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Nighthawk R8500, USB 3.0 Flash Drive Not Recognized in USB 3.0 Port, only 2.0 Port
My Nighthawk R8500 Router with latest firmware, V1.0.2.54_1.0.56, will not recognize my SanDisk Ultra Fit 128 GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive when plugged into the router's USB 3.0 Port. The Ultra Fit is form...
Tech support followed up with me. Installing a firmware update, V1.0.2.64_1.0.62, which became available shortly after my post, solved the issue. - Carlos
Let me inquire this to our engineering team.
Recent firmware upgrade didn't solve my problem of recognizing Samsung 128GB EVO Select Micro SDXC Memory Card, 80MB/s (MB-ME128DA/AM). The 15 GB Sandisk I had installed was working fine. I used the same USB carrier. The larger MicroSD is just not being read. Any ideas here?
On my end, the router recognized a 3TB drive, and then I updated firmware, and now it won't!!!
This is a Netgear issue with ALL their routers with USB 3.0. I wonder how many people who use 3.0 port actually work for more than one firmware update.
Did you guys try to re-flash the firmware?
Load the same firmware and then factory reset the router then reconfigure.
- Reflash to older firmware....there wont be a y difference in the performance
