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Important Notes:
If an incompatible SSD is inserted into the Drobo device, the drive light will blink red,
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indicating the need to replace that drive. Please refer to our web page on
options. for more information.
The mSATA SSD card is not part of the disk pack of your Drobo 5D, allowing you to leave it
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installed even if you transfer drives from the drive bays to another Drobo device, for example.
When Data-Aware Tiering is enabled, an icon displays in Drobo Dashboard, the software
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companion to your Drobo device.
The Drobo 5D is not compatible with IDE(Integrated Drive Electronics), SCSI(Small
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Computer System Interface), PATA(Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment) or
SAS(Serial Attached SCSI) drives.
Warning! Any pre-existing data on the drives will be erased when inserted into the Drobo 5D.
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