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Run FreeNAS from a thumb drive. I believed it is optimised for use this way. Then add your free HDD as a volume.

 

 

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http://doc.freenas.org/9.3/freenas_intro.html#compact-or-usb-flash

 

 

 

The FreeNAS® operating system is installed to at least one device that is separate from the storage disks. The device can be a USB stick, compact flash, or SSD. Technically, it can also be installed onto a hard drive, but this is discouraged as that drive will then become unavailable for data storage.

 

 

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I've installed FreeNas on another PC. When I came to access the NAS I realised that the drive I had installed FreeNas onto could not be used for storing data. Is this how it's meant to work? All I could add as a volume was my usb which was plugged in.

 

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Run FreeNAS from a thumb drive. I believed it is optimised for use this way. Then add your free HDD as a volume.

 

 

edit: Have a look here

 

http://doc.freenas.org/9.3/freenas_intro.html#compact-or-usb-flash

 

 

 

The FreeNAS® operating system is installed to at least one device that is separate from the storage disks. The device can be a USB stick, compact flash, or SSD. Technically, it can also be installed onto a hard drive, but this is discouraged as that drive will then become unavailable for data storage.

 

 

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Run FreeNAS from a thumb drive. I believed it is optimised for use this way. Then add your free HDD as a volume.

 

 

edit: Have a look here

 

http://doc.freenas.org/9.3/freenas_intro.html#compact-or-usb-flash

Ahh I see, thank you. 

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