What is the largest size drive I can use in this? Will 4TB drives work?
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https://lenovo-na-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/30797/session/L3RpbWUvMTM5MzA3Njk0NC9zaWQvVWUzUkh6Tmw%3DThe support page above say's some 4TB disks are compatible. BUt the spec sheeet doesn't. It's better to send a mail to manufacturer to be sure.regards.
1031948
I can find out on Wednesday as I have a current product and the Seagate SSHD drives at work I can test with. I am presently using 2tb WD green drives and 2 tb Seagate drives
1031949
I see 4 TB drives on the approved list: https://lenovo-na-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/30797/related/1
1031950
According to Lenovo's website it does support 4TB. Seagate NAS HDD 4TB ST4000VN000, WD Red 4TB WD40EFRX, Seagate Barracuda 4TB ST4000DM000, WD Caviar Green 4TB WD40EZRX are all supported. https://lenovo-na-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/30797
1031951
As per the website, 2x3 tb can be use. So your 4tb don't look to be compatible.
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according to the datasheet, it looks like only 3TB drives in each bay are supported.http://www.lenovo.com/shop/emea/content/pdf/Storage/Product%20Release%20Information%20(PRI)/PRI_Lenovo_Iomega_ix2_2bay_EN.pdfLenovo looks to only offer them in 3TB single disk sizes as well; for a total of 6TB in RAID0.http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/servers/network-storage/lenovoemc/ix2/#customize
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I have a 1 TB hard drive mine. If you meant 4TB then IDK. If you did mean 4 GB that drive so old that it would have IDE connecters on it and not SATA so no it wouldn't work.
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Thank you for the info, I'll take a look. By the way would you recommend a 1tb 5400rpm or a 750gb 7200rpm? Is the speed trade-off worth the space trade off? thank you
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No problem with that configuration as long as you have a motherboard that will natively recognize a 4tb drive.
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Lenovo documentation says 2-3.5" drives and up to 4TB is supported. I've got a 750GB and a 1TB and plan to upgrade the 750GB to a 2TB. You can also run it in a RAID configuration if you like.
1404587
Yes, no problem. I personally use a standard SATA drive through, I need the capacity. Works like a charm...
1895641
1 and 2 tb work just fine, if 4 tb will run on the mb, then it should work with the tray. I find these trays are handy, in fact I mount all my drives in these.
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You can use regular 2.5" HDDs but you'll want to pay attention to the thickness of the drive. I went with a WD Red 1TB. I don't have the article handy but there is a good writeup out there on the max thickness and even how to mod it for thicker drives.
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According to the box the max is 1TB drive. I have 500gb drives in the 2 I got the drives are a tight fit
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9.5mm is the thickest you'll be able to use. The highest capacity 9.5mm drives I found so far are Hitachi / HGST 1.5TB drives. Reportedly, there's a WD 2TB coming "soon".
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I have used it with a 4TB nas drive (ST4000VN000). So, I know it should go all the way up to 4 TB.
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I have installed a 3TB drive and it has been working without any issues. I believe that the drive size would be more of a function of the operating system and Device Monitor settings. If you have a drive I would try it but if you want to be safe, I would use a 3TB. This is a link to the Mediasonic product forum http://forum.mediasonic.ca/search.php?sid=1802efeb494c71a15013ae8c81a53b31The product forum does talk about users installing 4TB drives in their 5 bay version of this enclosure.
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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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I'm not sure of the largest size drive. I have a 2TB drive in it. I'm only using USB 2.0 and it's very, very ssssslow. I would not buy it unless you have USB 3.0 capability.
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I have 4 1tb drives attached to this controller. I don't know if it has a size limitation.
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I personally have a 2TB installed, so i cannot speak for that. But i don't think it's an issue, since it's just a normal SATA to USB adapter, i don't think that there's going to be an issue with using a 3TB Drive or larger.
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You can use any SATA drive, I think. I would recommend a drive intended for continuous use, such as a NAS drive. I picked a WD Red, 4TB,