Can I set it up with one HD and then add another one later on for more capacity?
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I started with one 2TB and have been running it for several months. Adding a second of another brand and size. It's flexible to do that. You can even put in 2.5's with a converter tray, or some people mix in SSD's as well. Pretty limitless. AND most use cases are hot swappable, meaning you can pull and add drives while running.
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Hello Edward. You definitely can. In this case you should select SHR RAID type, so you can add the other disk later. I personally would recommend you to begin with both disk, because, with them you could use SHR or RAID 1 (mirror disks) so in case of failure of one of the disks all the information will be in the other one. This is one of the main features of a RAID system that makes it a better option than an external USB disk that you should use from the very beginning.Hope it helps.
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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.
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Yes. It will allow a single drive. When you add the second one, hopefully identical in size, you can choose to add it as more capacity or as a RAID. If a RAID, then the DS will create a second copy of the first and significantly increased the system reliability.
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I did exactly this, without problems. The drives weren't even the same, one was 2 years old and full of data and the other one new.
399563
Yes, you can have any number of hard drives installed (from 1 to 5), you will be limited to certain Raid configurations depending on the number of drives installed. Synology website is very useful in helping to determine the proper configuration.
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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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Yes you can! Simply leave the unit in JBOD mode and install any drives to access them. The drives will not be reformatted or overwritten. Please let us know if you have further questions. Oyen Digital Support
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Greetings,Great question!Yes, absolutely. The two drive types can be installed and utilized in conjunction with one another.Best regards,MITXPC
399562
Yes you can. I am currently running RAID5 with 4 3TB WD Red hard drives, 1 bay is open.
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There is only designed space for the one hard drive, but if you're industrious, you could probably cram another in there (disclaimer: it won't fit easily and also won't be bolted in.)
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yes you can add extra HD, this laptop has 2 hard drive bays. Ram can be upgraded to 32GB max.
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Yes, this can be done with Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR). And yes, the process is not difficult, i.e. it is "smooth" (if you meant something else by smooth, please let me know). But upgrading the drives on this unit is one of the benefits of it. If you use traditional RAID options, then no you will not be able to upgrade one drive at a time to increase capacity. From my discussions with Synology, 12 bay units are generally recommended with traditional RAID, but they did indicate that many people use SHR with no problems.Personally, I would try to minimize use of the unit during the upgrade since it may help speed up the expansion. Yes, this can be done with Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR). And yes, the process is not difficult, i.e. it is "smooth" (if you meant something else by smooth, please let me know). But upgrading the drives on this unit is one of the benefits of it. If you use traditional RAID options, then no you will not be able to upgrade one drive at a time to increase capacity. From my discussions with Synology, 12 bay units are generally recommended with traditional RAID, but they did indicate that many people use SHR with no problems.Personally, I would try to... » Read More Yes, this can be done with Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR). And yes, the process is not difficult, i.e. it is "smooth" (if you meant something else by smooth, please let me know). But upgrading the drives on this unit is one of the benefits of it. If you use traditional RAID options, then no you will not be able to upgrade one drive at a time to increase capacity. From my discussions with Synology, 12 bay units are generally recommended with traditional RAID, but they did indicate that many people use SHR with no problems.Personally, I would try to minimize use of the unit during the upgrade since it may help speed up the expansion. « Show Less
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I added five drives and I had no problem. I did make sure that the drives I added were the same size as the existing drives in the NAS
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Yes. The redundancy level will vary by the number of drives but you can certainly start with 3 and add more later on.
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OH no problem... just connect one of the other provided cords to the 2nd port on WD drive 1 to either port on the 2nd drive. It automatically shows up on your desktop as a second WD icon. Works great.
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Yes you can. I have couple of 1tb from Seagate, couple of 2 tb from both Seagate and western digital and a 5 tb from segate. All worked fine with existing data no issues except the 5tb as I had to change the file allocation type to be recognized.
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If you are set on Raid 1, it will limit you to 4 TB because the other drive is duplicating #1. If you go into your WD My Cloud you can change from Raid 1 and obtain full use of the aggregate 8 TB if that is what you want.
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Do a google search for that. I doubt you can mount a second hard drive in there, but I'm not sure.
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Yes. You should be able to add 1 more. But mine can only work with 2, because the middle port was bad.And it automatic detect which port is active and switch automatically.
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Yes you can add a hard drive (I put a 1 TB SATA) and then set it to record to it.