Anybody try this switch with Windows 8.1? Can same copy of Windows be loaded on each drive? Does Windows require re-activation after switching?
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Not 100% sure what you are asking ... I hooked up my 6 hard drives to the switch one being 8.1 if the drive already has OS installed no reason to activate just hook it to the switch. But if you are loading and If you have a mirror copy then no, but fresh install yes... and you can load 3 windows 7 if you like on different drives as long as you have a different product key for each. One product key one drive.
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".......with Windows 8.1?"&gt;&gt;Don't see any reason why not. It's an electro-mechanical switch. It doesn't know what your running nor does it care. "Can same copy of Windows be loaded on each drive?"&gt;&gt;Anytime you install a Windows OS from a disk to a drive as a new install you are risking key number and activation issues. It reads the HDD serial number and MB type etc and thinks it's a new machine. Clone your existing HDD's. You shouldn't have any issues. I cloned my primary HDD to another HDD of the same brand and specs (bought them both at the same time) and I have had zero issues with activation etc when I boot to the clone. I don't like "back-ups". I do a full blown clone at least once a month or even less. So far, so good. The other 4 channels on the Orico are devoted to Linux OS's. Hope this helps.
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I am running windows 8.1 (64) on a laptop. I probably loaded a driver that came with the drive, but I did not download anything. I have had no problems at all except that I would like to operate throught a usb3 hub and that is not reliable.I use the unit heavily and highly recommend it.good luck!
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I have yet to get this to work on a Win7 box. Two difffernet drives, two different Win7 boxes and nary a connection, nada, nothing. Device manager shows the controller and the drive, but no way to access it. Am I missing something?
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My understanding is that it will work for either Windows or Mac but will need to be formatted when used with a Windows system. It is my understanding that once it is dedicated it is not recommended to the use the Gdrive back and forth between the two different computer systems. Hope this is helpful.
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It can copy files from one Windows 7 PC to another, but it cannot copy Windows itself, just files (Documents, Pictures, Music, etc)
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I think you can do that. But the Windows 8.1 require a flash drive with 24 GB memory.
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Good answer! Easy connect and fully functional external drive that can be used with multiple devices. Purchased a year ago for the Win 7 11.6 Acer Aspire and it is great for the Acer Switch 11, too. It isn't for 'heavy duty' use . . . light weight and the price is right! hs
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Hi There,From what I understand about this version of Windows 7, is that once you have registered windows 7 with Microsoft, it will be tied to this computer, in other wordsyou could install windows 7 on a different hard drive as long as it is used in the same computer you registered the first windows 7 on.I don't know this as fact, for I have not tried it myself, but this is what I read from others who have installed it. I hope this has helped some. Good Luck.Steve
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No, RAIDS do not work this way, you cannot change between types on the fly. however, XRAID, which this model offers would give you redundancy and is expandable (can't remember if this can be done with 2 drives though).
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It does work with only one drive. I have not add the second drive after using it over a year.
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I've use with Windows 7. Its a USB 2.0 hub I see no reason why it would not work with Windows 8.1 as Win8.1 should be backward compatible with USB 2.0 standards.
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While Windows 8 is not listed, it should work with Windows 8.1 I briefly tested it and it required the disk in the drive to work.
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I have not tried this unit with Windows 8.1 but I don't see a problem. I should connect very easily to 8.1. Windows 7 Pro had no problem recognizing the drive.
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Yes. Configuring the drives as RAID0 or JBOD will give you combined size of all drives with no redundancy presented to Windows as a single logical drive.
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I dont know since I only tried one drive in non RAID mode but it will boot windows from the one drive
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I have never had an issue with win8.1 and I have been using it for several month now. It has worked great and the speeds are really fast. I recommend it highly.
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Yes it's justs plug and play and it's recognized by any OS. I use windows backup with no problems.The drive itself is amazingly fast! I'd say it has cut hours a week in productivity.