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GPT Drive not recognized on RN102
I just purchased a 3TB external drive (2.5 inch usb powered). The drive is recognized by the NAS when formatted as MBR (2TB) but whenever I reformat the drive as GPT the NAS won't detect it. I've tri...
Is GPT not supported?
This is dependent of USB adapter. Some of my USB adapters are OK with GPT, some not.
USB adapter as in the external case of the HDD?
Meaning, purchasing a different brand may have worked better?
Or do you mean the USB adapter of the RN102?
I should add that I formatted the drive as NTFS.
I also tried the connecting the drive as GPT (1 volume, 3TB) to my Synology 916+ and it detected the drive just fine.
Since RN102 detects the drive when formated as MBR I think this is software issue.
chokobanana wrote:
USB adapter as in the external case of the HDD?
Meaning, purchasing a different brand may have worked better?
The external case. Some older ones don't support GPT. But if that works in the synology, that's not the issue for you.
chokobanana wrote:
Since RN102 detects the drive when formated as MBR I think this is software issue.
It could be. There are some fixes in 6.6.1 beta for USB drive detection.
Hopefully 6.6.1 will adress this issue.
The drive was manufactured on october 2016 and is a Buffalo HD-PNF3.0U3-GBD. (Released in january 2016)
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