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Nighthawk RAX48 STOPS WORKING when HD connected to USB
Whenever I plug my external SSD into this POS, the WiFi totally stops working. Can't connect to it at all! WTH, Netgear!? I paid good money for this thing, and it fails completely with a USB drive ...
I figured it out. My SSD is 4TB. I found something that basically said the router can only handle up to 2TB partitions.
After adding a second partition (so that both are set to equal size - 2TB), it is working, and I can access my files on the drive via readyshare!
I figured it out. My SSD is 4TB. I found something that basically said the router can only handle up to 2TB partitions.
After adding a second partition (so that both are set to equal size - 2TB), it is working, and I can access my files on the drive via readyshare!
maxman76 wrote:
I figured it out. My SSD is 4TB. I found something that basically said the router can only handle up to 2TB partitions.
After adding a second partition (so that both are set to equal size - 2TB), it is working, and I can access my files on the drive via readyshare!
Most routers can handle larger USB drives. I have one at 8TB.
Netgear's KnowledgeBase piece in drives is inaccurate and incomplete.
ReadySHARE USB Drives Compatibility List | Answer | NETGEAR Support
What they do not like is partitioned drives. They can't see separate partitions.
On the other hand, it is hard to see how that would wreck the wifi.
- Yeah. now even after partitioning it, the router still just stops working completely if the drive is connected. It's a Samsung 4TB SSD, NTFS formatted. Maybe a problem with the router, or the drive takes too much power to run from the USB port (it uses a USB A to USB C cable)?
maxman76 wrote:
Maybe a problem with the router, or the drive takes too much power to run from the USB port (it uses a USB A to USB C cable)?Sounds like a logical assessment. My 4 TB WD Elements has its own power supply.
I have run smaller drives off the USB ports.
The RAX48 does have USB3, but it could be on the edge of the power supply.
- I wonder: would it be possible to use a powered USB hub, plug the drive into the hub for power, then the output of the hub connects to the USB port on the router?