Hi. I bought two Buffalo Drivestation Model: HD-HC500U2 back in 2007 and they're still running great.
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Here's my question. Can I upgrade the internal hard drive with either a WD Red Plus 2TB or 4TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s, CMR, 64MB Cache, 3.5 Inch? Will the internal card recognize a 2 or 4 TB drive? These Drivestations came out during Windows XP so it should in theory recognize a 2 and 4 TB drive.
Since these are great and reliable products back then, I'd still like to keep using them. Thank you in advance.