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[rjbenson]

I've just setup a WHS 2011 system with a HP Proliant Micro server. I ended up using the original 250 gig drive for the install and I wanted to add 3 drives I had for additional storage. The drives I erased and formatted on a Mac system, not NTFS since Macs won't do that. The system runs fine and the 3 drives show up but I'm unable to use them because they are not formatted NTFS. I'm unable to figure out how to do this from the dashboard. I know there is a wizard for new unformatted drives that will start automatically but I do not know how or where to locate this manually. Is there an option to do this? Or will I have to manually take the drives out and wipe out the partitions and reinstall. Seems like a lot of work... Thanks. Rob

[KesterHouse]

Hi ho,

I don't see a method of getting at this stuff you need from Dashboard. Either with a console, or a remote connection, open Server Manager > Storage > Disk Management.

Once that screen loads, you can right click on the disk you want to fiddle with, delete the MAC partitions, then create new partitions and format away. No need to remove the disks. I've got a few screenshots of what this looks like in a recent tutorial about partitioning disks after installation, available here. I didn't include a section about migrating from MAC, but you might still find some useful stuff there.

Hope that helps,
-Jeff K.

[rjbenson]

Thanks for the reply but I'm lost at how to access the Disk Management snap in with a remote connection. When I try to connect remotely I keep getting the dashboard or worse yet it will not let me start the RemoteApp because it does not know the identity of it's publisher. It took me several attempts too get this far. First I had to add the local servers address as a trusted site and then change the security settings to run the acitvex remote connection program. Any help. Thanks,

[bobbyc]

Here is a tutorial for doing a Remote Desktop Connection, also known as RDP.

Once you establish your connection, open the Disk Management MMC and format the drives in question.

good luck