Does this unit support WD Red HDs 4 TB? In other words, can support a total of 48TB?
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Yes I am using this array full of 4tb red drives. You are good to go with these...
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The DS2413+ does support 4 TB drives for a total of 48 TB of storage. Here is a link to the Synology page that shows the list of drive models that have been confirmed to work with the DS2413+: https://www.synology.com/en-us/support/hd/model/DS2413+
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The short answer is no. Synology includes the reds in the supported drives list of this unit, but WD tells you that reds are supported only for up to 5 drives in one box, due to vibration issues. If you want to be safe, you should use WD SE or RE - these are enterprise grade drives with vibration protection technology, and not much more expensive.
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Supports Sata 3.0, Size of drive supported depends on what your Motherboard supports. I have used a 3TB without any issues. Reminder: This Drive bay cannot be used with Tool-less cases & requires you to use 4 screws to mount into case. Also does not work well with certain VelociRaptor drives such as the WD1000DHTZ.
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This NAS does not ship with hard drives. You can view a full compatible list here:http://www.qnap.com/i/en/product_x_grade/product_intro.php?g_cat=1&II;=117&hf;=oldI purchased two of these from Amazon Warehouse, and both work flawlessly.WD Red 3 TB NAS Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache - WD30EFRX
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I've had the best luck in any NAS or NAS-type device (home-built PC utilized as a NAS) with the WD-Red drives. Any other 2-4TB drives I've tried have failed within the first 12 months of use. If this is going to be a 7x24 device, then I highly recommend spending the little bit extra for the Red series - they have better vibration isolation for multiple drive installations and always-on access. Drive failures were drastically reduced once I switched over to Red drives - this is across three different NAS devices, different vendors (Thecus, WD, and home-built).
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Current firmware supports 5 and 6tb drives.http://community.wd.com/t5/WD-My-Cloud-EX2/New-Release-WD-My-Cloud-EX2-Firmware-Version-1-04-04-7-23-2014/td-p/769457
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Yes you can. I am currently running RAID5 with 4 3TB WD Red hard drives, 1 bay is open.
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I installed an internal 3tb drive with no problems, all 3 tb useable. Firmware Version 1.0.1.52 will support 4tb external, but I'm not sure about internal. I would think it would.
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According to the manual; it can accommodate 2TB. I would think, as long as the interface format was correct(SATA), the capacity capability would depend on how much room the drive required(is there physical room in the HD230 for a 3-4TB hard drive). Look into Solid State Drives. If you can find one with that capacity; it will be physically smaller than an optical drive.
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This unit does not come with hard drives. They have 2 slots that will accept up to 4TB each. I highly recommend getting the Western Digital RED drives since they are made specifically for NAS to run 24/7.
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did you try one drive at a time? I had the same problem with my drives because they had a signature collision. Had to manually change the signature of one of them. Also, the unit says it will handle 6TB. Not sure it that means 6TB total or will it recognize all 12TB for you.
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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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I used 4TB Drives from WDC and Seagate, they work fine. I don't know if 5TB drive would work or not.
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I have a 3tb drive in mine and it works fine I don't see any reason why it won't work with a 4 Tb drive
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BE CAREFUL! this router DOES NOT support 3T hard drives, since it only works with MBR partitions, and HDs with over 2T are GPT. Im having this problem with my WD 3T external HD, and im trying to contact TP, to see if there is any alternative to partitioning MBR (id loose about 1T of disk space thus transforming a 3T HD into 2T) Hope this helps
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It can use any drive, I use WD Red drives myself. Piece of cake to use and very very reliable.
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We have the seller here indicating that this enclosure will work with a 6Tb drive, whereas there is another question raising an inability to run a 4Tb drive - which is answered by a comment that a 2Tb drive was successfully housed. We need to have the seller or manufacturer settle these questions. IS THERE an upper limit to drive capacity; or are there any limits to drive type or SATA permutations?
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You sure can. I have mine working with one WD red 3tb hard drive. Will upgrade to another one same capacity once I get this one full.