¶ Storage and drive issues
If your drives aren't showing up:
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Physical connections
- Ensure all SATA/power cables are properly connected
- Try different SATA ports or cables
- Check that drives spin up during boot
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Drive compatibility
- Verify drives are supported by your hardware
- Check for any drive-specific firmware requirements
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Power supply
- Ensure adequate power supply capacity for all drives
- Check that all power connectors are secure
Problems creating storage pools:
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Drive preparation
- Drives must be unpartitioned for ZFS pool creation
- Use the HexOS interface to wipe drives if needed
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Insufficient drives
- Mirror pools require at least 2 drives
- RAIDZ1 requires at least 3 drives
- RAIDZ2 requires at least 4 drives
Related: Drive failure — replace a failed or failing drive without losing data