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title: "NETGEAR SC101 Storage Central"
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# 10/100 Mbps Ethernet for network sharing Dual IDE drive bays for flexible storage Drive mirroring for fail-safe data protection NETGEAR SC101 Storage Central

**Brand:** netgear
**Price:** £52.00
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 💼 Elevate your home office with fail-safe, expandable network storage that keeps your data flowing and your team connected.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** NETGEAR SC101 Storage Central by netgear
- **How much does it cost?** £52.00 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/7445660-netgear-sc101-storage-central)

## Best For

- netgear enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted netgear brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Compact & Compatible:** Sleek footprint fits any workspace and works with any wired or wireless router for ultimate flexibility.
- • **Reliable Data Security:** Automatic drive mirroring safeguards your digital assets, ensuring zero downtime and peace of mind.
- • **Effortless Network Storage:** Seamlessly share and access up to two IDE drives across your entire network with plug-and-play simplicity.
- • **Expandable Capacity On-Demand:** Add or swap 3.5" IDE drives anytime to scale your storage without missing a beat.
- • **SmartSync Pro Backup Included:** Advanced backup software keeps your files continuously protected and effortlessly synced.

## Overview

The NETGEAR SC101 Storage Central is a compact network-attached storage device featuring dual 3.5" IDE drive bays, 10/100 Mbps Ethernet connectivity, and automatic drive mirroring for data redundancy. Designed for easy setup and seamless file sharing across multiple PCs, it includes SmartSync Pro backup software and supports dynamic volume allocation via Z-SAN technology. Ideal for professionals seeking affordable, expandable, and secure network storage solutions.

## Description

Product Description Sharable, Expandable, Fail-Safe storage accessible by all PCs on your network With Storage Central you can add the capacity you need to store, share and back up your valuable digital content—-music, games, photos, videos, and office documents—instantly, easily, and securely, all with the simplicity of your C:drive. IDE drives sold separately. Easy Setup and Installation Storage Central is easy to setup and install. Just slide in one or two 3.5" IDE disk drives of any capacity; connect Storage Central to any wired or wireless router or switch from any vendor, then configure with Smart Wizard install assistant. Now you’re ready to access files from any PC on your network, as a simple letter drive. Secure All Your Valuable Files Storage Central automatically stores and mirrors your important digital content such as music, games, photos, and more. Storage Central ensures that no one can access your files but you and delivers the utmost privacy of your valuable data content. With Storage Central, you can expand outgrown storage volumes, and add more capacity whenever you need it—instantly and easily. Storage Central makes real-time copies of your valuable data, ensuring maximum protection against data loss. Additionally, storage can be expanded indefinitely, keeping pace with all your future storage needs. SmartSync™ Pro advanced backup software is included. Advanced Technology Storage Central features Z-SAN (Storage Area Network) technology, an advanced network storage technology. Z-SANs provide IP-based, block-level data transfers that enable multiple users to make efficient use of drives within the network through the dynamic allocation of volumes across multiple hard disks. Z-SAN also enables file and volume sharing between multiple users on the network to be as seamless as accessing their local C: drive. Additionally, Z-SAN assures users that their files are protected from hard disk failure, through automatic mirroring between two hard disks within the same Storage Central unit, or within a network of multiple Storage Central devices. System RequirementsWindows 2000(SP4), XP Home or Pro (SP1 or SP2), Windows 2003(SP4) DHCP server in the network Compatible with ATA6 or above IDE (Parallel ATA) hard disks The product is multiple voltage compatible that voltage arrange is100-240V From the Manufacturer Sharable, Expandable, Fail-Safe storage accessible by all PCs on your network With Storage Central you can add the capacity you need to store, share and back up your valuable digital content—-music, games, photos, videos, and office documents—instantly, easily, and securely, all with the simplicity of your C:drive. IDE drives sold separately. Easy Setup and Installation Storage Central is easy to setup and install. Just slide in one or two 3.5" IDE disk drives of any capacity; connect Storage Central to any wired or wireless router or switch from any vendor, then configure with Smart Wizard install assistant. Now you’re ready to access files from any PC on your network, as a simple letter drive. Secure All Your Valuable Files Storage Central automatically stores and mirrors your important digital content such as music, games, photos, and more. Storage Central ensures that no one can access your files but you and delivers the utmost privacy of your valuable data content. With Storage Central, you can expand outgrown storage volumes, and add more capacity whenever you need it—instantly and easily. Storage Central makes real-time copies of your valuable data, ensuring maximum protection against data loss. Additionally, storage can be expanded indefinitely, keeping pace with all your future storage needs. SmartSync™ Pro advanced backup software is included. Advanced Technology Storage Central features Z-SAN (Storage Area Network) technology, an advanced network storage technology. Z-SANs provide IP-based, block-level data transfers that enable multiple users to make efficient use of drives within the network through the dynamic allocation of volumes across multiple hard disks. Z-SAN also enables file and volume sharing between multiple users on the network to be as seamless as accessing their local C:\ drive. Additionally, Z-SAN assures users that their files are protected from hard disk failure, through automatic mirroring between two hard disks within the same Storage Central unit, or within a network of multiple Storage Central devices. System RequirementsWindows 2000(SP4), XP Home or Pro (SP1 or SP2), Windows 2003(SP4) DHCP server in the network Compatible with ATA6 or above IDE (Parallel ATA) hard disks

Review: Basic NAS - Product works as advertised, easy to setup! It only has a 10/100 MB connection and an IDE interface so don't expect any high speed transfers. I installed two 500GB WD drives and backed up 250GB of data over a two day period without any problems. Finding this product may prove difficult becuase its almost at its end of life and not many stores carry it. I originally ordered mine from desertcart but the seller couldn't fulfill by order which worked out because Circuit City had it on clearance for $24.99.
Review: Buyer Beware - I like Netgear products. I've owned wireless routers and networking cards from Netgear and they always worked perfectly. As I am trying to create mass storage for my digital music library I thought this would be a great addition to my network. I bought the unit from desertcart and two Seagate ATA/IDE 500Gb drives and was ready to enter the world of network storage. Unfortunately, the product did not install on the first attempt. No big deal, I thought. Looking closely at the install it appeared that the installation software had formatted my disks (more about this later) and sort of assigned network addresses for them but the drives were not visible from the mangement software. The install strongly suggests checking for updates and using the latest version from the web. I tried that - same results only now the operational software version didn't match the management software version and I got a message saying I needed to remove some SATA drivers first. I checked Netgear's online forum and I noticed that not one of the members logged into the SC101 section reported a successful install, even after trying many suggestions from different people. I tried every suggestion listed at least five times and the unit never even came CLOSE to working. I worked on this thing for two months or so with no progess at all. I am a computer professional - programmer, analyst, dba and power PC user with over 25 years experience and this is literally the first product I have ever given up on installing. It turns out that the SC101 formats your disks in some proprietary way that makes them unreadable by windows. Say you archive about twenty thousand of your favorite songs on the SC101 including your entire vinyl collection which takes a couple of hours per record to digitize and the SC101 blows up. Thats right - you cannot pull the disks out and use them in a Window system - your only option is to buy another SC101! Also, MANY people on the SC101 foruim reported that they had lost all their data just using the blasted thing. I gave the SC101 to goodwill with a warning taped on the box. I read a suggestion on the forum that all you need for a NAS device is an old computer stripped down to only Windows XP, a network card and a massive hard drive. Format the hard drive to match your other drives (FAT32,NTFS, whatever) set your sharing privileges and rock out. I guess it comes as no surprise by now that I rate the SC101 as the worst piece of hardware I ever bought. I think that Netgear should recall all of them and give us our noney back.

## Features

- Network storage device lets you share up to two hard drives over a network
- 10/100 Mbps ethernet connection for speedy data transmission
- Allows for drive mirroring or spanning
- Backed by a 1-year warranty
- Device measures 4.25 x 5.66 x 6.75 inches (WxHxD)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0009RML8S |
| Best Sellers Rank | #8,076 in Internal Hard Drives #137,856 in Computer Internal Components |
| Brand | NETGEAR |
| Color | White |
| Compatible Devices | Desktop, Laptop |
| Customer Reviews | 3.3 out of 5 stars 40 Reviews |
| EU Spare Part Availability Duration | 1 Years |
| Enclosure Material | Plastic |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00606449040364, 00840356589718, 10606449040361 |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Dimensions D x W x H | 6.75"D x 5.66"W x 6.75"H |
| Item Part Number | SC101NA |
| Item Weight | 3 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Netgear |
| Material | Plastic |
| Mfr Part Number | SC101NA |
| Model Number | SC101NA |
| Mounting Type | Tabletop |
| Product Dimensions | 6.75"D x 5.66"W x 6.75"H |
| Size | 4.25 x 5.66 x 6.75 inches |
| UPC | 840356589718 033584054268 606449040364 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** NETGEAR
- **Color:** White
- **Material:** Plastic
- **Product Dimensions:** 6.75"D x 5.66"W x 6.75"H
- **Size:** 4.25 x 5.66 x 6.75 inches

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic NAS
*by K***R on October 5, 2008*

Product works as advertised, easy to setup! It only has a 10/100 MB connection and an IDE interface so don't expect any high speed transfers. I installed two 500GB WD drives and backed up 250GB of data over a two day period without any problems. Finding this product may prove difficult becuase its almost at its end of life and not many stores carry it. I originally ordered mine from Amazon but the seller couldn't fulfill by order which worked out because Circuit City had it on clearance for $24.99.

### ⭐ Buyer Beware
*by B***R on July 17, 2007*

I like Netgear products. I've owned wireless routers and networking cards from Netgear and they always worked perfectly. As I am trying to create mass storage for my digital music library I thought this would be a great addition to my network. I bought the unit from Amazon and two Seagate ATA/IDE 500Gb drives and was ready to enter the world of network storage. Unfortunately, the product did not install on the first attempt. No big deal, I thought. Looking closely at the install it appeared that the installation software had formatted my disks (more about this later) and sort of assigned network addresses for them but the drives were not visible from the mangement software. The install strongly suggests checking for updates and using the latest version from the web. I tried that - same results only now the operational software version didn't match the management software version and I got a message saying I needed to remove some SATA drivers first. I checked Netgear's online forum and I noticed that not one of the members logged into the SC101 section reported a successful install, even after trying many suggestions from different people. I tried every suggestion listed at least five times and the unit never even came CLOSE to working. I worked on this thing for two months or so with no progess at all. I am a computer professional - programmer, analyst, dba and power PC user with over 25 years experience and this is literally the first product I have ever given up on installing. It turns out that the SC101 formats your disks in some proprietary way that makes them unreadable by windows. Say you archive about twenty thousand of your favorite songs on the SC101 including your entire vinyl collection which takes a couple of hours per record to digitize and the SC101 blows up. Thats right - you cannot pull the disks out and use them in a Window system - your only option is to buy another SC101! Also, MANY people on the SC101 foruim reported that they had lost all their data just using the blasted thing. I gave the SC101 to goodwill with a warning taped on the box. I read a suggestion on the forum that all you need for a NAS device is an old computer stripped down to only Windows XP, a network card and a massive hard drive. Format the hard drive to match your other drives (FAT32,NTFS, whatever) set your sharing privileges and rock out. I guess it comes as no surprise by now that I rate the SC101 as the worst piece of hardware I ever bought. I think that Netgear should recall all of them and give us our noney back.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent storage system for XP (but not Vista or 7)
*by J***J on November 3, 2010*

This unit would rate 5 stars if only Netgear had decided to provide W-7 drivers. Installation was simple and the units are quite stable (have 2 with 500gb in each). Hooking up to a network is a no-brainer but you will have to install Netgear's propriety drivers and utilities on all your PCs to access and manage the drives. Since installation, I have had no down-time issues and every XP computer works well with the boxes. As we are converting to W-7 units, I may have to excess these boxes but only because Netgear does not have, nor do they plan to release updated drivers.

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