Why do some reviews say it is "hot swappable" and one says it is not really and ejects the other drives? Do others see this problem?
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The Quartz 4 Manual [Download from Dyconn website] is pretty clear that if a RAID setup drive becomes damaged, the drive bay needs to be shut off before replacing the damaged drive with a new one.
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This is most likely due to your motherboard not recognizing the connection as "hot swappable". My MB has only one port which is "hot swappable" I have a case with an external HD port that is plugged into that port and I can "hot swap" a drive with no problem. I have six HDs plugged into my BAY HDD Power Switch. #1 is my system SSD, #2 is my primary Storage. #3-6 are for photo and video storage after editing, etc. I bought the switch because there is no sense in starting up drives #3-6 every time I start my PC. If I am just checking email or Facebook, I even turn off #2. This is most likely due to your motherboard not recognizing the connection as "hot swappable". My MB has only one port which is "hot swappable" I have a case with an external HD port that is plugged into that port and I can "hot swap" a drive with no problem. I have six HDs plugged into my BAY HDD Power Switch. #1 is my system SSD, #2 is my primary Storage. #3-6 are for photo and video storage after editing, etc. I bought the switch because there is no sense in starting up drives #3-6 every time I start my PC. If I am just checking email or Facebook, I even... » Read More This is most likely due to your motherboard not recognizing the connection as "hot swappable". My MB has only one port which is "hot swappable" I have a case with an external HD port that is plugged into that port and I can "hot swap" a drive with no problem. I have six HDs plugged into my BAY HDD Power Switch. #1 is my system SSD, #2 is my primary Storage. #3-6 are for photo and video storage after editing, etc. I bought the switch because there is no sense in starting up drives #3-6 every time I start my PC. If I am just checking email or Facebook, I even turn off #2. « Show Less
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well if you are running the drive 24/7 as a backup or other reason, those drives do get hot. The life of the drive could be shortened by overheating.
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I've never heard of a limit on that hot swap. The hot swap bay has an interface card behind it. That card then plugs into your mobo with sata cables. I'd start there and check the cables, then check to see if the drive in the bay is properly inserted when you close the latch on the front.
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It depends on whither you boot in the IDE mode or AHCI or Raid. You have to boot in AHCI or Raid in order to have hot swap with SATA or eSATA. If your pc don't support hot swap and you connect or disconnect while the pc is running it will lockup. In that case you have to turn on the eSATA before booting up the pc. I run my pc in AHCI mode and it all works great with hot swap.
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Hello, I have two and have not had an issue. This is only switch connected between the Power Supply and Hard Drive. If anything these have actually help save selected drives from running unnecessarily when not need. I have 2 of these units that control 12 Hard Drives. No issues in 2 years.
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Cant say. I haven't had any issues with my drive at all. Its been working great for me the last few months. Mine has been HIGHLY reliable to the point
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I'm using the drive for my HTPC and have had no problems (pretty constant use rather than the on and off cycle that is probable for a backup drive). I've had issues in the past with drives getting hot (although I've never seen one fail... their lives were probably shortened, but that is hard to tell...), but haven't really noticed that on this drive.In most cases it will probably depend upon how you use it. Mine is placed in the open and not surrounded by much (a few cables is all), if it were placed in an enclosed space then heat might be an issue, otherwise, it shouldn't be.I hope this provided some useful information. I'm using the drive for my HTPC and have had no problems (pretty constant use rather than the on and off cycle that is probable for a backup drive). I've had issues in the past with drives getting hot (although I've never seen one fail... their lives were probably shortened, but that is hard to tell...), but haven't really noticed that on this drive.In most cases it will probably depend upon how you use it. Mine is placed in the open and not surrounded by much (a few cables is all), if it were placed in an enclosed space then heat might be an issue, otherwise, it shouldn't... » Read More I'm using the drive for my HTPC and have had no problems (pretty constant use rather than the on and off cycle that is probable for a backup drive). I've had issues in the past with drives getting hot (although I've never seen one fail... their lives were probably shortened, but that is hard to tell...), but haven't really noticed that on this drive.In most cases it will probably depend upon how you use it. Mine is placed in the open and not surrounded by much (a few cables is all), if it were placed in an enclosed space then heat might be an issue, otherwise, it shouldn't be.I hope this provided some useful information. « Show Less
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All of the disk drives are combined into one logical drive. This means that you would loose the data on your existing drives.As a side note, this unit is very fast. I have had mine about a year with no problems (Windows 7 x64).
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This question can't be answered because it is too generic. In other words, it all comes down to what type of case or hot swap system you are using as there are different ways and methods of sliding and locking it the drives depending upon the manufacturer. You will just have to roll up your sleeps and do the research for yourself.
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Any internal hard drive is swappable, why couldn't it be changed via an upgrade. Firmware problems? The ram and the hard drives are completely accessible to a qualified technician.
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I have had nothing but bad luck with LaCie drives, I have had two of them not function out of the box. My experience is the exact opposite with the G Drive, these drives are quiet, and seem to run forever. I have not had a single issue with any one of the seven I own
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I have 2 with no problems but, recently 1 of them want down and i have no cull as to why. the good news is Oyen digital is going too help recover n send a new one .So why not i like these drives work fine with my Mac.
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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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actually the drives are about as hot as when they're in the ext enclosures. I found that out when i opened the enclosure on a ext drive that had just been shut down and checked the temp inside the case.
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I am not sure about the hot spare but it can be configured with RAID5 using 3 drives.
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It is a 'Hot Swap' function button. It allows you to remove an existing drive and attach a different one. It works well.