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Aspirant

Dec 13, 2015

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wrong disk size at ready nas duo

Hi, I have a old Ready Nas Duo with RAIDiator 4.1.14. I had 2x500 GB as X-Raid. I changed to new 2 x WD30EZRX (3 TB). After Update both are redundant and everything is well. But free space wa...

Installation & Upgrade

StephenB
Dec 13, 2015
Zacki wrote:

Any chance for me to use the compelete 3 TB space in my old Ready Nas Duo (I use it only as a backup once a month)?

No. The max disk size is 2 TB, and there is no workaround.

StephenB

Guru - Experienced User

Dec 13, 2015

Zacki wrote:

Any chance for me to use the compelete 3 TB space in my old Ready Nas Duo (I use it only as a backup once a month)?

No. The max disk size is 2 TB, and there is no workaround.

Zacki
Aspirant
Dec 13, 2015
Hi Stephen,

thank you for your fast answer. Any chance to change from 741 GB to 2 TB with this disk? Why choose the ready nas 741 instead of 2 TB?

best regards Zacki
- mdgm-ntgr
  NETGEAR Employee Retired
  Dec 14, 2015
  No. The Duo v1 does not support GPT.
  
  3TB disks being seen as having 741GB capacity is a known problem that results from using them in a system in which GPT is not supported.
  
  The Duo v1 was the last of the Sparc models to be released and was released back in 2008. It's the 2-bay version of a product released back in February 2006. The hardware is about 10 years old now.
  
  All our newer models have GPT support.
  - Zacki
    Aspirant
    Dec 14, 2015
    Hi mdgm,
    
    thanks for support.
    
    Ok, then I have a newer version, because on the bottom I found: ReadyNas Duo RND2150 v2. This is the second version, correct?
    
    Best regards
    
    Zacki