Drobo Firmware

Drobo Firmware 1.3.5 descriptionFixes:
Corrected a problem where a drive’s size was incorrectly reported to Drobo Dashboard
Previous Fixes from 1.3.3 and 1.3.4
-Fixed compatibility issue with Second Generation Drobo and Mac OS 10.4 when using the FireWire connection
-Improved USB compatibility with Mac OS X (upgrade to 10.5.8 or later)
-Resolved connectivity problem with Drobo Dashboard for some FireWire cards on Windows XP and Windows Vista
-Fixed capacity miscalculation issue that could occur when the Drobo is almost full

Windows Vista Specific
-Symptom: Full format does not complete with Windows Vista (#1651).
Condition: Drobo will not support a full format from Vista for a volume bigger than the space available.
Workaround: Choose the quick format option if you use Windows Vista to format Drobo.

Windows Server 2003 Specific
-Symptom: Drobo formatted as FAT32 not recognized by Windows Server 2003 (#2496).
Condition: If Drobo is formatted in FAT32 using the Drobo Dashboard or a different OS, such as XP, Windows Server 2003 does not recognize the FAT32 volume.
Workaround: Use the Disk Manager OS utility on Windows Server 2003 to manually assign the FAT32 volume a drive letter.


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