littlesheepy
Distinguished Member
I've just purchased a D-Link DNS320 NAS off these very forums and it's my first and cheap foray into networking/NAS. I currently have a portable external hard drive that has all my music/videos et.c saved on and plugged into my Mac Mini which i access via Plex.
I'm now hoping to buy a 1TB hard drive for the NAS and transfer my files across so I can access the files easier, from more devices and eventually torrent straight to it.
My main question is, if I buy 1 drive now and start using it, can I install another drive later as a RAID drive, which I believe will mirror the existing one as a backup. Or would I have to install both drives at the same time to get a RAID setup?
Also, I'm looking for a drive as cheap as possible (might have to wait a month or two to get the drive) , any suggestions where and what to buy/avoid? Or what drives will/won't work?
This is all new to me, so any help would be most appreciated, thanks
I'm now hoping to buy a 1TB hard drive for the NAS and transfer my files across so I can access the files easier, from more devices and eventually torrent straight to it.
My main question is, if I buy 1 drive now and start using it, can I install another drive later as a RAID drive, which I believe will mirror the existing one as a backup. Or would I have to install both drives at the same time to get a RAID setup?
Also, I'm looking for a drive as cheap as possible (might have to wait a month or two to get the drive) , any suggestions where and what to buy/avoid? Or what drives will/won't work?
This is all new to me, so any help would be most appreciated, thanks