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ReadyNAS NV+ v2 adding 3rd drive volume problem...

JabbaTheCat
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ReadyNAS NV+ v2 adding 3rd drive volume problem...

Installed the first two drives in my NV+ without a problem, with full disk capacity recognised and available, all running Raid 0, but when I added Disk 3, which is a nominal 3TB capacity Seagate, on the disk compatability list, only a small 746GB volume appears and the rest of the disk space is missing/unavailable.

 

How do I add & access the other volume on disk 3, which is acknowleged as present by Windows disk management software interogation if I plug the drive into a usb sata interface card?

 

Disk 1 - Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164 [1863 GB]

Disk 2 - WDC WD20EARX-00PASB0 [1863 GB]

Disk 3 - Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH166 [746 GB]

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StephenB
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Re: ReadyNAS NV+ v2 adding 3rd drive volume problem...

You almost certainly have an NV+ v1, which is limited to 2 TB drives.

 

The easiest way to confirm this is to check the firmware.  4.1.x is for the v1, 5.x.x is for the v2.  There are more details here: http://www.rnasguide.com/2012/01/09/how-to-tell-whether-i-have-a-duo-v1-or-duo-v2-or-nv-v1-or-nv-v2/

 

Assuming I am correct on the platform - there is no workaround.  The v1 doesn't support GPT formatting.

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JabbaTheCat
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Re: ReadyNAS NV+ v2 adding 3rd drive volume problem...

You are correct, firmware version is 4.1.14, after recent update.

 

Interesting link, especially info on rear stickers found on these boxes 🙂

 

Thanks for your help.

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