If this adapter breaks, can I still access my 4-bay HDD enclosure via other interfaces on the enclosure (i.e USB or firewire)? I ask b/c most raid cards can't be read by others raid cards since it's encrypted, so not sure if this adapter encrypts the...
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Yes, as long as the raid was created by the computer and not a third party card.
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Can anyone confirm this will work with a Zip drive? I recently found my old iomega zip drive with a 25 pin connector and would like to offload all the old photos and documents I have stored on Zip disks. My computer doesn't have a port so I am hoping this adaptor will do the trick.
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I just Received this drive. It is not compatible with the thunderbolt adapter (no I/O sockets for the adapter). It only has a USB-3 and power connection. I'm not sure where they came up with STDU4000100 on the sales page because the model # on the case is: SRD00F2. I will be questioning Amazon on this.
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Hello Gabriel, wow: I have the same issue: a MacMini (MA206LL/A) which has sporadically non-functioning USB ports. But the firewire 400 port works fine, so I figured there had to be a Firewire-->USB converter. But I haven't been able to find any well-reviewed adapters or converters; most products (e.g. direct from China for 40 cents) seem to just offer physical connections but don't modulate the voltages or signals.Anyone else have any ideas, since this Belkin doesn't cut it?
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We have the seller here indicating that this enclosure will work with a 6Tb drive, whereas there is another question raising an inability to run a 4Tb drive - which is answered by a comment that a 2Tb drive was successfully housed. We need to have the seller or manufacturer settle these questions. IS THERE an upper limit to drive capacity; or are there any limits to drive type or SATA permutations?
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I am about to install a 6TB drive so I will let you know if I am successful but according to intel, it should be fine. The support of your HDD depends on the RAID card. This is a RAID expander and is only meant to extend an existing RAID controllers capacity of HDDs. This does not create a RAID array. UPDATE: I have installed my 6TB WD Red HDD and have no issues. Simply plugged it in, turned on my server, and it showed up in my OS (Linux Mint 17.1) without any issues. No configuration needed. Just plug and play.
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I have 4 x 6TB drives, 4 x 5TB drives driven by this card. There is no issue. I have no clue what post from t4d is about. Don't believe such non-sense. Enterprise networking is my bread and butter.
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Kinda funny that no one notices the black jumper on the adapter (below the power connector) that says "IN Master, OUT Slave", meaning "ON Master, Off Slave". Just move the jumper inboard onto 1 pin for Slave, in case you later want to switch it back to Master. SATA optical drives themselves don't seem to have or need a jumper.
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This card doesn't actually do RAID (it's all done in software) so there is not really any restriction in how you can use it. For instance I used mine with 4 drives connected to this card and another to the on-board controller, for a total of 5 drives in the array.
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Inside the enclosure there are two (2) independent hardisks. RAID 1 redundancy works just as expected, with one drive mirroring the other. It hasn't happened to me yet, but the literature says that in case of a crash. you simply replace the bad drive with a new one and the device will sync itself up, automatically. If the drive is under warranty, you call WD and they'll ship you a replacement drive. The case is designed so that the user can replace the drive easily. So, it's not marketing BS. It works as expected.
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All of these kinds of adapters are very flaky. They work with some drives, and others they will not. There is no way of knowing unless you can find someone that's using your exact same drives. Among several variables, it's the chipset of the drive that usually determines this. (This DID NOT WORK with a SATA HD I got, trying to use it in an external IDE enclosure. In a case such as that, it may be the HD or of course it may be the enclosure). I've tried similar adapters with optical drives and some worked and some did not.
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This is a data cable, works like a external HD enclosure. If the HD is broken, it is not likely helpful to retrieve any data. Unless what broken is the enclosure of your external HD, not the HD.
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I tried to plug in an external 320GB hard drive and it didn't work at all. The enclosure had its own power supply and I have plugged it into other USB Hubs before, but this one didn't even recognize it. don't know if it was defective or a limitation of the design, but I am returning it considering that I bought this Hub to swap multiple external hard drives and thumb drives. Hope this helps.
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If you are using the power adapter that is supplied with the USB hub the hub then is independently powered and the external drives are more than likely being "tricked" into thinking that there is still an active connection between the drives and the PC, therefore the drives will not turn off with the PC. If you unplug the adapter the external drives should then shut down also. Will the drives being on damage the drives? Not really, because there is no actual activity (reading/writing) taking place when the PC is turned off. Does it use a little electricity? Yes, but it would be minimal. Bottom line, if you are concerned about the drives being left on, unplug the power to the hub and they should shut down. If it means anything, I have a PC that I built with 5 Western Digital Black Series 4tb hard drives in RAID 0 and a 2tb external WD My Book attached that run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and they are fine.
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I have not tested this, but I see no reason why it wouldn't. When you plug it in, it is recognized just like any other USB external would be recognized. No special drivers needed. The RAID is hardware controlled, the machine only sees 1 logical drive.
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Impossible to tell whether this is the Western Digital enclosure fault, or whether your HD itself is damaged. Have you tried attaching the WD Passport to other PCs/Mac's? Do you have ability to remove the HDD and insert t a PC tower to see it is spins up and is seen? Yes, buying and trying this MiniPro sata piece will likely tell you what it as fault (and it is a very good encloser from experience), but there other troubeshooting steps you should research before purchasing.
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Hello fellow Transcend card user: First of all, I am not using my card in a RAID configuration. However, I do believe your assumption is correct. I have an ASUS MoBo and to access the installed RAID functionality of the MoBo, I have to attach the hard drives directly to a specific set of SATA III I/O ports. You may want to check your MoBo manual for such requirements. You may also want to pose this question to your Mobo manufacturer. Further, you may want to consider running your RAID configuration from a USB-3 and/or e-SATA external RAID enclosure. Hope this information can be of some help - Good luck.