Confirming Certification on OWC Thunderbay8 - Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/confirming-certification-on-owc-thunderbay8/ SoftRAID Discussion Board en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:22:39 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Confirming Certification on OWC Thunderbay8 https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/confirming-certification-on-owc-thunderbay8/#post-9825 Thu, 27 May 2021 01:01:12 +0000 @marktvm

 

No, as a certify ensures when you start, that the disks are fully functional.

]]> Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/confirming-certification-on-owc-thunderbay8/#post-9825 RE: Confirming Certification on OWC Thunderbay8 https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/confirming-certification-on-owc-thunderbay8/#post-9823 Wed, 26 May 2021 23:03:31 +0000 That's great! So if I want to switch it from RAID 5 to RAID 0 I don't need to re-certify correct?

]]> Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize MarkTVM https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/confirming-certification-on-owc-thunderbay8/#post-9823 RE: Confirming Certification on OWC Thunderbay8 https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/confirming-certification-on-owc-thunderbay8/#post-9818 Wed, 26 May 2021 22:29:25 +0000 When you purchase drives with an enclosure, we do run them through a certification process before shipping. That is why we can offer a full 3 year warranty on these drives. Plus we create a RAID 5 volume (the most popular)

]]> Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/confirming-certification-on-owc-thunderbay8/#post-9818 Confirming Certification on OWC Thunderbay8 https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/confirming-certification-on-owc-thunderbay8/#post-9817 Wed, 26 May 2021 22:27:25 +0000 Ordered a couple Thunderbay8 (12tb x 8) and am wondering, because it's coming from OWC, using their drives - if they do the certification process for you. If so, is there a way to check?  If I plug in the Thunderbay8 and it appears as single volume, it's safe to say they did the certification before building the raid volume?

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