This is for my iMac. Does it come with internal drives already in place or do I have to buy the hard drives separately? Also can it do Raid 1 and/or Raid 0?
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Yes it comes with both drives, and yes it supports RAID 0 or 1. I use RAID 1 with my iMac.
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I bought this for my Mac mini, and it is basically plug-and-play. It can be switched between Raid 0 and Raid 1, but comes already set up for Raid 0. Since this is what I wanted, all I had to do was plug it in and follow a few simple steps of instructions, which took only a few minutes to get it running and serving my needs. If you want to use Raid 1, there is more involved, including some reformatting, but the best I remember, the instructions for this were clear and simple. The drives are supposed to be easily replaceable, but since I haven't had any problems with it, I haven't had any reason to check this out. I bought this for my Mac mini, and it is basically plug-and-play. It can be switched between Raid 0 and Raid 1, but comes already set up for Raid 0. Since this is what I wanted, all I had to do was plug it in and follow a few simple steps of instructions, which took only a few minutes to get it running and serving my needs. If you want to use Raid 1, there is more involved, including some reformatting, but the best I remember, the instructions for this were clear and simple. The drives are supposed to be easily replaceable, but since I haven't had any problems with it, I haven't had any... » Read More I bought this for my Mac mini, and it is basically plug-and-play. It can be switched between Raid 0 and Raid 1, but comes already set up for Raid 0. Since this is what I wanted, all I had to do was plug it in and follow a few simple steps of instructions, which took only a few minutes to get it running and serving my needs. If you want to use Raid 1, there is more involved, including some reformatting, but the best I remember, the instructions for this were clear and simple. The drives are supposed to be easily replaceable, but since I haven't had any problems with it, I haven't had any reason to check this out. « Show Less
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It comes with 3.5in SATA hard drives installed in each bay. Also, the packaging comes with a guide explaining how to switch the hardware's RAID controller from 0 to 1 and vice versa.
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Drives are included and although it comes pre-configured raid 0 it can be formatted raid 1
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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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It comes with two 2TB drives, and can be configured to either RAID1 or RAID0 easily.
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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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It most definitely will use 4TB drives. Here is a link to the manufacturer's data page. Look down near the bottom. http://www.datoptic.com/ec/dual-thunderbolt-raid-with-5x-sata-bay-for-mac-and-windows.html .
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As I understand it, port-multiplier on this unit refers to the fact that they can be daisy chained using the e-sata port to other NAS units. You will probably connect the unit to your computer or router through the USB port, which work perfectly. Even if you don't have enough existing USB ports you can cheaply buy and external USB hub. I have the 2 Bay unit and have it configured as RAID 1. I am very happy with the unit and have had no problems. I am not sure if you are using PC or Mac but on my Mac it took less than 5 minutes to configure the unit and have it ready to use. I would recommend using "red" drives. I bought WD red 2 Terr drives from Ebay. Everything works great. I hope this answers your question and helps. Harry Riley
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I use it in RAID mode but I did the RAID using MAC OS X not the software they deliver. I didn't try that software.
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yes. You would use disk utility in Mac OS. Thats how set mine up. Using RAID 0 and RAID 1.
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You can configure the drive however you like (raid 1 or 0) and it works stand-alone or daisy chained. It's a very flexible and reliable drive.
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Hi to the best of my knowledge an experience on a Windows platform it shows as 2 separate drives. On the Mac os it shows as 1 drive.
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Yes either raid 0 or raid 1 is possible. I would not recommend this product though.
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Performance is more than adequate for me - main use is local backup of RAID drives (attached to 2 Apple iMacs) and iPad/iPhone in-house access to any of that data (Drobo is attached to Apple APE-AC). My primary objective was easy admin: adding & changing shares & permissions, mix & match various SATA drives types and sizes, data redundancy w/o true RAID, swap & add of HDs without any admin. my short list included Synology, but made the decision just on ease of admin. I am aware of some horror stories concerning data loss with Drobo, but I keep it on a UPS and it's just a backup for me.
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I am an idiot- specifically, how do you format this for a Mac? Also, is it fine to do this, or should I buy a specific hard drive already formated or designed for Macs?
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I'm a physician and 20+ year Mac/Apple user, but still an amateur compared to many who write in here. Having said that, I bought this drive a few months ago with no knowledge of NAS functions or structures, just because I needed an excellent drive to replace a failing drive in a 2007 iMac. I replaced the failing drive myself, tedious but not difficult, and it worked perfectly in the old iMac. It didn't solve the iMac's basic problem which turned out to be a bad logic board, so I took the drive out and put the old one back in so I could recycle the iMac properly (sent to Apple's recycler, no charge). I then put this 3 TB drive into a couple of different enclosures I had and it again worked perfectly. It's serving as my secondary Time Machine backup next to a Glyph 2 TB drive. Look at Apple Support about this, because in researching my drive purchase and installation, I read on Apple that Macs of a certain period, something like after 2009 or 2011 I think, need to have the same brand of drive (as in Hitachi, or Seagate.......) as the original in the computer to be able to function. Otherwise, I see no reason why this would not work extremely well in your Mac Pro. One other commenter on another question about this same on Amazon made the point that it might be a bit of overkill to buy an NAS-qualified drive for routine use in a single computer, but you might look up his answer to see more specifically what his point was.
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This will work as well as any other drive. The advantage of this style unit is that it is self contained. There are many external enclosures or NAS boxes available that will do the same thing. This is a reasonably priced plug'n'play method. Just make sure you know how much data there is to backup , then make sure you get something equal to or bigger in capacity. If you love your data then multiple backup drives are a smart option. I am not a fan of Apple in general but the backup software they include with OS X (Time Machine) is quite nice.
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Mine came with 2 drives with RAID 1. Suggest you to review the spec at http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/SpecSheet/ENG/4178-705315.pdf
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It's a single disk hard drive. You could format it to have two partitions, but that won't give you physical redundancy. If you need the redundancy of a raid system you're going to have to move up to one.
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When I first got it (about 9 months ago), I started with 1 hard drive and it worked fine. I added another drive in single disk mode and it's also working fine. Although I didn't set it up as RAID, I remember I had a choice to turn it into RAID. However, I don't remember if formatting both drives is required for RAID; it's not required for two drives in single disk mode. This was a few updates ago, so it might have changed, but I think you can still start off with one drive, add another drive in the future, and set them up as RAID.
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I was on the verge of getting a Mac if for no other reason then final cut. But I know I don't have a good hard drive, just the original 72,000 rpm included with my Emachines et1352-53, I have heard of raid setups. Could you tell me what I would need to set up something like that? also where did you get your weird software (was it Edius?)