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Travelscribe
Aspirant
Dec 27, 2016

C7000 supported USB Drives

I've been having difficulty adding a USB Drive to my C7000 Nighthawk - AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router.   I started with a Seagate Backup Plus Hub 4TB External Desktop Hard Drive Storage (STEL400010...
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DarrenM
Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Dec 29, 2016

Hello Travelscribe

 

Have you tried to format it in NTFS or FAT32 to see if it will work?

 

DarrenM

  • Travelscribe's avatar
    Travelscribe
    Aspirant
    Dec 29, 2016

    I did try it formatted with NTFS and had a similar problem. It would be recognized by my PC, but not by the Modem.

     

    I have since returned the drive and I'd love to get an answer before I purchase a new one. 

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      Travelscribe
      Aspirant
      Dec 29, 2016

      I'm just looking for a 4 GB Mac formatted drive that is supported by the C7000. Will any work?