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Data: DEGRADED on RN104
Hi guys, extreme help required. Added a second 4TB WD RED into slot 2 of my RN104 NAS tonight and everything started off ok and then suddenly I have the following flashing at me every few seconds.. ...
On a windows PC there are two ways to delete partitions.
njpryan wrote: Just as a matter of interest - how do you go about deleting the partitions off the new HD
One is to use the diagnostic utilities (e.g., seatools or lifeguard) to zero the drives. One of them (I forget which) has a quick erase (zeroing sectors at the beginning and the end) which is enough to delete the partitions.
The second way is to right-click on "computer" and select "manage". A management tool is launched. Scroll down to the disk manager section, and right click each "volume" of the disk. Then choose delete. This will work even if Windows doesn't recognize the disk format (which it doesn't).
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