8 Hard Drives...

[rhett7660]

So if I got something like this, how would it show up on my Mac? Connected via USB? Ethernet?

Is is fast?

Sorry not very knowledgeable about this stuff, I wanna learn tho!

If you are really interested in this, start looking at the forum lime tech has. There are people there who are more then willing to help you out.

 

[rhett7660]

Is there any 4-bay kit that does JBOD? Unlike the OP, I would wish to have individual drives show up. I wish to have a 8-drive setup.

As oppose to having 4 x 2-bay, a 2x 4bay setup will only need 2 power adapters instead of 4.

I've asked a CS officer in OWC, and he told me there's no 4-bay kit that support JBOD. Anyone has any recommendation?[/QUOTE]


Are you sure there isn't an OWC product that supports 4-bay JBOD? I have one. Ala it is not connected to my mac anymore, it now sits in my closet connected to my xp box. But just do a search at newegg.com and you will fine a couple that do support JBOD...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816111021R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816111074R


5 bay
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817332017

They don't look that pretty.