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Used HDs from ReadyNas
Hello All, I have a few HDs from an NV+ and NVX that are no longer being used since an upgrade. I want to use them for other PCs in the house for extra storage. The PCs are running either Vista o...
StephenB wrote: If this is happening with all the drives, then maybe something is wrong on the PC end.
Tcc- how are you connecting them to the PC?
Internally via sata cable.
mdgm wrote: Trying to understand why the disk isn't recognised by your PC.
Can you power down the NVX, remove drives (label order), put the drives you are trying to connect to your PC that were in the NVX back in and boot into tech support mode, then PM me your I.P. etc. ?
I can look at your disks and wipe them so they are blank (unformatted).
Currently I have 2x2tb and 2x1tb drives in the NVX and from what I can remember I had two 500gb drives from it (not 100% sure). Will putting in the two 500 disks cause a problem if I remove the two 2tb disks? What if the 500s are from my NV+?
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