Buffalo Technology DriveStation Quattro 4 TB (4 x 1 TB) Portable External Hard Drive Turbo USB 2.0 and eSATA HD-QS4.0TSSU2/R5 Review

Buffalo Technology DriveStation Quattro 4 TB Portable External Hard Drive Turbo USB 2.0 and eSATA HD-QS4.0TSSU2/R5

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(More customer reviews)Drive #4 failed.I replaced it with a new Hitachi Deskstar, the same as the box came with, and it just keeps flashing red.It does not automatically rebuild.If you read the docs for the RAID Setting utility, it seems there is only an option to restructure (which will wipe all data), not rebuild.Furthermore, the Raid Setting Utility can not find the DS Quattro at all (but the OS can find it).Buffalo's tech support has not responded, and from reading other reviews and postings about them it seems unlikely that they ever will (and if they do, that the response will be worthless).The docs and utils are useless to me as well, having few options to begin with and not even finding the drive on my machine.So now I have a 1.5TB RAID rather than 2TB because there seems to be no way for me to bring the failed #4 drive back online despite having replaced the drive itself.

Steer clear of Buffalo.It seems like good value for the money, but as soon as one of your drives fails (and it will), it becomes a supreme waste of time and money to try to recover.

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Product Description:
Buffalo's DriveStation Quattro TurboUSB lets you store or backup large files that you never thought you could store on an external storage device. It supports RAID 0,1 and 5 , ensuring that your data stays safe, even if one of the 4 High-Speed SATA Hard Drives fails. Just plug it into your computer and it installs automatically on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or OS. The DriveStation Quattro TurboUSB comes with Buffalo's TurboUSB driver, which enhances USB throughput by up to 35%. In addition, the external eSATA connector allows transfer rates of over 100MB/sec. Memeo™ Auto Backup Software and SecureLockWare™ are included and provide backup and drive encryption.