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Rucyj35
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Dec 19, 2024
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Which disk format to use when adding

I have a NAS 102 populated with two drives, RAID1, now running out of space. I've added a further external drive via USB port. The System sees it, but reports the message:  System: External storage...
  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Dec 20, 2024

    Rucyj35 wrote:

    Yes, that's what I thought.  However, although it was set to sync and GMT, the time was well out. I assumed it was syncing to an American server, so I disabled it and entered the time manually.


    You can configure 0.pool.ntp.org and 1.pool.ntp.org.  That should give you a local server.

     

    Entering the time manually is generally good enough, but it needs to be re-done periodically because the internal clock will drift.  Also you need to recheck it after a power disruption.

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