Replacing failed disk in G-RAID w/Thunderbolt 2

G-Technology G-RAID & G-DOCK
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One of the disks in my G-RAID unit failed, so I ordered a bare drive to replace it. As far as I know, this is what I need to do to install it and rebuild the RAID array (the unit is set up for RAID1):

  1. Remove failed drive from G-RAID unit
  2. Swap mounting chassis from failed drive to replacement drive
  3. Install new drive into G-RAID
  4. Power up G-RAID

Do I need to format the new drive for Mac before installing it into the G-RAID?
Does the G-RAID start rebuilding on its own once it’s powered back up (which is what the manual suggests), or do I need to run the configurator utility?

Thanks.

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You will just need to the launch the configurator software. The same one you used to set it to RAID1, then select the drive that is listed with a D added. That stands for Degraded. Once chosen then just click rebuild and it will start the process.