Original documentation specified support for disks up to 2TB but now it seems 3TB works fine. Is it possible to use 4TB drives with this unit?
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According to their website, it should: http://www.synology.com/products/spec.php?product_name=DS212j〈=us#p_submenu
1944957
Yes, some 4T drives are supported. Hard disk compatibility can be searched for any of their units on their web site: http://www.synology.com/support/hd.php
1594612
Not sure, I placed 2 2TB drives for a 4TB total and the unit performs fine. Very happy with the unit. Perhaps check the website to see what the approved drives it will accept.
1510554
Yeah, I fell for it, too. I thought I was getting 2x 4TB drives -- and it is TB, btw...not gb (which is 1000x less). I found it's only 2x 2TB drives. I believe you can change the Raid to 0, though...which will stripe data across both of them and you'll get nearly 4TB of storage. The only downside to this is if one fails, you lose the data on both. Make it more fun then...and add a 2nd one to the network and have them back each other up =)
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I just now went to the manufacturers web site and downloaded the user manual for this device. And in the manual it states that it supports drives up to 4TB depending on the operating system you are using. Go to this link and you can download the manual to see for yourself. URL: http://www.cavalrystorage.com/en-cahdd-u3c.aspx
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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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The manual doesn't say. I used a 1TB drive and it worked fine. You can add 2 external drives, but no mention of size limit there. You can map it as a network drive, so you can move content back and forth that way, but slower ofc.
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the drive limit is 2TB per drive. which considering theyre still making this item you would think they would put out a firmware update if nothing else. im hoping that if they make a new generation f this product that they not only put all the usb ports on one side, but also make them... oh gee i dunno.... a usb port speed that was invented in the current decade, and support for drives larger than 2TB would be a nice addition as well.their support team told me to get my 4 3TB drives to work on it that i shoudl format them and make just a 2TB partition and just ignore the rest of my space, oh, and of course ignore the fact that i just deleted 12TB of data the drive limit is 2TB per drive. which considering theyre still making this item you would think they would put out a firmware update if nothing else. im hoping that if they make a new generation f this product that they not only put all the usb ports on one side, but also make them... oh gee i dunno.... a usb port speed that was invented in the current decade, and support for drives larger than 2TB would be a nice addition as well.their support team told me to get my 4 3TB drives to work on it that i shoudl format them and make just a 2TB partition and just ignore the rest of... » Read More the drive limit is 2TB per drive. which considering theyre still making this item you would think they would put out a firmware update if nothing else. im hoping that if they make a new generation f this product that they not only put all the usb ports on one side, but also make them... oh gee i dunno.... a usb port speed that was invented in the current decade, and support for drives larger than 2TB would be a nice addition as well.their support team told me to get my 4 3TB drives to work on it that i shoudl format them and make just a 2TB partition and just ignore the rest of my space, oh, and of course ignore the fact that i just deleted 12TB of data « Show Less
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I have 2 (two) 8TB Seagate 3.5" hard drive in it and both works flawlessly, writing at the same time using a single eSATA interface. So with 4TB only 50% of my capacity per drive, it will support. In fact, I don't think it's the box's job to claim what it supports, it's just a marketing ploy and as you can see it's outdated. 6TB and 8TB drives are out now and they work.
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This appears to be capable of supporting a 4TB drive. Once the 2.5 TB is passed, it seems to function properly, assuming that you are running an operating system that supports the volume (64bit system), if not you need to break it up into volumes blow the 32bit system limit.
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I currently have a 3TB Western Digital SATA drive installed.So yes it will support over 2TB. I cannot confirm about 4TB support however.
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Not sure why there would be a size limitation. I am using 1.5 to 3Tb SATA drives with no problems
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I am not certain about the drives with capacities >2 TB but I think it is possible that with the right adjustments it could work with 3 or 4 TB I am not for certain tho
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I would recommend you to search for the answer to this question on Pivos forums http://www.pivosforums.com/viewforum.php?f=3. I think that the device doesn't support hard drives over 3 TB, but I'm not 100% sure.
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Up to 4 hard drives of 2 TB each. Total of 8 TB. This is the capacity assured by the manufacturer.But many users stated that the unit will handle 3TB drives too.
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Not sure about 4TB. Works great with 3TB hard drives in a RAID 10 with my Mac Pro.
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I see this question a number of times here. There is a misunderstanding about disks 3TB or larger will only show 2.19TB. ONLY IF you are trying to make it a bootable device. If you are going to use it as a backup disks and if you just want to dump files there, it is not a problem. I would say it is Amazon's problem in that they were not clear. This is unfortunate, but I wonder if anyone chose a lower capacity disk due to the comment.
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Last i read it will suppourt 3 tb drives. Dont know if it will take 4 tb drives.