Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Probably. Maybe the drive thinks it is still in the raid. Thanks! Leo Wesson Photographer/Videographer 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Dec 18, 2013, at 4:07 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Yes, Windows does that as it initiates the drive, but it was a quick > format. Maybe I should do a thorough one? > > Thanks, > > Tina > > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 4:55 PM, Leowesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Tina, did you reformat the drive after u took it out of the drobo? >> >> Leo Wesson >> www.leowesson.com >> >>> On Dec 18, 2013, at 15:48, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, Geoff - >>> >>> I still have the Drobo. I just replaced one of its 3TB drives with a 4TB >>> one and am switching the 3TB to my JBOD enclosure. It is just an >> enclosure >>> with no software. The drives slide in and out. Right now I have the >> Drobo >>> with 4 4TB installed. Two JBOD enclosures - they each have 1 3TB and 3 >> 2TB >>> drives. I'm replacing one of the 2TB drives in the enclosure with the >> 3TB >>> drive that came out of the Drobo. I had counted on having all of the 3TB >>> to back-up my scans. I didn't have this problem when I installed the >> other >>> two 3TB drives in the enclosures. Everything is exactly the same so I >>> can't figure out why it's refusing to let me allocate half a terabyte of >>> space! >>> I do wish somebody could come and sit at my computer to figure it out. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Yep, I was trying to provide some sort of practical response based on >> what >>>> was in Tina's query. Many users don't want to have to deal with >> partitions >>>> and drivers and the like. Living with the 2TB limit might be the >> simplest >>>> and no risk outcome. Sitting at the machine with Tina would be the ideal >>>> assistance plan of course. >>>> Tina is talking about a non-bootable disk I think. I assume in an >> external >>>> enclosure. At one point Tina had a Drobo unit ( which can deal with the >>>> bigger disks of course) but maybe no longer? >>>> >>>> I've never used any HDD's larger than 2TB as yet so I'll bow out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Geoff >>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 19 December 2013 06:20, R. Clayton McKee <rcmphoto at yahoo.com> >> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 12/18/13, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I assume that you have Windows 7 (or Vista)? This can't be >>>>>> done with earlier windows than that. >>>>>> For whatever its worth, my understanding is that 2 TB is a >>>>>> limit due to the way windows deals with partitions. >>>>> >>>>> It's a limit for some partition types, but not a limit on physical >> drive >>>>> size. The worst case is that you may have to use multiple partitions >> on >>>>> the same physical unit.... As I understand it, most 7 boxes can >> handle >>>>> physical drives up to something outrageous like 256 TB. >>>>> >>>>> I sub-partition drives routinely as it makes it somewhat easier for me >> to >>>>> organize the system. I've never had any kind of issue with this at >> all. >>>>> >>>>> The partition reservation thing may be a limit in the JBOD box firmware >>>> or >>>>> the indexing routines, neither of which I have any experience with. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> R. Clayton McKee >>>>> PhotoJournalist >>>>> from somewhere just south of somewhere else... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley >>> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information