- Mar 23, 2018
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Hi guys,
OK so here is where I am at.
I am new to this and not really a computer guy, just know enough to be dangerous lol. So you can laugh at this if you want but throw some helpful insight in as well lol.
Looking to buy a lightly used 16 tb wd mybook duo, take the hds out and put both hds in a hd docking station. Will I be able to do that and reformat the drives in the drives so they are blank ready to go without any leftover encryption? And also can i get a docking station that will allow me to see them as 1 16tb drive? I do not want to run them as jbod. If i can then I will just sell the duo case. Why? Because I can get the duo with 2 wd red drives for roughly the price of 1 new 8tb red that is new. I am on a budget here.
The reason I do not want to use the duo is because it encrypts the drives so if the enclosure fails I am kind of screwed and I do not want to play around trying to get my data off of the encrypted drives. I do not have any secret data that needs encrypted.
My plan is to connect to my desktop and run it as a media server with plex so I can watch my movies on the go pretty much anywhere. Also it will be as a backup storage for my movies and music. Kinf of a 2 for 1. I have a i5 3.2 Intel processor and 8 gig of ram with usb 3.0 ports, more than enough power to do what I need it to do. Especially since I will be just about the only one using the media server.
So again can I use the hds from the wd duo in a docking station? And can the docking station be recognized by my computer as 1 16tb drive?
With the computer I do not need a nas enclosure because my computer will be doing all the processing and yes I know it is a power hog but it will not be on all the time as it is just for me when I know I am going to need or use it. I am on a budget here and I feel like I am already going over it.
Thank you very much I do really appreciate it and any info or help I can get would be great.
Thanks
Shane
OK so here is where I am at.
I am new to this and not really a computer guy, just know enough to be dangerous lol. So you can laugh at this if you want but throw some helpful insight in as well lol.
Looking to buy a lightly used 16 tb wd mybook duo, take the hds out and put both hds in a hd docking station. Will I be able to do that and reformat the drives in the drives so they are blank ready to go without any leftover encryption? And also can i get a docking station that will allow me to see them as 1 16tb drive? I do not want to run them as jbod. If i can then I will just sell the duo case. Why? Because I can get the duo with 2 wd red drives for roughly the price of 1 new 8tb red that is new. I am on a budget here.
The reason I do not want to use the duo is because it encrypts the drives so if the enclosure fails I am kind of screwed and I do not want to play around trying to get my data off of the encrypted drives. I do not have any secret data that needs encrypted.
My plan is to connect to my desktop and run it as a media server with plex so I can watch my movies on the go pretty much anywhere. Also it will be as a backup storage for my movies and music. Kinf of a 2 for 1. I have a i5 3.2 Intel processor and 8 gig of ram with usb 3.0 ports, more than enough power to do what I need it to do. Especially since I will be just about the only one using the media server.
So again can I use the hds from the wd duo in a docking station? And can the docking station be recognized by my computer as 1 16tb drive?
With the computer I do not need a nas enclosure because my computer will be doing all the processing and yes I know it is a power hog but it will not be on all the time as it is just for me when I know I am going to need or use it. I am on a budget here and I feel like I am already going over it.
Thank you very much I do really appreciate it and any info or help I can get would be great.
Thanks
Shane
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