do you have to install all four drives at the begining or add as you go
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I purchased the 2-drive version, but if the same thing applies to this as other 4-drive NAS's, you'll want to install them at least in pairs (if doing RAID 0 or 1). If you're going to want RAID 5 (and if the 4-drive unit supports it, which I assume it does), you'll want to install all 4 for best results. Edit: The 4-drive NAS's I've used only allow for 2 arrays, so don't plan on having 4 separate single-drive arrays.
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No it doesn't need it. So I just started with 2 old 1TB HDDs than after 1.5 week I added 3 4TB new HDDs. Later I expended 3 4TB HDD with 1 more of the same type. Finally I have 2 disk groups. Configuration of NAS is very flexible and it is really fully up to you.
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No add them as you need them. You do need at least 2 or 3 (I don't remember which) for their flavor of RAID to work for data protection. Drives will be reformatted when inserted!
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To add to that answer, yes, which is how I set mine up. I have 4 3TB Drives from an older MacPro and just popped them in and was good to go!
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I purchased the exact combination you are considering in August and the drive fits snuggly in the carrying case. Go for it and enjoy your new drive.
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You will only need one spot for the installation. The SSD will be configured by default. I had trouble with the HHD configuration. So, I returned it back to Amazon.
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Initial setup should be done by connecting to your PC. Once that is complete you can use it as a 'normal' external hard drive.
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I added a second drive and a video card. I did need to buy a serial ATA cable to connect the drive to the motherboard. Also, the BIOS settings needed to be changed on the system (hit F12 on boot up). Be aware that each new device uses additional power; you do not want to exceed the output of the power supply.
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I think it might be difficult to have two 3.5 drives in this case. I have one 3.5" 3TB Drive and two 2.5" drives. One is the boot SSD and the second is a notebook drive. The 2.5" drives are sitting where the DID would go which I don't have installed.
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That will depend on your OS and drive manufacturer. I'm using Win 7 and a Seagate drive so I had to partition my 3TB into 2 logical drives. Don't quite understand why but that's what Seagate said I had to do.
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None. It is only a shell with 4 bays to instal whatever HDD you want. We recommend you use the same HDD manufacturer, model and size. We typically instal four (4) HDD's of 4TB each, for a total of 16TB HDD capacity. Go to www.qnap.com, click on the model and then choose Compatibility and they will list all compatible HDD's you can instal to make up the system.
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pretty straight forward, literally just open your machine and plug it in. The only real issue with installation is finding a spare outlet for SATA Power.
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Their is no problem with mixing various size drives. I did that until I eventually updated to all 4th drives.
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For the drives it has a "boat" to snap the drives in, then you just slide them into place. There is one SSD slide in slot. Other than that you need the philips screw driver.
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you have to go into admin tools, computer management, storage, disk management. this is where you setup the hard drive.
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Nope you have to already have the hard drives or plan to pick them up get them quick they can be hard to find as they are out of production. I love these the drives can be USB 3.0 Thunderbolt or wifi with these. I have 2 of these and 3 of the full size.
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If you have an existing drive with files on it all you need to do is install the drive into the new enclosure.