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									Mac mini 2018 with USB3.x disks - Hardware Compatibility				            </title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 15:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I really do not know, but believe it will work. Give it a try. SoftRAID has a 30 day full functioning trial period.

Will do, I will report back.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote>
I really do not know, but believe it will work. Give it a try. SoftRAID has a 30 day full functioning trial period.
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Will do, I will report back.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://forums.softraid.com/hardware-compatibility/">Hardware Compatibility</category>                        <dc:creator>Heathy65</dc:creator>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I really do not know, but believe it will work. Give it a try. SoftRAID has a 30 day full functioning trial period.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I really do not know, but believe it will work. Give it a try. SoftRAID has a 30 day full functioning trial period.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://forums.softraid.com/hardware-compatibility/">Hardware Compatibility</category>                        <dc:creator>SoftRAID Support</dc:creator>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Thanks for your thoughts, I appreciate it.

One other thing I was thinking, since the drive I&#039;m looking at has hardware encryption.

Would this still work.  I already have a similar sing...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks for your thoughts, I appreciate it.

One other thing I was thinking, since the drive I'm looking at (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LQQH86A) has hardware encryption.

Would this still work.  I already have a similar single drive and the encryption is built in to the device and prompts you for a password when it's plugged in.  There's also an option for it to automatically unlock when being inserted into a specific machine.

My hope is that if I get a pair of these and set the encryption then this will still work fine "below" the SoftRAID application which will still function "on top".]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://forums.softraid.com/hardware-compatibility/">Hardware Compatibility</category>                        <dc:creator>Heathy65</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Mac mini 2018 with USB3.x disks</title>
                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/hardware-compatibility/mac-mini-2018-with-usb3-x-disks/#post-3677</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[RAID 1 will work fine with Mirroring. Make sure the SMART USB drivers are active, most passports support it. (there were some models I have run into that hung when SMART was queried. - don&#039;t...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[RAID 1 will work fine with Mirroring. Make sure the SMART USB drivers are active, most passports support it. (there were some models I have run into that hung when SMART was queried. - don't have the model specifics, sorry)]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Mac mini 2018 with USB3.x disks</title>
                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/hardware-compatibility/mac-mini-2018-with-usb3-x-disks/#post-721</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 11:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hello all.

I have a Mac mini 2018 and need a small/simple RAID1 setup.  This will be a low usage system as a redundant storage for my important stuff.

My thinking, to keep it simple, c...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello all.

I have a Mac mini 2018 and need a small/simple RAID1 setup.  This will be a low usage system as a redundant storage for my important stuff.

My thinking, to keep it simple, cheap and having a small footprint is to use SoftRAID with a couple of USB3.x (permanently) connected WD Passport Ultra 4TB external drives configured in a RAID1 mirror.

I'm just wondering whether this is a good idea and whether anyone else has done similar.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://forums.softraid.com/hardware-compatibility/">Hardware Compatibility</category>                        <dc:creator>Heathy65</dc:creator>
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