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Connecting USB Hard Drives tot he RAXE500
The RAXE500 has two USB Ports so my question is can I connect two separate Hard Drives to this Router. In addition, What is the largest recommended and Supported Hard Drives to connect to the RAXE500?
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howie954 wrote:The RAXE500 has two USB Ports so my question is can I connect two separate Hard Drives to this Router. In addition, What is the largest recommended and Supported Hard Drives to connect to the RAXE500?
That is what they make manuals for.
Download yours here: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RAXE500/RAXE450_RAXE500_UM_EN.pdf
Start on page 120. There is a link to a list of supported hard drives on page 121.
Yes, I saw that but the RAXE500 is not listed in the list of models. I also know its a newer unit.
I did not drill down to the link and check the model numbers. The RAXE500 is so new the list has not been updated to include it.
It appears the list was last updated on 3/29/2022. You may have to check back occasionally until the list is updated.
Kitsap wrote:
howie954 wrote:
The RAXE500 has two USB Ports so my question is can I connect two separate Hard Drives to this Router. In addition, What is the largest recommended and Supported Hard Drives to connect to the RAXE500?
That is what they make manuals for.
Sadly, while that is usually the best suggestion for finding advice, the manual is probably the least reliable place to look for useful details on compatible USB drives.
ReadySHARE USB Drives Compatibility List | Answer | NETGEAR Support
What are the USB drive requirements for ReadySHARE on my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR SupportThe official list is always out of date. It cannot hope to keep up with all the USB drives going. It can't even keep up with Netgear's own product roster.
The general view seems to be that a USB device that works on one Netgear product will work on many others, especially those in the same family of products. So something on one RAXE should work on other RAXE models.
Is there any reason why the Seagate FireCuda Gaming Hub External Hard Drive HDD 8TB - USB 3.2? Seems to have good reviews, is a newer unit and works with PS4 and PS5. Any reason why it would not work? Is USB 3.2 a problem?
Not sure of the maximum size, but I have successfully used an 8TB WD red hard drive connected to a USB 3.0 SATA dock.
Has anyone tried anything larger with their RAXE500?
