Possible sector size issue? Leftover QNAP/EXT4 format weirdness?
I have been migrating drives from a QNAP NAS to a new Windows 11 Pro based server. The two drives giving me problems are the 10TB WD100EZAZ HDDs that were 'main' drives in the QNAP NAS, previously formatted as EXT4.
Those HDDs will mount and function perfectly via USB adapter (Neyer/Amazon SATA to USB adapter, and another 4-bay HDD USB enclosure).
Win11 Disk Management: Formatted the HDD to exFAT while in the USB-connected HDD enclosure
However, When connected directly via SATA to the motherboard, the drive will not even show up under Disk Management.
I have confirmed that the SATA & power connections are functioning properly with another hard drive.
cmd/wmic shows the drive as having two volumes(?) or at least two different block size values(?), but only one volume is showing up in Windows/Disk Management.
wmic: 2 different blocksizes. a hidden volume?
My best guess is some sort of sector size shenanigans leftover from something QNAP did to the drives when they were EXT4 format.
I already have the data off the drives. I just want them to work in Win11 via SATA. If it is a sector size issue, I'm not even sure where to begin to start fixing it. Thanks for any help in advance!