Backing up a N5200Bpro to a N2050???

[zacca]

I bought a N5200Bpro 3 weeks ago. I'm running a RAID-5 on it with 5pcs WD 2500KS 16SE, 16M, and it works fine. But I want to backup the N5200Bpro to two WD 5000AAKS that I have laying around. Will a N2050 do the job?? Can I connect the N2050 to the e-sata on the B5200Bpro?? Will it work??

In the manual it says that the eSATA can be connected to extrernal hardrives... Is N2050 not the same as a extrenal hardrive??

The support says: "Due to the N5200 does not support port multiplier cannot not recognize the N2050, therefore, the N2050 might not work on the N5200."

What is a "port multiplier"???

Any other suggestions???

Peter
NAS beginner...

[Thecus - Yvon]

Dear Sir,

Due to the N2050 use Silicon Image SATA controller is a pretty adnavce model at the time point of N2050 release, but with time goes by the Marvell SATA controller with better performance & technical, thus N5200 eSATA using the Marvell chip for advance performance & ability.
But unfortunely, even these 2 well know brnad having good compatibilty but they can't compatible to each other, thus why N2050 can't working on N5200 eSATA.....

Yvon.

[zacca]

Hmmmmmm..

Your machines does not talk to each other

So eSATA is not compatible with another brands eSATA?

So, how to do then? Any other suggestions? Will a N5200Bpro talk to another N5200B or BPro??

Thanks for your time,
Peter