Why can't this be used with just one hard drive with Windows?
1937028
The software requires a separate drive letter for video storage. I have used it with a separate hard drive. I do not know if it will work with one hard drive which has been partitioned into 2 drive letters.
1937029
If you want video recorded, you must install a disk drive internal to the unit. You cannot use the drive on a computer running Windows. The installation uses SATA cables just like a computer so nearly any SATA drive will work.
599252
Sometimes Mac devices will be specific about which kind of hard drive you exchange with, but for windows devices this is very rarely an issue. As long as you can find drivers for the device, it can be installed.
578240
I am also unsure about the bay for a second hard drive, but mine came with 1Tb, which to me is plenty. You will be able to install windows 7 or any OS for that matter. Worst case would be that you may have to download a driver or two, but I highly doubt that.
195364
I've not tried to attach two HDDs at the same time. I suspect the device was not intended to accommodate two drives at once. The ICY Dock has served me well, I'm very happy with the purchase.
1572795
it only recognizes one external drive ,they both would work but you couldnt open both to transfer data between each other
2020846
Would think so because I run single hard drive from my hub the reason I bought it
1567771
I'm not sure. Perhaps you can just attach both drives and use windows to copy the files.
1528506
absolutely...there is a cage that is designed to hold two hard drives. very simple to remove the cage(one screw) and install a second hard drive.
1160254
I dont know since I only tried one drive in non RAID mode but it will boot windows from the one drive
9992
No, this is not a network drive. You can use one interface with one computer at a time, thank you
1907285
I am unfamiliar with NTFS. What would an example of that be? I'd be happy to help with more information.
388726
Yes. I bought it to do just that, and it worked fine. It worked fine on drives that had one partition and on drives that were partitioned into two logical drives.
378105
You can mix drives all you want as each drive is independent, it does not combine them into one drive. You will need 8 drive letters.
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I do not know--this was so unreliable I have stopped using it. It did not matter what drives I used--none would stay connected. Also, realize you can only use one at a time.
1077765
No. You have to replace the drive with a tray that holds the second hard drive.
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".......with Windows 8.1?"&gt;&gt;Don't see any reason why not. It's an electro-mechanical switch. It doesn't know what your running nor does it care. "Can same copy of Windows be loaded on each drive?"&gt;&gt;Anytime you install a Windows OS from a disk to a drive as a new install you are risking key number and activation issues. It reads the HDD serial number and MB type etc and thinks it's a new machine. Clone your existing HDD's. You shouldn't have any issues. I cloned my primary HDD to another HDD of the same brand and specs (bought them both at the same time) and I have had zero issues with activation etc when I boot to the clone. I don't like "back-ups". I do a full blown clone at least once a month or even less. So far, so good. The other 4 channels on the Orico are devoted to Linux OS's. Hope this helps.
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I've been trying this with no success. A single drive through a 7-port usb hub worked fine. However, upon connecting three drives, one TB drive became corrupted and had to be reformatted! The other two TB drives were connected and able to be shared. Upon both hookups my wired connection continued to lose and regain internet; followed by not being able to access the router admin from firefox. At this point I'm ready to just connect a single tb drive and give up on multiple drives. If I have any later success I'll post again. Good luck.