Can I daisy chain 2 drives with the Fire Wire 800?

I have one external Hard drive connected to my imac via Fire Wire800 right now if I get the 4TB Hard drive it looks like it has 2 Firewire 800 Ports can I daisy chain them together to use them at the same time?

• Asked by Christian C from Kelowna
• Jan 1, 2011
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Does the 2TB version have 2 1TB drives or 2 2TB drives?

How much space is usable on this drive? 1TB or 2TB? I need 2TB of space.

• Asked by Jacky L from Scarbrough
• Nov 9, 2010
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Does this RAID system have 2 - 2TB drives in it or does it have 2 - 4TB drives / What is the real storage capability?

I understand RAIDs stripe data & even 4 - 4TB drives only gives you 4TB of storage, not 16TBs.

• Asked by Stephen C from Needham
• Feb 21, 2010
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If I daisy chain two of these will time machine see it as one drive?

I am just about to buy a mac pro.I will fill it with 4 X 2TB drives - total capacity 8TB. I need an efficient system to provide time machine backup to the whole of what I have on the internal drives not just piece meal backup of part of it.

I'm currently looking at a Qnap system which when filled with compatible hard drives will cost about the same as two of these.

• Asked by Colin N
• Mar 18, 2012
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If I want to upgrade, can I take out the 2-2tb drive and upgraded it myself (to say 2-4tb to make it a 8tb raid0 drive)?

• Asked by Aaron L from Parsippany
• Mar 9, 2010
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How long can the USB cable run be for the G-Raid 2TB? Can I put this drive in my rack in the basement and run a long USB approximately 40 feet away?

• Asked by Philip S from Massapequa
• Nov 22, 2010
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Backup 3 x 1TB hard drives...

I have a MacPro with 3 separate internal 1TB hard drives. I need to setup a backup system so that all three drives are backed up. Do I do this by using a 1 x 3 TB drive, or by using a 3 x 1TB RAID?

In an ideal world it would be nice to have it all plugged in so that it just backs itself up automatically in the background, rather than me having to keep stopping and drag folders across to various drives etc.

Many thanks,

Nick

• Asked by Nicholas G from Camberley
• Mar 16, 2012
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I need it for video editing, but i need it as a single big HD not two...does it duplicate the data and as a consequence half the storage it provides?

Hi there,

Im in need of a huge storage HD to do some hd video editing on apple prores...This hardrive looks like the best option but I need to be sure of something...although they are two hardrives, can they be used as one? Im not looking for duplicating data at all...I need that 2TB storage because apple proress by itself already takes a lot of space up, so the footage itself takes up to 1TB...So if this HD duplicates it thats it...I have no space left! So i want to make sure I can use it as one single HD...Then again, perhaps i should be looking to get the g-Drive instead? its only one hd based but im not sure if its as good for editing...any help truly appreciated :) thanks

• Asked by Ana F
• May 3, 2010
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Is there such a thing as an eSATA to Firewire adapter? Do you need to connect both Firewire ports at the same time, or only one to use this product?

• Asked by Wil S from De Pere
• May 21, 2010
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Can I backup 2 computers on this one drive?

I have a laptop and a imac and I want to make backups of both.

• Asked by Natalie C from Armonk
• Dec 16, 2010
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