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WacoJohn
Oct 26, 2021Luminary
XR500 Readyshare drive compatibility
Have 3TB drive connected to my XR500 Readyshare. Works perfectly. Want to also connect a 10TB Western Digital Easystore drive. The compatibility list is outdated. Anyone know (for sure) if...
- Oct 26, 2021We (Netduma) didn't have anything to do with ReadyShare as its a Netgear feature so I can't give you a definitive answer. There is a risk it wouldn't work as it's not on their official list (which you've rightly pointed out is out of date) so that does mean it won't have been tested with this particular drive.
WacoJohn
Oct 26, 2021Luminary
Thank you, Sir. They ARE all WD!!
So, the new question ... any 'real' risk in trying it??
Netduma-Fraser
Oct 26, 2021NetDuma Partner
We (Netduma) didn't have anything to do with ReadyShare as its a Netgear feature so I can't give you a definitive answer. There is a risk it wouldn't work as it's not on their official list (which you've rightly pointed out is out of date) so that does mean it won't have been tested with this particular drive.