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VaughnMNY1
Sep 02, 2021Aspirant
For my READY NAS Can Attached external disk be configured to Be a RAID 5 Volume
Hi, I have external drive boxes connected to my Ready Nas through USB. The Ready Nas software can see the drives. Is there a way I can configure the Drives as a volume and make it RAID 5.. I can use...
- Sep 03, 2021
VaughnMNY1 wrote:
Is there a way I can configure the Drives as a volume and make it RAID 5.
No, and it isn't a good idea to try. The volume would be very fragile - any disruption of the USB connections would result in an out-of-sync volume.
StephenB
Sep 03, 2021Guru - Experienced User
VaughnMNY1 wrote:
Is there a way I can configure the Drives as a volume and make it RAID 5.
No, and it isn't a good idea to try. The volume would be very fragile - any disruption of the USB connections would result in an out-of-sync volume.
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