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I need a 2TB E-SATA external drive setup.
As I see it, I have 2 choices for this:
1) Get a pre-built 2TB External Array
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822204072
2) Get an external enclosure and make my own array with internal HDD's
My question is whether the arrays that include multiple drives span over the same partition. In other words, would that Fantom 2TB array show up as one 2 TB drive or two 1 TB drives?
Obviously, it's possible to create multiple partitions on a single physical drive, but how about the reverse?
What does it take to make multiple drives show up as a single partition? I assume that a special hardware controller is required which is built into those external HD arrays?
Is there any way to do it via software?
Also, for anyone who owns a 2 TB drive, what is the actual usable space they provide after format?
As I see it, I have 2 choices for this:
1) Get a pre-built 2TB External Array
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822204072
2) Get an external enclosure and make my own array with internal HDD's
My question is whether the arrays that include multiple drives span over the same partition. In other words, would that Fantom 2TB array show up as one 2 TB drive or two 1 TB drives?
Obviously, it's possible to create multiple partitions on a single physical drive, but how about the reverse?
What does it take to make multiple drives show up as a single partition? I assume that a special hardware controller is required which is built into those external HD arrays?
Is there any way to do it via software?
Also, for anyone who owns a 2 TB drive, what is the actual usable space they provide after format?
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