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--- In magnia_sg20@yahoogroups.com, "candrews" <candrews@y...> wrote:
\n>
\n> DOH!
\n>
\n> Actually I meant to say I chose extra network storage space at
\nwhich
\n> point it sits forever. I backup the unit to an external workstation
\n> on the LAN which than does backup to a tape drive.
\n>
\n> But if this thing is actually formatting it seems like it is taking
\n> it hours rather than minutes.
\n>
\n>
\n> --- In magnia_sg20@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Lengowski"
\n> <peter.lengowski@d...> wrote:
\n> > if you chose 'Backup' for your second drive, formatting AND
\n> creating
\n> > the backup of drive one may take quite a while! I also remember
\nto
\n> > have read somewere, that this works only with identical drives.
\n> What
\n> > is your secret behind using a 40G drive as backup of a 20G??? ...
\n> I
\n> > would try to use the 40G drive as additional storage, this will
\n> only
\n> > take the time for formatting. Hope that gets you some inches
\n> further.
\n> > Peter / DUS / GER
\n> >
\n> > --- In magnia_sg20@yahoogroups.com, "candrews" <candrews@y...>
\n> wrote:
\n> > > Alright folks, I just got around to purchasing a second drive
\n> for
\n> > my
\n> > > SG20. I install a IBM travelstar 40GB next to the current 20GB,
\n> > > anyway I have the second drive setup as a slave via the dip
\n> > switches
\n> > > and when I go to the second drive tool on the SG20
\n> administration
\n> > > interface it says that the second drive is found but it has an
\n> > > invalid operating system on it followed by the typical all
\n> > > information will be erased if you proceed.
\n> > >
\n> > > I hit proceed and the unit goes to the screen where it asks if
\nI
\n> > > would like this to be original storage space or backup space. I
\n> > > chose backup, at this point the SG20 says this may take a few
\n> > > seconds and than I get an endless that keeps flashing in
\n> progress
\n> > > but never finishes.
\n> > >
\n> > > Am I missing something? I know the drive is good because I have
\n> > > looked at it on my laptop. Should it take hours for this thing
\n> to
\n> > > format or should it happen fairly quickly?
\n> > >
\n> > > Lastly, is their a way from the command line to just format the
\n> > > drive myself? Commands would be useful as I am no guru on
\n> Linux...
\n> > >
\n> > > Any and all help would be appreciated.