage Spaces. I leave the drives in Legacy mode using the mentioned driver, DrivePool to put them all together, and SnapRaid for backup. I gave up on any sort of raid a long time ago. There is NO way to get the data back should you loose a drive (raid 1 case.)
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im not sure. the way i figured it out was watching youtube videos. i know there is an easy way to tell which drive you need, but i can't remember. good luck. also i know that the is a piece of the old drive you will need to unsolder from the original and solder into the new unit.
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This card supports RAID-0 and RAID-1 only setup. It does not support RAID-5
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On PC start up push CTRL + S to enter the controller card BIOS. Use the BIOS menu to set your RAID array.
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I believe by default they come in a RAID 1, which would give you 2TB of total storage. If you set it to RAID0, you'll get use of all 4TB (probably 3.6 or so useable) but you will not have redundancy.
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Minimum RAID 5 configuration is 3 equal disks, I think you can add or replace one and regenerate RAID configuration again, but don't risk your data, since my data is more costly that the 4th disk value, I would prefer to buy max configuration to avoid surprises
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I use SHR (Synology Hybrid Raid) for ease and simplicity. Behaving fine since I booted it up. http://www.synology.com/products/spec.php?product_name=DS213%2B〈=us#p_submenu
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Honest opinion as much as this may suck to hear, take the hot swap out. Mine was faulty and from reviews I've seen I'm far from the only one it happened too. A hot swap would a been nice but I had error after error on my raid and soon as I took it out no more errors.
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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.