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DaveShare
Jun 04, 2024Aspirant
RAXE500 - Readyshare - Problems with larger HDD
Looking for advice on getting large HDDs to work with readyshare I have tried the following on my RAXE500 256Gb Samsung SSD in a UGREEN M.2 SATA SSD Enclosure USB 3.0 - Works; no apparent iss...
- Jun 10, 2024
Posting this in case it helps someone else.
Changed from the ICY BOX enclosures to a UGREEN 3.5 USB 3.0 enclosure ACBUGN50424.
Moved over the drives, changed nothing else and WD RED 8Tb drive now running stable for several days with relatively heavy access.
So in summary an enclosure which worked perfectly on a PC was not stable on the RAXE500 with readyshare. Changed to a more modern enclosure with same drive, no other changes solved that issue.
DaveShare
Jun 10, 2024Aspirant
Posting this in case it helps someone else.
Changed from the ICY BOX enclosures to a UGREEN 3.5 USB 3.0 enclosure ACBUGN50424.
Moved over the drives, changed nothing else and WD RED 8Tb drive now running stable for several days with relatively heavy access.
So in summary an enclosure which worked perfectly on a PC was not stable on the RAXE500 with readyshare. Changed to a more modern enclosure with same drive, no other changes solved that issue.
FURRYe38
Jun 10, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Glad you got it working. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Enjoy. 📡