Temporarily Using an External USB Drive As The Only Drive

[DJWillycom]

Hi,

VERY tight budget at the moment. I will be buying this product today, but funding for the actual drives won't be available until next month. Odd question, but will this unit operate with a 2Tb external USB drive without any other drives? I would like to get this thing online ASAP so my users become familiar with it now. Then I can add some serious storage in a couple of weeks. Will it work this way for now?

Thanks!!

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

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@DJWillycom wrote:

Odd question, but will this unit operate with a 2Tb external USB drive without any other drives?

No it will not. Linux and the ReadyNAS application is installed on the internal disks, so you need at least one installed.

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

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@DJWillycom wrote:

Odd question, but will this unit operate with a 2Tb external USB drive without any other drives?

No it will not. Linux and the ReadyNAS application is installed on the internal disks, so you need at least one installed.

[DJWillycom]

Thanks for the reply. I'll have to get "creative" on my expense report and get the drives now!