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New Ultra 4 RNDU400 and 3TB Drives
Hi, Thanks to the forum members I have finally decided to buy the Ultra 4 RNDU4000 (4-bay). I also purchased 2 3TB drives by Seagate. From the HCL: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3 TB ...
If you downloaded the BIOS update software for the drive from Seagate's site (Barracuda-ALL-GRCC4H.exe if it's the 'Windows' Firmware Updater) Run it, with the drive connected. The laptop will reboot, and it should detect the drive if it's connected to your eSATA port. It will list all drives connected to the onboard SATA chip, but will only attempt to update the correct drive (as only it has the correct model number). It's not important for "Windows" to see the drive at all.
However, for other people who may be wondering, these disks need to be partitioned as GPT format if going into a desktop computer permanently - not MBR.
Once the laptop reboots, power it off again, swap drives and repeat the proceedure.
If you download the DOS/ISO version of the updater, you could use a CD-RW and create a boot CD with it, and if the connectors are compatible, possibly swap the laptop's own cabling for it's own drive to the new drive for the duration of the update. Then replace them back afterwards. The main thing is the drive being seen by the laptop's BIOS and the firmware updater utility.
The problem you have here is that if the NAS hasn't been shipped with Firmware 4.2.16 or above, it *may* not see the drives either, which means you won't be able to update it's firmware. Ask someone if they have any old 3.5in SATA HDD (Size unimportant as long as it's not over 2TB lol) and use that to put in the NAS to do the initial setup. Obviously, bear in mind the NAS will probably wipe the drive as part of the setup, or you may have to have it wiped prior.
EDIT: Oops - didn't see the second page of the thread lol. With regards the drive's reported size, yes this is normal. Formatted capacity of a drive is always less than advertised capacity. For several reasons. One of which being the unit of measure used to calculate drive sizes. Google it and you'll find doezens of articles on the subject. Congratulations on getting there though. :)
However, for other people who may be wondering, these disks need to be partitioned as GPT format if going into a desktop computer permanently - not MBR.
Once the laptop reboots, power it off again, swap drives and repeat the proceedure.
If you download the DOS/ISO version of the updater, you could use a CD-RW and create a boot CD with it, and if the connectors are compatible, possibly swap the laptop's own cabling for it's own drive to the new drive for the duration of the update. Then replace them back afterwards. The main thing is the drive being seen by the laptop's BIOS and the firmware updater utility.
The problem you have here is that if the NAS hasn't been shipped with Firmware 4.2.16 or above, it *may* not see the drives either, which means you won't be able to update it's firmware. Ask someone if they have any old 3.5in SATA HDD (Size unimportant as long as it's not over 2TB lol) and use that to put in the NAS to do the initial setup. Obviously, bear in mind the NAS will probably wipe the drive as part of the setup, or you may have to have it wiped prior.
EDIT: Oops - didn't see the second page of the thread lol. With regards the drive's reported size, yes this is normal. Formatted capacity of a drive is always less than advertised capacity. For several reasons. One of which being the unit of measure used to calculate drive sizes. Google it and you'll find doezens of articles on the subject. Congratulations on getting there though. :)
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