NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
mlcohen
Nov 18, 2011Aspirant
Unknowingly Formatted or erased drive
I just purchased the ReadyNAS NV+ yesterday. I bought a 2T Drive to go with my existing but full 2T Drive. I put the drives in. Empy drive in the first slot and Full drive in the second slot. Start...
TeknoJnky
Nov 18, 2011Hero
mlcohen wrote: is there a way to make them not sync or replicate?
yes, you can switch to 'flex-raid' mode, however you still can NOT keep any existing data. Any disks put in to the raid drive bays will be erased and formatted for use for the raid device.
If you have drives with existing data that you must keep, you must connect via usb (use a external usb drive case or docking station).
Related Content
NETGEAR Academy
Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology!
Join Us!