Windows 10: Formatting a Hard Drive that I took from a RAID-1 Linux System

Discus and support Formatting a Hard Drive that I took from a RAID-1 Linux System in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hi. I have a 6 year old server with 2 1-terabyte 3.5 inch drives from my old business. The server was managed by my IT person and I was never... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Neutron Man, Jun 22, 2019.

  1. Formatting a Hard Drive that I took from a RAID-1 Linux System


    Hi. I have a 6 year old server with 2 1-terabyte 3.5 inch drives from my old business. The server was managed by my IT person and I was never interested in learning Linux so I never even got the passwords. Now I'd like to take the drives out and put them into an Insignia 3.5" External Drive enclosure, plug the enclosure into my Windows 10 lap through the USB port and then format the drives. One at a time. But the Windows 10 system will not assign a drive letter and does not give the option to initialize the drive(s). I have Administrator privilege over the laptop. Any suggestions?

    :)
     
    Neutron Man, Jun 22, 2019
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  2. Amit_Sun Win User

    Error: "Scan the drive now and fix it", Linux named folder with special characters are not accessable in Windows 10 using external hard drive

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    May I know the file partition format type of your external drive?



    As Linux and Windows they work on different file system, when the files are migrated from Linux base system to Windows OS, most of the files that are not supported could be hidden, I suggest you to follow the steps below to further
    narrow down the root cause of the issue.



    Method 1: Check the hard drive in different computer.



    I suggest you to check the hard drive in a different computer and check if you still face the issue.



    If the same issue persists on different computer then the issue might be with the hard drive itself, I suggest you to contact the local tech and get the drive checked.



    Method 2: Run Check disk.



    Run the check disk command to repair the hard drive and fix the bad sectors.



    1. Search for Command Prompt on the start menu.
    2. Right click and Run as Administrator.
    3. Type in chkdsk C: /f /r /x where
      C: represents the drive letter for the hard drive change the drive letter according to your system and hit enter.


    Disclaimer: While performing chkdsk on the hard drive, if any bad sectors are found on the hard drive then chkdsk tries to repair that sector if any data available on that might
    be lost.



    Method 3: Automatically diagnose and fix Windows USB problems.



    I suggest you refer to this article
    Automatically diagnose and fix Windows USB problems

    download and run the troubleshooter to fix the issue with USB detection.



    Method 4: uninstall USB drivers.



    1. If you still face the issue and the hard drives throws the error again, you can refer the article

      USB devices may stop functioning correctly when multiple devices connected to the same USB hub go into selective suspend
      and check if this helps you.
    2. Reboot the computer once after the steps are completed.




    Method 5: Backup your data on Linux OS.



    As the drive is compatible with Linux system, I suggest you to backup your data on any Linux computer first.



    Method 6: Check for hidden files.



    Some Linux files that are not readable by Windows are sometimes hidden in Windows, you can follow the below steps to unhide them and access the data.



    1. If you are able to read the hard drive, I suggest you to navigate to the drive partition and

      unhide all the hidden folder
      and check.
    2. If you are still not able to see the data, uncheck
      Hide protected operating system files.
    3. After you have found your files, I suggest you to undo the changes.


    If you still face the issue, reply to this post with more information.

    Hope it helps.

    Amit Sunar

    Microsoft Community – Moderator
     
    Amit_Sun, Jun 22, 2019
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  3. georgetok Win User
    Is it possible to easily setup Raid-1 on this system ?

    Thank you so much.

    Dell system I am buying as a back has Xeon E5645 2.2 GHz & 12 GB ECC RAM

    They don't offer Xeon W3680 that you suggested

    So would that be good enough ?

    Thanks
     
    georgetok, Jun 22, 2019
    #3
  4. Steevo Win User

    Formatting a Hard Drive that I took from a RAID-1 Linux System

    Is it possible to easily setup Raid-1 on this system ?

    Get the six core CPU's I listed, at 3.3Ghz per core they will more than handle any calculations you throw at them for years to come, and with matching RAM in tri channel you will have a very strong setup.


    My only other suggestion is a full RAID card like the one I listed with SSD's (in RAID 1)for the OS and programs, and then a RAID 5 array for backup and any large files on the board with a offsite final backup
     
    Steevo, Jun 22, 2019
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