Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a good thought. Details of the implementation vary from raid to raid. It is a fairly common practice to place headers meaning hidden information on the disk which tells the raid that a disk is one of its disks, it's place in the raid and other information to help the raid software understand how to deal with the disks if some catastrophic event such as removing the disks and putting them back in the wrong slots in the raid happens. This may not be the case here, but it needs to be explored. If that I the case then the only way around it is to remove the header information from the disk. Formatting may not do the job. It might be necessary to contact the vendor. I have no specific knowledge of the hardware involved, so I can't be of much help. Remember that in cases like this Google is your friend. Barney Barney Quinn, WK3Z C: (301) 775-1386 H: (301) 654-0938 > On Dec 18, 2013, at 5:13 PM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote: > > 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. 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