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Salle071
Aspirant
Nov 05, 2021

Netgear X8 R8500 USB 3.0 port not working solution (may apply to other models)

Like many others, I also had an isue with USB3.0 port not recognizing hard drives plugged in. It would see a thumb drive but not a 2TB disk on SATA-USB3 adapter. After some playing around I found tha...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 05, 2021

What Firmware version is currently loaded?

Does the USB drive have it's own power supply? 

 

Thanks for letting us know. 

DarrenM 

 

 

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    Salle071
    Aspirant
    Nov 05, 2021

    Firmware V1.0.2.100_1.0.82

    Hard drive has it's own power supply. Didn't work before. Now it does.