Install to SanDisk Cruzer Fit 64GB

[gruhntm]

Good afternoon, I have a FreeNAS test box (Dell PE R730xd) that I currently have booting from a 16GB SanDisk Cruzer Fit. Everything works great on the 16GB flash drive; when I try to install to the 64GB version, though, I get an error that the flash drive (da12) is not accessible and I am able to exit back to the main installation menu. Has anyone else had any issues with these flash drives? I am aware that a SSD would be a better choice for this device but the SSD that I have on-hand is not recognized by the on-board SATA HBA.

Any ideas/suggestions?

Here is the link to the troubled device:

SanDisk Cruzer Fit CZ33 USB Flash Drive
by SanDisk
Link: http://a.co/hVqJSng

 

[BigDave]

I get an error that the flash drive (da12) is not accessible

Has the flash drive been formatted/used since removing it from the package?
You might try diskpart in the Windows Power Shell to "clean" the drive of any partitions
and then format the drive with FAT32.

 

[wblock]

There is no need to use diskpart or other horrible Windows tools. Use the FreeBSD gpart included with FreeNAS.

But the fact that both a USB stick and a SATA SSD are not recognized by the motherboard is a bad sign.