Comments on: Buffalo DriveStation DUO RAID utility update

By: Reino Hanninen

Reino Hanninen — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:03:58 +0000

No it does not work . Just bought DriveStation Duo 2 Tb version. Version 1.10 Raid setup utility does not work in Vista 64. Windows sees the drives OK, but the RAID software does not find anything = useless product since I need the RAID functionality.

Tried with Firewire and USB, the same end result “plaa, plaa,…The drive may be in use, try to restart…” Restarting or disabling the drives from Windows device manager (as the knowledge base says does not help either).

Seems that they have pretty BS RAID software. Even the fact that you cannot even see see the main window of the software is something that one rarely encounters…In all programs you first open the main window and then scan for the devices. If that fails, then one can at least check the version info from the about menu…But not with this software. Also the Memeo software does not even start…What a reliable and easy to use product…

But maybe some help will come from customer service (I won’t hold my breath though…Judging from the other articles in the web, it will be NOGO with this product.)

By: David

David — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:25:36 +0000

I Just bought the HD-W1U2 but am unable to configure it for raid 1. The utility can’t find the drive, claims it might be in use and to restart windows. No Joy. I am running xp pro x64. Anyone else run into this issue and or figured out a solution?

By: Eric Holsinger

Eric Holsinger — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:31:11 +0000

Yes, it fixed it. I had to back up all of my data, then wipe the drive to prepare it for RAID. It worked like a charm.

The only hitch was that I had to disable backups. While memeo was “on”, the drive RAID tool was unable to find the drive.

By: Mike Desjardins

Mike Desjardins — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:04:41 +0000

So – did it fix it? Don’t keep me in suspense!