Are you able to format the drives as you want like FAT 32 or NTFS?
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This is not a NAS it is hardware RAID it's just like a RAID controller in a server you can partition and format the RAID volume in any way supported by the OS. I've even used these with Mac OS X and Linux and had no problems with MBR or GPT partition tables, complicated partition schemes, HFS+, LVM, BTRFS, XFS etc. With Windows 7 or newer it registers as an internal disk instead of a removable drive so NTFS works but you will have to jump through some hoops to get FAT32 just like you would with a regular disk ExFAT may be easier. FAT32 has some applications but is insecure that's why MS made it difficult to access in newer OS.
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This is not a NAS it is hardware RAID it's just like a RAID controller in a server you can partition and format the RAID volume in any way supported by the OS. I've even used these with Mac OS X and Linux and had no problems with MBR or GPT partition tables, complicated partition schemes, HFS+, LVM, BTRFS, XFS etc. With Windows 7 or newer it registers as an internal disk instead of a removable drive so NTFS works but you will have to jump through some hoops to get FAT32 just like you would with a regular disk ExFAT may be easier. FAT32 has some applications but is insecure that's why MS made it difficult to access in newer OS. This is not a NAS it is hardware RAID it's just like a RAID controller in a server you can partition and format the RAID volume in any way supported by the OS. I've even used these with Mac OS X and Linux and had no problems with MBR or GPT partition tables, complicated partition schemes, HFS+, LVM, BTRFS, XFS etc. With Windows 7 or newer it registers as an internal disk instead of a removable drive so NTFS works but you will have to jump through some hoops to get FAT32 just like you would with a regular disk ExFAT may be easier. FAT32 has some applications but is insecure that's why MS... » Read More This is not a NAS it is hardware RAID it's just like a RAID controller in a server you can partition and format the RAID volume in any way supported by the OS. I've even used these with Mac OS X and Linux and had no problems with MBR or GPT partition tables, complicated partition schemes, HFS+, LVM, BTRFS, XFS etc. With Windows 7 or newer it registers as an internal disk instead of a removable drive so NTFS works but you will have to jump through some hoops to get FAT32 just like you would with a regular disk ExFAT may be easier. FAT32 has some applications but is insecure that's why MS made it difficult to access in newer OS. « Show Less
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Cool, different OS or OS that only supports FAT32 is one of those applications. I looked it up and the limitation in W7+ is you can only format partitions up to 32GB as FAT32 the easiest way to get around that is some free partitioning software. I use gparted Live CD because I know it's not bundled with Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) but there are a lot of other options. If you want to see the disks as separate (JBOD) that works best with USB with eSATA you may need a SATA controller that supports port multiplier.
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For it tk recognize the whole drive you'll need to reformat the drive in FAT32.
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yes, you can't format it to FAT32 it must be formatted to NTFS - there is a dropdown menu and that option is there when you format the drive.
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You sure can. I formatted the drive to use it as a Linux installation disk.
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Yes it is formatted in Fat 32 but you can reformat to exFAT or NTFS if you would like.
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Yes, you can reformat this card as NTFS. It will come shipped with exFAT formatting.
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I don't remember for sure. I think I used 'Convert e: /fs:ntfs' and it only took a few seconds, so even if it's not it's no big deal
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yes, you can plug a new or unformatted HDD in and (re)format it to your specs
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Yes you can! Simply leave the unit in JBOD mode and install any drives to access them. The drives will not be reformatted or overwritten. Please let us know if you have further questions. Oyen Digital Support
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I don't know. My problem with the drive was the format function would fail to ever complete.
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You can change the file system guy. Just format it to NTSF as it is Fat32 by default. NTSF can hold any file over 4GB while Fat32 is limited to 4GB and under.
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I think you mean NTFS, and yes.. Go to computer management - Disk Management - then format the disk to your needs
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My box is a dual boot -- Win 98 and Win XP. For compatibility reasons, all drives are FAT 32 and I can access the FAT 32 data.
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It is formatted for NTFS Windows OS. Also, I have dropped it once when I was getting out of the car. The drive is totally unusable due to bad sectors after that.
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Actually, you don't have to 'partition' the disk in order to convert it to NTFS from FAT32. Although Microsoft recommends a reformat to change the disk to NTFS, if you have data/programs that you don't want to erase, you can simply convert to NTFS without formatting. See this article if you'd like to read more: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/choosing_between_ntfs_fat_and_fat32.mspx?mfr=true
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Yes, though i have not done it from the sn-301 directly. Go into the settings and explore the options for "format hdd". This may be what you're looking for.
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All new drives tend to come needing formatting. Choose NTFS, not FAT32, that simple