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Warnings and Notices
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The RT5E supports drives of various specifications and different capacities. However,
we recommend using drives of the same brand and type for optimal performance. If
drives of varying capacities are used, the RT5E will consider all drives to have the same
capacity as the smallest drive.
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If replacing a failed drive in a redundant RAID, the new drive must have equal or greater
capacity than the drive being replaced. Hard drives from different manufacturers may
have slightly different capacities, even if the stated capacity is the same.
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Use only hard drives that are in perfect condition. Avoid using drives that have ever
developed bad sectors during previous usage. This could lead to possible device failure
or loss of data.
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To connect RT5E to your computer, your system must support eSATA connections. Few
computers come equipped with external SATA connectivity, so in many cases you will
need to add an eSATA host adapter to your system before connecting this way.
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You should carefully consider and select your RAID type before using this device. Once
you have put data onto the hard drives, changing the RAID type will corrupt or delete that
data. You must reformat the volume after changing the RAID.
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RAID level 0 will allow you to use the full capacity of all drives, and offers the best data
transfer speeds. However, RAID 0 offers no protection for the data. If one drive fails in a
RAID 0, the data on all drives is irretrievably lost.