Can this work with 6TB drives (for a total of 12TB)?
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According to their compatible drive list, it can easily handle them.https://www.synology.com/en-us/compatibility/hd/DS713+
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Yes it should, check their web site: http://www.synology.com/en-global/compatibility/hd
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As per the website, 2x3 tb can be use. So your 4tb don't look to be compatible.
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Yes, I have one built with 4x6TB WD RED drives in an 18TB RAID-5 volume. I was able to format it with GPT, NTFS. I tested copying files, and I ran a chkdsk /r to test the free space. Everything looks good so far. I am going to be using it soon to fill with data.
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You sure can. I have mine working with one WD red 3tb hard drive. Will upgrade to another one same capacity once I get this one full.
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According to the instructions it will only support up to 3TB, but there have been reports of people using 4TB drives... So, you could try it, but to be on the safe side ask the manufacture.
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I used WD Black 4TB HDD, it works great for both USB 3.0 and eSATA, but need update Intel Rapid Storage Technology to using eSATA, I did not tried 6TB.
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No 6 3.5" drives won't fit.there are 4 3.5" hot swap bays and 2 internal 2.5" drive bays
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I do not know. All that I've learned is that the drives and their external cases are very chipset-sensitive. Probably the case with the electronics is the more important factor. I'd try it, but return it if it won't work.
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I'm guessing it would do okay as long as the initial USB port you plug into is USB 3.0. I have 6 usb 2.0 drives and 1 usb 3.0 external drives hooked to my hub. The 3.0 drive just flys, but so does the others.
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Yes and it works well this way, every drive is seen individually as a SATA (or SAS)-attached device. I use this for a FreeNAS system with a 12-drive backplane and it works wonderfully.
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Honestly, I only have 2 2TB drives installed and never had any problems since I first bought it! I don't see why it should not support 2 6TB drives! Hope this helps!
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I have not tried yet, I am not sure about it. I have got in touch with the technicians at USpeed for their answer. I might buy a 4Tb myself if it works.
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Hi Joey S.Yes, it works with 4TB drives, be sure the supplied power adapter is plugged to ensure enough power.Anker Team1-800-988-7973 support@ianker.com Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm(pst)
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Yes, but honestly I wouldn't recommend it. Having a drive fail on that setup would kill you and the interface that your presented with on this device really limits the usability of anything over 2tb
757483
The short answer is, yes. Though the drive is rated to work on SATA 6GB/sec it is backwards compatible and should work.
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it will work but you wont see the full performance of the drives. you'll get between 300 and 375mb/s on sata 2.
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To the best of my knowledge: No!. You'd have to verify with the company, however. I've only used drives up to 2TB (mostly due to OS compatibility).