Beginner question: What is meant by a bare drive, does it come with the necessary circuits to use it as is? i.e. can I use it as a system drive?
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It probably mean it is in O&M; package. It is like 'normal' HDD, just little bit slower to increase reliability so if you care more on reliability than speed it is good choice. I use two of these it in my NAS, and so far they work like a charm...
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Yes. It works but the package does not include case for external use, mounting screws (if your case needs them) or cables. If you are replacing a drive in a computer, you can use the screws and cable already there. This is a SATA drive so the computer and cable must also be SATA.
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Bare as in just a hard drive, yes with circuits i.e sata port connectors to connect the drive to a desktop mother board or NAS.
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No, you would never expect to have anything pre-installed on a bare drive like this. Formatted maybe, but usually not. Completely empty.
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Check he website. I think I saw some programs that you could download. But the drive works like any other so you can just use your OS backup software which works like a charm. It's really plug and play, no software needed.
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The drive description did not state that it came with any cables. It was a bare drive.
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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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Wouldn't you rather reinstall your programs and such onto the new drive and not copy everything over? I have had less issues starting from scratch than imaging it.Alienware should use standard sized drives unless everything is on a mSSD.
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The diskless NAS does not have any drives installed in it. I bought the diskless thinking I would use the four matched drives I had in an existing server. That would have been perfect, but the drives were not supported by the EX4. If you have existing drives, and they are on the WD EX4 supported list, this would be a great way to make use of them. Otherwise, you might as well purchase with disks and have a single warranty covering the entire NAS and drives.
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no it's a piece of junk send it back. I tried it in 3 different computers with 4 different drives emailed to me from the company and never got it to work. All I got for the seller was a sorry and to send it back to some place in China at my own expense. also they have poor tech support not really knowing their product.
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Hi Dorothy: This IS an internal Drive machine. You will have to install it into your computer.
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I used it as an external drive. Even if you can take the HD out, you still need a sata connecting cable ($8.66 for 2). It has a USB-3 cable which is faster than the conventional USB-2. I wonder why you would pay the price of an external drive and use it as an internal drive, which usually costs less for the same capacity. I bought a WD 4 TB internal drive as D:
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Not mandatory. You can use the drive as is. I kept the software on - just in case I changed my mind and/or computer. Be careful what you delete, some of the software is not related to the back up application.
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It's not a hard drive - just an enclosure. You would have to provide your own drive.
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If you've got the requisite port, there shouldn't be a problem. There's no drivers to play around with, it behaves like a traditional HDD: plug and play.
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Yes. I installed it and it works like a charm. The only difficult part is installing the drive. I would recommend searching online for the removal/installation instructions, as it will help you and save a lot of time.
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Someone else will have to answer, but I can tell you it's a great drive and well worth what you pay for it. It's light and works perfectly. I'm not savvy about how to burn.
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It does create a complete clone. I have deleted everything on my HD and then restored the OS and data. I don't believe you can use it as a C drive but, it will format a new drive to look like your old one.
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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