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JeffreyJJohnson

by JeffreyJJohnson

My Drobo is not booting not sure what the deal is
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I have an XP machine that it has been working just fine on for a long time. Now it does not want to boot any more. I have tried unplugging it it from the computer and powering it down and back up. I got it to boot and be seen on the system but after I restarted my system it no longer wants to boot. I have tried again and it seemed to be in a continually reboot but shutting down my system it stopped rebooting and has stayed off.
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pszaro

by pszaro

Having issues with Drobo 2nd Gen & OS X Lion?
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I was having horrible performance issues with OS X Lion and the Drobo 2nd Gen. I abandoned the Drobo and used another interim solution. Drobo released firmware version 1.4.1 on 10/25/11 (http://drobo.com/support/updates/firmware/Release... I gave it another shot and updated the firmware on the Drobo.
Bottom line, Firewire 800 performance on the Drobo is back to pre-Lion upgrade performance. If you are having issues, upgrade your firmware....
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jamesus

by jamesus

What is the best way to mount NTFS NAS drive to OSX Lion? Should I consider reformatting the drive to HFS+?
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Long time Windows user here looking to switch to Mac.
My current setup is an Windows 7 desktop. I use iTunes to manage my media, which I store on a Drobo as my NAS. I formatted the Drobo to use NTFS and have ~1.75 TB of files on the Drobo. I also use Backblaze to backup the Drobo to the cloud.
I have a new Mac Mini which I am testing out. I am having issues using MacFUSE with Tuxera NTFS for Mac (http://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-ntfs-for-ma... to mount the Drobo. No matter what I have read /... Read more →
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Blackwood

I'm a windows user with a MacBook...I currently use NTFS -3G (an older...

rlines

by rlines

Who else is disappointed by the >2tb drive support being pushed out?
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From drobo.com @ http://support.drobo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5... * Drobo (4-bay) - later this year We apologize for the delay! The release for 3TB drive support for the Drobo 4-bay units is almost complete however we are continuing to put the release through quality assurance testing. The good news is that the release will also support greater than 3TB drives when they become available (e.g. 4TB, 5TB). We want to ensure that we have tested the release thoroughly so that your data stays... Read more →
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rlines

In case you haven't seen the new 1.4.0 firmware is available for the 2nd gen drobo...

Gurney

by Gurney

Will you get better perfomance out of a Drobo by using better/faster harddrives?
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Hi Guys, just wondering if you could achieve slightly better performance out of a Drobo (2nd-gen) by using faster (10.000 rpm) or higher cache spec hard drives? (and maybe make them all the same?) It could well be the Drobo's operating system or FW800 connection is more of a bottleneck for performance then the drives, I don't know. Hope someone had experience with this or can share a little insight, thanx in advance!
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rlines
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rlines

From experience not really. I have two 2nd Gen 4 bay drobos and I have all 7200...

patbisch

by patbisch

My 1.5TB hard drive just failed on me. I've been slowly recovering all my data for the past two days now. It's been a real pain.
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So I thought about how I should get another drive and RAID them in case this happens again. But then I remembered how we have a Drobo Pro at work and how well it's worked. Not many problems besides a drive or two failing, but I blame that on the drives themselves. So I added Drobo to my want list. To my surprise, there seems to be some unhappy customers mostly saying that it's slow. So now I'm asking myself (and the community) if I should purchase one. I need a way to make sure... Read more →
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pika2000

by pika2000

Drobo dashboard not recognizing drobo
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iMac with Mac OS X 10.5.8, drobo dashboard 1.6.6, drobo 2nd gen connected via Firewire 800. I recently upgraded the drobo dashboard software to 1.6.6. Now everytime I wake up my iMac from sleep, drobo dashboard doesn't see the drobo being connected. OS X itself still recognize the drobo and can access it just fine. I have to quit and restart the drobo dashboard. Anybody have this issue? It's very annoying.
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ryan

by ryan

Drobo (with DroboShare) no longer automatically mounting under Snow Leopard
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DroboShare automatic mounting seems to have been a bit spotty for a while now, but it looks like it's really, truly offline under Snow Leopard until a fix is released. Was trying to figure out why I couldn't get things mounted as usual, and came across this: http://support.datarobotics.com/app/answers/detail... Kind of sucky, especially considering how long Apple gave everyone during the beta period to get their stuff ready and working in SL. Fingers crossed for an expeditious fix!
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