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Unable to mount/format USB Drive
I changed the name of the USB drive within the RN 600 and now it will let me see it but not mount/use it. I connected it to a Windows 2000 machine and it sees it fine and the files there. Model: ...
I just wanted to let everyone know that I had the same problems with using my Maxtor OneTouch III 750 GB (formatted with OSX Extended) as a backup drive with my NV+, i.e. can't format the drive, the "Go" button does nothing, etc.
I hooked my drive into my iMac and changed the drive name to all caps without any blanks. Previously, I had named the drive "ReadyNAS Backup". I renamed it "READYNAS_BACKUP" (without quotes) and then reattached the drive to my NV+. The drive began functioning normally, and I was able to format it as EXT3 and run a backup.
So the space in the drive name (and maybe the caps too) caused Frontview problems in processing the format and backup request. Also, it's nice that the backup log is now being displayed; I can at least see the (slow) progress of my 500 GB backup.
I hooked my drive into my iMac and changed the drive name to all caps without any blanks. Previously, I had named the drive "ReadyNAS Backup". I renamed it "READYNAS_BACKUP" (without quotes) and then reattached the drive to my NV+. The drive began functioning normally, and I was able to format it as EXT3 and run a backup.
So the space in the drive name (and maybe the caps too) caused Frontview problems in processing the format and backup request. Also, it's nice that the backup log is now being displayed; I can at least see the (slow) progress of my 500 GB backup.
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