K Kindread Reputable May 7, 2015 4 0 4,510 May 21, 2015 #1 Hi. I'm shopping for a 4-bay NAS Enclosure, and plan to add 3 drives in RAID-5. What feature/s would the enclosure need to allow me to add a 4th drive later, that would be added to the RAID configuration without losing all my Data ?
Hi. I'm shopping for a 4-bay NAS Enclosure, and plan to add 3 drives in RAID-5. What feature/s would the enclosure need to allow me to add a 4th drive later, that would be added to the RAID configuration without losing all my Data ?
drtweak Illustrious Sep 17, 2012 6,342 75 38,640 May 21, 2015 #2 If you aren't sure and want to expand you might want to look into one of these. http://www.drobo.com/ GF's Dad has two. Very nice. Just add in another drive later on and it just expands it for you. Otherwise you will most likely need a Good RAID Card in your PC that allows you to expand a RAID 5 and they aren't too cheap. Upvote 0 Downvote
If you aren't sure and want to expand you might want to look into one of these. http://www.drobo.com/ GF's Dad has two. Very nice. Just add in another drive later on and it just expands it for you. Otherwise you will most likely need a Good RAID Card in your PC that allows you to expand a RAID 5 and they aren't too cheap.