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powellandy1
Aug 21, 2020Virtuoso
Add SSD to RN528X
Hi Following on from https://community.netgear.com/t5/New-ReadyNAS-Users-General/Add-SSD-drive-s-to-RN528X/td-p/1776859 I've just had a go at adding an M2 SSD to my new 528X. It seems have wo...
Sandshark
Aug 21, 2020Sensei
When creating volumes on a drive that the GUI cannot see, it is best to use the Netgear utility volume_util (aka rnutil volume_util), not do everything manually. volume_util --help will point you in the right direction. Once the volume is created, the GUI should see it, and everything else can be done from there.
Note that this is for devices the GUI is not designed to see, such as the M2 SSD here or a drive in a non-Netgear external SAS chassis (on compatible rack mount systems), not for a drive that simply fails to show up when it should.
powellandy1
Aug 21, 2020Virtuoso
Thanks.
I'll factory reset, clear the SSD and have a play.
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