can the drives be read outside of the enclosure?
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read outside of the enclosure? I am not entirely sure I understand you question, but they are standard 3.5" hard drives, so they can be removed and used elsewhere (installed into a computer for example) or they can be replaced with newer or larger drives.
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MANUFACTURER RESPONSE: Thanks for asking!In a word, no- however as another respondent has noted this would require a little extra caution when handling the drives.Hope this helps! For fastest response, let us know of any other questions by emailing support@plugable.com or visiting support.plugable.com.Best wishes-Jeff EverettPlugable Technoloiges
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If you want to use it as an external drive, you can get an enclosure for it. Here's an example of what I mean: http://www.amazon.com/ORICO-2588US3-External-Enclosure-Support/dp/B00FYKRI9M/
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No, unless you crack them open and pull out the drives from the enclosures to install into the diskstation.
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I'm able to use this drive as external drive and internal. You need to install the connector based on your application.
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It should work in an external enclosure just fine. But TRIM is not supported over USB (I think). You need to partition and format the drive before Windows can see it. Right click My Computer, select Manage, then go to Disk Management. This should show you if the drive is present. If the drive was partitioned and formatted prior to being inserted in the USB case, then something is wrong somewhere. The USB enclosure is bad or something is wrong with the drive.
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Yes. You can encrypt the data on the drive. The Synology website has a step-by-step tutorial on the process: https://www.synology.com/en-global/knowledgebase/tutorials/455
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No. This drive is only for desktop computers. Taking the drive out of the enclosure will not only void the warranty but render the drive useless.
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It likely depends on the drives enclosed, mine sits behind my monitor and is quiet. I can barely hear it when it is writing or reading from the mirrored drives. I used Seagate drives.
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Sure, you can use an external enclosure and use it as a backup drive. Just remember that it's a 2.5 inch drive (like in laptops), not a regular 3.5 inch (like in a pc).Cheers
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You need to know if drive is SATA (small flat connection) or PATA ( large with many pins)This particular enclosure uses SATA connection. Hope this helps
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I'm not sure. Interesting application, so the whole network could access the drive, but I think you'd have to reach out to the manufacturer for that one.
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There is not any disk exposed. It's a regular SATA hard drive, which I am using right now. Probably you are having an optical illusion :)
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There are older external 1.8" drive with LIF internal connector cases available that attach and power from a USB external to host connection. Just be gentle but firm when connecting the drive, ans the cable ends don't take much abuse well.
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Hard to tell, but if the drive was working fine before putting it in the enclosure, then there's a good chance the enclosure is defective. The quality is pretty bad, unfortunately... Same thing happened to me. I complained and got a replacement. Any chance you can put your drive in a different enclosure, to test it?
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None but its independent of the os so it should function like any other jump drive
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mine reads usb drives and external mouse...I'm sure it will read your external HD