Has anyone tried 4TB drives in this case? Do they work?
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Yes 4Tb drives work. The backplanes Rosewill uses don't use a separate controller instead they just pass the SATA connection straight through so any drive size will work.
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Unless the drives don't conform to standard 3.5mm HDD sizes, they should be fine. Realistically, you're more likely to be limited by the motherboard, sata controller, or OS than you are by the case.
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Yes, the backplane is passive so the limitation comes from the motherboard installed into the chassis.
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Yes it will work. I'm using it in this configuration with 2 Seagate 6TB drive. Seems like you will have full speed up to 4 drives then half of it up to 8 drives.
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Yes it does. I'm using WD Black 4TB drives in mine, and it has worked flawlessly since I set it up three months ago.
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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=1802efeb494c71a15013ae8c81a53b31 The product forum does talk about users installing 4TB drives in their 5 bay version of this enclosure.
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Graham, In my experience, I have good luck with the Seagate drives in that model. Their reliability seems to be fairly good, in my estimation.
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Yes - I have several of 4TB Seagate drives as well as a number of 3TB and other sizes. I have not had any problems.
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Not sure why there would be a size limitation. I am using 1.5 to 3Tb SATA drives with no problems
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Do not know if 4tb drive works. Took a 3tb Western Digital USB drive and removed the drive from the case and put it into this system. Worked great and was cheapest way to get a large drive.
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I have not tried 5TB, I am using 4TB at the moment. I don't see why it wouldn't take 5TB drives. If you are using Windows, you should partition them in GPT format. Mac wouldn't have a problem either. Hope this answer your questions
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No drives... You need to visit qnap.com and they will give you a list of models which are certified to work. I have four 4TB disks model number WD4000-F9YZ disks.
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8 TB drives work fine. I am running Seagate 8 TB archive drives with no issue.
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I have 4 3tb enclosure plus 7 external drives .they work.i would think yurs should as well
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Any vendor is fine. I put up to 4TB drives in this, so 3TB will definitely work.
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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 have 2 (two) 8TB Seagate 3.5" hard drive in it and both works flawlessly, writing at the same time using a single eSATA interface. So with 4TB only 50% of my capacity per drive, it will support. In fact, I don't think it's the box's job to claim what it supports, it's just a marketing ploy and as you can see it's outdated. 6TB and 8TB drives are out now and they work.
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I am also using the WD30EFRX drives and I would recommend them based on my experience. They have worked well for me. Their performance is good and they're quiet. They're designed for NAS and they're priced well.
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Sorry, I don't know what a 4 TB drive is. It works on drives that support SATA connections.