Upgrading Time Capsule

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  1. Barney63, Mar 18, 2014

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    I have a 2TB 2nd gen Time Capsule (A1302) coming from the USA.
    I have a 3TB WD Green Sata III hard drive.
    Will I be able to upgrade the TC to 3TB using that drive?
    It isn't formatted at the moment, will the Time Capsule format it?

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  2. Intell, Mar 18, 2014

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    Yes, the Time Capsule will be able to format it. Just put the new drive in and format it with Airport Utility.
     
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  3. ColdCase, Mar 18, 2014

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    Yes, thats the way I updated mine. Open the case, swap drives, put things back together, use AP Utility to tell the Time Capsule to format the drive (drive tab)
     
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  4. Barney63, Mar 18, 2014

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    I believe I may have a problem with the drive not spinning down.
    It is a Western Digital WD30EURX green.

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  5. sjinsjca, Mar 18, 2014

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  6. Barney63, Mar 18, 2014

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    I've been looking at caddies but they tend to have a 2TB limit.

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  7. ColdCase, Mar 18, 2014

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    Thats fine if the internal drive is functional. Mine wasn't
     
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  8. balamw, Mar 18, 2014

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    You might find a clue in this old thread.

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