Advice please on using a Startek USB drive enclosure

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Hi,
Can anyone advise me if a Startek StarTech.com USB 3.0/eSATA Dual 3.5 inch SATA III Hard Drive External RAID Enclosure Model S3520BU33ER has to be used as a RAID drive or can it be used to house two drives to be used independently? I was given this drive enclosure as a present.

Thanks,
Gerald
 

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Thanks, I'll ask someone at Startek
 

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According to a Startek support advisor, 'The S3520U33ER can be used in JBOD mode, which is the non-RAID mode'.
 

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Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z77-D3H
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(1) SAMSUNG HD103SI ATA Device (2) ST2000DM001-1CH164 ATA Device (3) BUFFALO External HDD USB Device (4) Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 USB Device (5) WDC WD20 EZRX-00DC0B0 USB Device
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In JBOD mode you it will access the two disks as only one. Is like RAID 0 with a different name.
 

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Copy of the transcript of the chat with Startek:

[03/10/2017, 18:13:00] Sam: Thank you for contacting StarTech.com.
[03/10/2017, 18:13:47] Sam: Hello Gerald. The S3520U33ER can be used in JBOD mode, which is the non-RAID mode.
[03/10/2017, 18:16:50] Gerald Bramwell: So the two drives would show as say E and F?
[03/10/2017, 18:17:40] Sam: Correct.
 

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Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z77-D3H
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS
Sound Card
(1) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (2) NVIDIA High Definitio
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 75 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) SAMSUNG HD103SI ATA Device (2) ST2000DM001-1CH164 ATA Device (3) BUFFALO External HDD USB Device (4) Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 USB Device (5) WDC WD20 EZRX-00DC0B0 USB Device
Internet Speed
Down 30.57Mbps Up 7.26

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    custom build
    OS
    Windows 7 HP 64
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz
    Motherboard
    GA-Z170-HD3P
    Memory
    4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG - Intel 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
    (3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup
    PSU
    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
    Keyboard
    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some)
    Internet Speed
    500Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
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    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Asus Q550LF
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    Windows 7 Pro
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    i7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz
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    Asus Q550LF
    Memory
    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs +
    1T HDD for data
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
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    Firefox
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
Just have to try with a couple of drives and see what happens.
 

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Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3220 CPU @ 3.30GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z77-D3H
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS
Sound Card
(1) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (2) NVIDIA High Definitio
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 75 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) SAMSUNG HD103SI ATA Device (2) ST2000DM001-1CH164 ATA Device (3) BUFFALO External HDD USB Device (4) Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 USB Device (5) WDC WD20 EZRX-00DC0B0 USB Device
Internet Speed
Down 30.57Mbps Up 7.26
Just as a note to what Megahertz is saying. I have a NAS running in JBOD mode. It uses two 2 TB disks, but I see only one big 4 TB disk.

Of course the Startek model may be different, but to my knowledge JBOD means one big disk...
 

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Thanks for the replies,

I have been in touch with the dealer I bought t from and they have given me a returns number for a refund so that I can purchase an enclosure for two separate drives.

Gerald
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3220 CPU @ 3.30GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z77-D3H
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS
Sound Card
(1) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (2) NVIDIA High Definitio
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 75 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) SAMSUNG HD103SI ATA Device (2) ST2000DM001-1CH164 ATA Device (3) BUFFALO External HDD USB Device (4) Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 USB Device (5) WDC WD20 EZRX-00DC0B0 USB Device
Internet Speed
Down 30.57Mbps Up 7.26
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