Can I reuse my NAS Duo disks in my PC

Yes that should be fine just connect them to pc then format them to ntfs.

Hello Herieo

Thank You for your reply.

A few mins ago I read on this forum that a windows PC would not show the disks in "My Computer" because the format is not compatible. If this is true then how do I reformat them, while installed in my Windows PC, so the PC can make use of them.
Sorry to sound dumb.

Regards,
Connie

With Windows 7 or Vista you would click on the windows button on the lower right, right-click on "computer" and select "manage" That will open up a computer management app.

You'll see disk management near the bottom of the left pane. Click on that. You will see the disks listed, and the one from the NAS will have an unrecognized format and no drive letter. You can right-click on the disk space area, and there are several options listed there. If "format" is one of them, use it. You might need to initialize the disk to see that though.

The Duo disk formatted for Linux will have several partitions and you will have to delete the partitions until the entire drive is "unallocated". You can then format it in NTFS and when formatted a drive letter will be assigned. From that point on, it will be recognized in "Computer". I have used disk management to delete the partitions of Linux formatted drives from a ReadyNAS many times in repurposing a drive for PC use. I did then when taking an array of 500GB drives that had been replaced with 1TB drives. The old drives, as you realize still have usable value in excess of what we would get throwing them on the market.

Hello,

Thanks everyone for your advice. :D

I'll try the Disk Management route to reformat the disks.

Thanks again.

Connie

PapaBear wrote:

The Duo disk formatted for Linux will have several partitions and you will have to delete the partitions until the entire drive is "unallocated". You can then format it in NTFS and when formatted a drive letter will be assigned. From that point on, it will be recognized in "Computer". I have used disk management to delete the partitions of Linux formatted drives from a ReadyNAS many times in repurposing a drive for PC use. I did then when taking an array of 500GB drives that had been replaced with 1TB drives. The old drives, as you realize still have usable value in excess of what we would get throwing them on the market.

Hello PapaBear

I followed your advice.
I deleted the volumes and now have all the space unallocated.
Do I now create a simple volune on the disk and allocate a drive letter through the New Simple Volume Wizard. ?
There was no format option once I deleted the Volumns.
My OS is Windows 7 ultimate.

Thanks for any guidence.
Regards
Connie

You do create a simple volume. My memory played tricks on me and I left that step out. Once you create a simple volume, you should then get the format option. The drive letter will be assigned automatically after formatting taking the next available letter. (Which is why when I map my shares, I use letter high in the alphabet). The drive will then be visible in the Computer/Windows Explorer window. (Both paths take you to virtually the same window).

PapaBear wrote:

You do create a simple volume. My memory played tricks on me and I left that step out. Once you create a simple volume, you should then get the format option. The drive letter will be assigned automatically after formatting taking the next available letter. (Which is why when I map my shares, I use letter high in the alphabet). The drive will then be visible in the Computer/Windows Explorer window. (Both paths take you to virtually the same window).

Thanks PapaBear, all worked a treat. :D

Regards

Connie