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ReadyNAS 424 - Channel won't format after deleting Audit option
I was trying to delete a channel/disk volume to recreate a new on use the channel 3 but I had to delete/remove the Audit files first and now I'm not able to use that drive (format or recreate partition, nothing).
Could somebody help me out? I can send you the logs if needed. I'm uploading a screenshot of the current setup.
Thanks,
Markus
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First I'd try rebooting the NAS. If that doesn't resolve it, then I'd try removing/reinserting the disk with the NAS running.
If neither works, then remove the disk, and connect it to a Windows PC (either with SATA or a USB adapter/dock). I'd test it with vendor tools (Seatools for Seagate, the WD Digital Dashboard for Western Digital). I'd first run the normal "long" test, and follow that up with the write zeros/erase test. The write zeros will remove partitions from the disk, so you should then be able to format it in the NAS.
Okay thanks... I was really hoping that I wouldn't have to hook it to a computer to do this. A little bit of an inconvience.
Thanks for your input.
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