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Identical SATA drives (model, capacity, firmware) are required.•
Not supported with NVMe U.2 drives.•
Span Mode
Both drives show up as a single large disk, but one which functions differently than
RAID 0. The total size will depend on the drives installed; unlike RAID 0 or RAID 1
you can use drives of different capacities. A span is an array (but not a RAID) in
which the data is written sequentially across the drives. When one drive becomes full,
subsequent data is written to the second drive. This combines the capacities of the
drives, but it does not provide any performance or data redundancy benefits.
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Not supported with NVMe U.2 drives.•
Independent Drive Mode
Each drive will appear individually without being combined. If you are using U.2
SSDs, drives of differing capacity and model, or if you are using only one drive, this is
the mode to use. The Red LED indication for missing or failed drives is disabled for
U.2 drives and drives used in Independent Mode.
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2.5 RAID Configuration Options
OWC SoftRAID RAID Configuration
Downloading and installing the latest version of OWC SoftRAID is recommended to
experience the best performance from the OWC Gemini.
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NOTE•
: OWC Gemini devices come bundled with "
3 Years of SoftRAID Premium Access
". Please visit
OWC SoftRAID Product Details
for more information regarding SoftRAID and the bundled Premium Access.
SoftRAID will assist with formatting the installed drives and setting up a RAID volume.•
NOTE•
: The OWC SoftRAID license is located on the bottom of the OWC Gemini.
Mac OWC SoftRAID Setup