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Install a second Hard Disk into the NetGear ReadyNAS cabinet
I need some help.... I have connected my ReadyNAS to my router and already installed a 500 Gb Tishiba disc inside,...its working fine. Now I want to add a 2 Tb WD disc, but the system can't seam to f...
Thank you for the answear,........
The light in the front has stoped blinking and in the admin...online, I can see both disks in green status,....looks ok....
BUT, I still cant use it, its just the other disk that shows on my macbook desktop.......
There is another disk showing, but then I have to usa a password,....and I have no clue about witch one.....
What NAS do you have and what firmware is it running?
.....its a RN102. Firmware: 6.4.0
In slot one there is a Toshiba 500 Gb,.....running nicely....
In slot two, there is a WD; WDC WD 20EFRX-68EUZND - Firm ware; 82.00A82 - SATA - Volumename: New
In the Admin Page Its set to;
X-RAID, both disk as showing in the picture with the green dot under for each disk, but to the left,
inside the light blue aera "Data".....there is only the Toshiba disk showing.....
In the "Performance" area both of the disks are showing with green light, temperature ++++
what the f.... is this....
Maybe you can post a screenshot?
If you are using XRAID, then adding a disk won't give you any more space. All that happens is that the NAS converts the existing volume to RAID-1 (giving redundancy, but no more space). In your specific case, that would mean that 1.5 TB of the WD20EFRX would be unused.
If you are using flexraid then you'd need to create a volume (which would show up under "data" on the left) and create shares on the new drive using the web UI.
Was the WD20EFRX formatted when you inserted it?
Hi Pornlapas,
In addition to Stephen B's answers and suggestions, in your MAC computer you will see your ReadyNAS device twice because AFP and SMB protocols are both enabled. In order to access them both, you need to ensure that their permission are properly setup.
Let me know if you have other questions.
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team
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