Mac OS X can't repair the disk G-Raid 3

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Mac OS X can't repair the disk G-Raid 3

I am using FCP with my G-raid external hard drive via firewire.
When I launch FCP it cannot go into Recently I got the following message:
"One or more of the scratch disks you have specified does not have read/write access."
I also get the following message:

Mac OS X can't repair e disk G-Raid 3
You can still open or copy on the disk, but you can't save changes to files on the disk. Back up the disk and reformat it as soon as you can.

I can see the G-raid on my desk top.

Any suggestions?

iMac, MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on Apr 25, 2010 6:53 AM

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Answer 1

Nick Holmes

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Apr 25, 2010 7:55 AM in response to v1800

Click the drive's icon to highlight it. Press command and i keys to open the Info window.
What does it say next to Format ?

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Answer 2

v1800 Author

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Apr 25, 2010 10:55 AM in response to Nick Holmes

When I click the G-raid drive's icon to highlight it.

under format:
?
MAC OS extended.

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Answer 3

Studio X

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Apr 25, 2010 6:06 PM in response to v1800

Have you tried to run Disk Utility to Repair the drive?

Have you run Disk Warrior on the drive?

x

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Answer 4

v1800 Author

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Apr 26, 2010 4:00 PM in response to Studio X

Ran disk utility. Message is as follows:
The volume G-Rad3 could not be verified completely
Error: this disk needs to be repaired

Clicked repair disk. Message as follows:
Volume repair complete
Updating boot support partition for the volume as required.
Error: disk utility can't repair the disk...disk, and restore your backed up files

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Answer 5

Jim Cookman

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Apr 26, 2010 4:08 PM in response to v1800

Sounds like you're hosed. As a last resort you can wipe the drive clean with a reformat and see if it still works.

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Answer 6

Apr 26, 2010 4:09 PM in response to v1800

Does G-Raid offer any assitance on their website?
did the drive come with any obscure or specific utilities?
Is it really a RAID? If so, it should have come with repair tools.

bogiesan

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Answer 7

v1800 Author

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Apr 26, 2010 5:36 PM in response to David Bogie Chq-1

I called the support at G-raid. They told I have 2 options:
1. use Disk Warrior ($99)
2. back up and reformat the G-raid

I will start with option 2. I selected the files (600Gb) and started the copy process to the internal hard drive on the Time Capsule. Status bar says that it is
Copying xx Gb of 650 Gb - 71 hours. Is it going through the Wifi or directly from G-raid TC? How do I know this?

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