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nsne
Virtuoso
Dec 01, 2016

"Format disk failed" – Unable to format new HDD

I just got a new 8TB drive and tried to add it to my ReadyNAS. Unfortunately, I'm getting the following error:   "There was an error in volumes. Format Disk failed. The disk may be part of an activ...
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mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Dec 01, 2016

Perhaps hook the disk up to your PC and wipe the partition table off it?

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nsne
Virtuoso
Dec 01, 2016

Thanks, mdgm-ntgr. Wiped the GUID using diskpart but it'll be a while before I can test it. My 314 is currently resyncing with the old HDD back in.

 

Was worried I'd hit an expansion limit. Is that an issue with the RN314?

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