Generally, external drives are used for server backups. If you look in the Dashboard, Server Folders and Hard Drives, Hard Drives I assume you see the drive in question showing up under Server backup? If so, you will not be able to use it as Server Storage
as it has not been allocated a drive letter. I believe if you run the "Remove the hard drive from server backup" wizard and then disconnect it reconnect it to your server - DO NOT agree to it being used for server backup and you should be able to use it for
server storage.
From online help:
How do I increase storage on the server?
Published: April 26, 2010
Updated: March 30, 2011
Applies To: Windows Home Server 2011
To increase the storage on the server, you can add an additional internal hard disk to the server. To add the additional internal hard disk, you must first shut down the server, next add the internal hard disk, and then power it back on to restart the server.
Next, depending on whether the hard disk to be added is formatted, or unformatted, do one of the following:
- If you had an internal hard disk that is unformatted, it generates the alert- “One or more unformatted hard disks are connected to the server”. Launch the Alert Viewer from the Dashboard, select the alert, and follow the instructions to format
the hard disk and use it to store server folders.
- If the internal hard disk is formatted with NTFS, the server assigns it a drive letter, and the hard disk appears in the
Hard Drives tab. You can now either create, or move server folders to the new hard drive. If the formatted hard disk also includes preexisting files, then you can remove any unwanted files using the
Drive Clean up utility.
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