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Readynas 314 and Seagate 2TB USB drive
Hello
I have recently purchased a ReadyNAS 314 and a 2TB Seagate portable USB3 external hard drive for the purpose of backing up the NAS contents. When I plug the drive into one of the rear USB ports on the NAS it becomes visible but is read-only. Log entries state "System: External storage 'Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD' may not have been safely ejected after last use. This device will be read-only. You will need to plug it into its native operating system and repair it before it will be writeable."
I have plugged the external drive into a PC and it functions normally so there should be no need for a repair as the log entry suggests. Is this a hardware compatibility issue, or something else?
Thanks
I have recently purchased a ReadyNAS 314 and a 2TB Seagate portable USB3 external hard drive for the purpose of backing up the NAS contents. When I plug the drive into one of the rear USB ports on the NAS it becomes visible but is read-only. Log entries state "System: External storage 'Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD' may not have been safely ejected after last use. This device will be read-only. You will need to plug it into its native operating system and repair it before it will be writeable."
I have plugged the external drive into a PC and it functions normally so there should be no need for a repair as the log entry suggests. Is this a hardware compatibility issue, or something else?
Thanks
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- If you download your logs zip file what is the date in bios_ver.log ?
- Try safe removing the HDD from a PC and then inserting in to NAS . This should work .
- Does it work if you connect it to the USB2 port on the front of the NAS?
I would like to see the date in bios_ver.log - Thanks for the replies.
I had connected to a pc and properly disconnected previously but I've just tried it again on another computer and Windows prompted for a scan. Once the scan completed it now works perfectly in the NAS.
Thanks again for your assistance.
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