Using Zyxel NAS326 without internal HDD

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naggety
naggety Posts: 1
edited December 2019 in Personal Cloud Storage
Hi.
I'm looking to buy a Zyxel NAS326 for my home, but since I have a few big USB HDDs, I was wondering if I can use the NAS without internal HDD and use only the attached USB HDDs.
If I can do it, will I have any limitation?
It is possible to make RAID1 using 2 external HDDs? And with 1 internal HDD + 1 external HDD?
Thanks


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  • Mijzelf
    Mijzelf Posts: 2,613  Guru Member
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    will I have any limitation?
    Yes. You can't install any packages.
    It is possible to make RAID1 using 2 external HDDs?
    No.
    And with 1 internal HDD + 1 external HDD?
    No.

    Probably you can take the disks out of their housing, and put them in the NAS. When using them as internal disk, the NAS will reformat them, and so erase all data.

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  • Mijzelf
    Mijzelf Posts: 2,613  Guru Member
    First Anniversary 10 Comments Friend Collector First Answer
    Answer ✓
    Options
    will I have any limitation?
    Yes. You can't install any packages.
    It is possible to make RAID1 using 2 external HDDs?
    No.
    And with 1 internal HDD + 1 external HDD?
    No.

    Probably you can take the disks out of their housing, and put them in the NAS. When using them as internal disk, the NAS will reformat them, and so erase all data.

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