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USB Hard Drive Randomly Disappearing on r7600
Hello,
I've attached an external HDD to the USB port of my router to use as a Nas. For some reason, it randomly disappears from the router (can't see it in router admin page.) Even when I reboot the hard drive and the router, sometimes it won't come back or it takes forever to find it. I've attached the drive to a computer and it works just fine. There are three partitions, all under 3 TB.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Josh
I've attached an external HDD to the USB port of my router to use as a Nas. For some reason, it randomly disappears from the router (can't see it in router admin page.) Even when I reboot the hard drive and the router, sometimes it won't come back or it takes forever to find it. I've attached the drive to a computer and it works just fine. There are three partitions, all under 3 TB.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Josh
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Jbenhart wrote:
I've attached an external HDD to the USB port of my router to use as a Nas. For some reason, it randomly disappears from the router (can't see it in router admin page.) Even when I reboot the hard drive and the router, sometimes it won't come back or it takes forever to find it. I've attached the drive to a computer and it works just fine. There are three partitions, all under 3 TB.ReadySHARE, if that is what you are using, can be picky about partitions.
What are the USB drive requirements for ReadySHARE on my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Is your unnamed device in the list of known drives?
ReadySHARE USB Drives Compatibility List | Answer | NETGEAR Support
That's incomplete and out of date, but it may offer some clues.
Just another user with time on their hands.
