| Reviews : Cavalry Storage CADB-U34 Series 2 TB USB 4-bay JBOD Personal Disk Array CADB002U34 |
Cavalry Storage CADB-U34 Series 2 TB USB 4-bay JBOD Personal Disk Array CADB002U34 Product By Bason Computer, Inc. Available From 1 Sellers |
Technical Details
- 2 TB total capacity in two (2) 1 TB partitions
- USB 2.0 interface; plug and play for Windows 2000 and newer (pre-formatted to NTFS)
- Hot swappable, spring-loaded drive bays
- Unit Includes - One (1) year manufacturer's warranty, four (4) 250 GB 3.5-inch hard drives installed in a quad bay enclosure with built-in fan, USB cable, AC adapter, Resources CD and Quick Start Guide
- System Requirements - Available USB port, Mac OS 9.x or newer, Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP / Vista
Product Description
The Cavalry CADB-U34 Series delivers massive amounts of storage for an incredible value, minimizing clutter on your desktop by consolidating all the storage you will ever need into one sleek black box. The four-bay array features vast storage capacity of 2.0TB, broken down to two spanning partitions of 1.0TB each, allowing for efficient organization of your data. The CADB-U34 exemplifies power efficiency as well, featuring a synchronized sleep mode which automatically puts the drive to sleep when your computer does the same. The solid aluminum case and large 8cm silent-design fan dissipate heat efficiently and quietly. The CADB-U34 is a breeze to set up and use, with hot-swappable drives accessible by the screw-less front plate and Windows Plug and Play capability through its USB 2.0 interface.Similar Products
Customer Reviews
By Sahra Badou (Tokyo, Japan)
This is the very first time I return an item to amazon.com.
The hard drive arrived without an owner's manual and without a CD/DVD. They were clearly missing since on the box was written the included items.
Two of the four 1 TB hard disks were defective. I swapped them, and confirmed they were defective. I even tried formatting, but only 2TB could be read by my computer. I tried reading the hard drives from both a MAC and a Windows PC.
Another problem to be aware of is that your computer will only read 2 TB at a time. Though the hard drive is 4 TB, it is actually divided into two 2 TB partitions, and each will be designated a separate drive letter. For example, drive G and drive H. You cannot unite all four disks together to have a single 4 TB partition, which is exactly what I needed. You might as well by two separate 2 TB drives. (Note: you can also have 4 partitions of 1 TB each, so basically 4 different drives).
That said, amazon was great in returning this item. For that I give amazon a 5 stars rating, but since this review is on the product itself, I'll have to give it a one star rating only.
To return an item, just go to your account on amazon.com, then go to return items or gifts. You'll print a page with a special ID code and the return address. Include the ID printout in your package and glue the return address on it. That's it. Within a week (in my case) you will be fully refunded. Amazon even refunded my postal charges. Great service!
By D. Andrews (Monrovia, CA USA)
Dead on arrival. Called Cavalry's customer support and told them it appeared that the hard drive was bad since I had to format it due to not working and only 3 of the six lights on the front were lit. I was told to format again and that it was normal that only 3 of 6 lights were supposed to be illuminated.
I re-formatted (a very long process on a 2TB configuration). Still totally non-working so called customer support back and they told me drive bad and return for another drive array. Did so and Amazon immediately sent another. This drive arrived pre-formatted (as advertised) and runs perfectly! I haven't used it a great deal since it is only for my photography back-ups. NOTE: If the original arrived and worked as well as the second, it would get a five-star rating.
By the way, all 6 lights are illuminated and that's the way it is supposed to be...
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