Can the ML310e use hot-swap HDD's? Can it use non-hot-swap HDD's?
1161100
The hot swap functionality should be located in the raid controller not the drives, aside from possibilly energy feature on drive. I think you have drive optimized for network storage.
1161101
Yes it uses hot swap drives. No you can't use non hot swap drives without causing some issues.
1911618
I have a UX32VD-DB71. 2GB memory module is soldered, and 2GB is replaceable, so I replaced it with a 8GB module giving me 10GB total. The UX31E is soldered memory, so you're stuck with what you have. I was able to easily replace the HDD with an SSD, and I think you can do so with all of their zenbooks. Be sure to get a low profile (7mm) drive. The regular 9mm is too thick. Good how-to videos on youtube.
206274
Alas, no. Like many modern hard drives, certain unique drive parameters are kept in the firmware ROM on the controller board, so swapping firmware will not work. There is a company that advertises they can do a firmware copy--you send them your dead controller board, they copy the firmware onto a new controller board and send it back. It's spendy and if the problem isn't the controller (or if the firmware on the controller is damaged) it won't work. You can reach them at http://www.hdd-parts.com/
1706936
This switch will turn the power to your hard drives on or off at any time. Whether your data connection supports hot swapping is a different question. Generally, a direct SATA connection to your motherboard is not hot swappable and will require shutting down the computer and restarting. If your drives are connected to a SATA card that supports hot swapping, then you can turn the drives (other than your boot drive of course) on or off at any time.
100537
Yes, I have. There is no problem doing this as these drives are generic. However, the company I bought it from sent me one which appeared new (with new packaging) but tested as having thousands of hours of use on it. The test said it was working just fine but it wasn't a new device. I did not pursue the matter further as I did not intend to put this computer into daily use and it was not worth the hassle.
2257660
I'm using a "Crucial M500 M.2 2280 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT120M500SSD4 " that I caught on sale for $46 for boot and antivirus, with a 500GB ssd for pgms and a 1TB for snapshots and data. No problems with install from optical disk, no problems running Win7. Not any faster than a standard ssd. Consider what you will do when the M.2 ssd fails, do you have a back up replacement ready to go? Or will you revert to a standard ssd?
296995
I think the E3-RK includes a firewire swap-out card as well as newer HD (probably with 32 MB buffer?). I believe that there is also a new firmware, but you can probably download this from the seagate webiste.
1656885
Ive noticed mine running quite a bit hotter, I think its because the system is able to run faster, so it takes a little more power to the processor. I have compared power specs of the drives, and they are VERY similar, so its not a problem there. I can get a thermometer and compare temps, I have a stock one I use also, so I can run them side by side, and take temps from both to see how they compare. I have ran it quite a bit with the new drive, it IS noticeably faster, and I haven't had any issues yet with stability or crashes.
1560556
I am running 4 X 2tb hard drives in a "mirror" config. That only gives me 4tb of actual storage space but the hot swap feature was what I wanted.
926896
Its better than that....you have 2 drive bays available from the front of the machine that allow hot swapping of hard drives and normal use or RAID configuration. Wicked.....
1401272
E-sata appears not to support PM. I just tried a Thermaltake BlacX Duet which requires a port multiplier and it only saw the first drive. Oh well.
1705999
I don't see why not. It attaches to the motherboard just like any other HDD and when a drive is plugged in, the computer cannot tell the difference. I don't know where they got the label "hot swap" because my BIOS recognizes the presence of a HDD only during boot-up. Once boot-up is done, if you plug a HDD into this, it will not be recognized. I have not tried having one HDD in this holder during boot-up and then switching to another hard drive while Windows is operating so I have no comment about whether or not it can work
176839
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.
727945
YES, and it fast and can swap other hard drives anytime without shutting down. It is remarkable, in fact am buying another one. I am using now to swap between 3T and 4T HD's.
572083
Yes. But you have to actually swap it. You have to open the drive with out the system knowing. youtube has useful videos on this.
81670
Yes, you should be able to. I initially had some issues with Toshiba USB 3.0 portable hard disks and one DS214+ and for efficiency sake just switched to Western Digital drives. Never re-checked the Toshibas to see if it might have been a temporary incompatibility that went away with updates to the DSM software on the DiskStation.
2178536
I have no idea. However my experience with servers tells me that you need a backplane and associated programming to handle a "hot swap".