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c7000 usb port question
can someone tell me if the c7000-100nas modem router will let me put a hard drive that i have in a usb format into the usb port in back of the c7000 and then have it become a backup for my pc's on my c3700, that one did not like any hard drives connected to the usb port, nore did it like a thumb drive. i put 2 thumb drives in the c3700 usb port and that unit made the thumb drive unusable. so before i try this on the c7000 i figure i will ask to see if this might work. thanks
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If you visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
you can feed in the model number and find all the documentation for your hardware.
You can find the model number on the label on the device.Read up on ReadyShare.
If you are connecting a hard drive, it should be ideally externally powered as USB ports have limited power in them on routers/modems and some hard drives need a lot more.
also, some thing to remember that USB ports do not recognize some newer formats like exFAT, etc
thanks i had a c3700-100nas modem combo unit and that did not like thumb sticks, it distroied 2 of mine when i tried to use them for that usb back up port. so now i have the c7000-100nas unit and i do ot see what back up devices it likes if any.
i fifgure the unit will not like to power a hard drive but i do have one of those devices that you place a 2.5" h/d in and all it has is 1 cord the goes into the usb port. that works find on the pc so i'm wondering if the modem will take it. in the genie does not tell me what usb devices will work in that port.
also how should the boxes be checked for the usb advanced storage area?
thanks
what do you mean by "boxes to be checked" ?
