Red RAID 320G Drive not formatting on camera (Red One)

[Matt Efsic]

The drive will not format (screen says "Formatting" for 15+ minutes).
I have tried formatting the drive on 2 cameras (M and MX) and with 2 different drive cables. Same results.
I have successfully reformatted it (FAT32) on a Mac (as per instructions from other threads), followed by format attempt on camera. Same results.
I tested both cables and Mac (FAT32) format procedure with 2nd RAID drive and both work.

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

Matt Efsic
Camera Tech / DIT / Data Load
Ventura, CA

 

[Matt Efsic]

Success!

Pulled the affected drive out of the box again today to troubleshoot.

Reformatted (FAT32) on Mac again (used a previous Red Mag name: ie... A001_0101KX) and copied all associated files over to RAID Drive.
Camera recognized drive, played files, and formatted in under 5min.

I think one of the students formatted it on the laptop and made it unrecognizable to the camera.

Descartes went into a bar and ordered a whiskey. The bartender asked if he wanted it on the rocks. Descartes responded "I think not." and promptly disappeared.

Matt Efsic
Camera Tech / DIT / Data Loader
Ventura, CA

 

[Derek Devine]

So, I sent off my RED today and realized that I still need to clear off my drives that I'm planning to send in to RED toward the 256 SSD deal. So I CAN format the drives on a mac? What about just throwing the contents into the trash? What is your experience with formatting the drives with a computer?

 

[Derek Devine]

ok, RTM. It's in there.