Robert Bec
February 20th, 2009, 08:22 PM
My new external hard drives cant be recognized by my mac
i get the message
Disk Insertion
The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer
Initialize ignore eject
what do i do it is supposed to be plug & play
the unit is
http://www.epowermac.com.au/shop/pc/SOHO-SR3610-RAID-eSATA-USB2-427p1198.htm
please help the shop is closed till monday
Rob
Shaun Roemich
February 20th, 2009, 08:33 PM
IGNORE!
Power everything down and try again.
If that doesn't work, power the computer up first, THEN the drive and see if that works. Every so often I get that error but usually with my iPod shuffle.
Robert Lane
February 20th, 2009, 10:08 PM
If you're creating a RAID and it was never initialized then of course it won't be readable. You'll need to initialize it (format) it. Make sure how the hardware has been setup; is it a "hardware" RAID where the controller in the box is creating the RAID or are you doing it in software? This make a difference in how you'll have to format the drives.
If you're unsure how to do this, get the people you purchase the unit from on the phone and have them walk you through the process.
Shaun Roemich
February 20th, 2009, 10:25 PM
My bad. I'm not sure what I was thinking. Robert of course is right. I missed the "new" and "RAID" discussion.
Robert Bec
February 20th, 2009, 10:47 PM
If you're creating a RAID and it was never initialized then of course it won't be readable. You'll need to initialize it (format) it. Make sure how the hardware has been setup; is it a "hardware" RAID where the controller in the box is creating the RAID or are you doing it in software? This make a difference in how you'll have to format the drives.
If you're unsure how to do this, get the people you purchase the unit from on the phone and have them walk you through the process.
the box is making the raid not the software in the computer
I have clicked on initialize and it is there all 935gig but what now
Robert Bec
February 20th, 2009, 11:20 PM
I fixed it
I clicked on erase and that was it verified it all ok
Transferiing some data to check if the raid 1 is working ok
40gigs in under 10min i think thats great