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Disabling power management on WD My Passport USB HDD
I've read a number of posts that discouraged the use of Western Digital external USB HDDs because their power management functionality would interfere with backup or other time-intensive file transfer...
Hi - I am newbie here. It looks like a very useful forum for NetGear RAS users.
I have been having this problem, can anybody confirm whether this suggestion should work with older WD Passport drives (I am trying to work with a part number WD1800MER-00 1109A - I think, could be 1600 instead of 1800) - any particular version of the WD config software I should use?
Also I have read that there was an auto dismount of the drive after backup issue that was apparently fixed with a firmware upgrade to the NAS Duo - any thoughts on upgrading the NAS firmware? And warnings on any firmware versions if I upgrade to fix this secondary problem?
This is not my own equipment I am just trying to help out a local organization.
Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I have been having this problem, can anybody confirm whether this suggestion should work with older WD Passport drives (I am trying to work with a part number WD1800MER-00 1109A - I think, could be 1600 instead of 1800) - any particular version of the WD config software I should use?
Also I have read that there was an auto dismount of the drive after backup issue that was apparently fixed with a firmware upgrade to the NAS Duo - any thoughts on upgrading the NAS firmware? And warnings on any firmware versions if I upgrade to fix this secondary problem?
This is not my own equipment I am just trying to help out a local organization.
Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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