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Trying to use ST3000DM001 3TB drive in USB dock
I have 4 of these drives in my NV+ and want to use them for backups and/or hot swap for the raid array so I picked up 2 more along with a BlacX eSata dock to use for USB backups. This HDD/dock config ...
mdgm wrote: You probably need to delete the partitions on the USB disk, create a new one and format it.
Bingo, thanks mdgm.
I used parted to remove the partitions and then I was able to get mkfs.ext3 to work correctly
Model: Initio INIC-1610P (scsi)
Disk /dev/sde: 3001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop
Number Start End Size File system Flags
1 0.00B 3001GB 3001GB ext3
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