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ferg1
Dec 11, 2012Guide
Official HCL for external USB?
Hi,
the link for the official HCL for external drives simply points back to the community page. Is this a dodgy link or is the community HCL recognised as official?
Confused.... and wanting to buy a 3TB drive for my Pro 6.
the link for the official HCL for external drives simply points back to the community page. Is this a dodgy link or is the community HCL recognised as official?
Confused.... and wanting to buy a 3TB drive for my Pro 6.
14 Replies
- mdgm-ntgrNETGEAR Employee RetiredDue to the large range of USB disks available you should try one that the community has found to work.
- ferg1GuideThanks.
So is the official position that there is no official HCL? - mdgm-ntgrNETGEAR Employee RetiredYes there is no official HCL for USB disks for the Pro 6
- ferg1GuideThanks a lot for your help.
- glashoppahAspirantUmmmm - before coughing up hundreds of dollars for large external USB drives, how can one find out which ones will work - I know "the community" is a resource, but how do I discover what "the community" has discovered? Am I to poke through every thread?
H. - mdgm-ntgrNETGEAR Employee RetiredTake a look at http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=81
- glashoppahAspirantUmmm - that just takes me back to the parent forum of this very thread, it appears. :(
H. - mdgm-ntgrNETGEAR Employee RetiredIf you don't see the model you want listed you could try it and see if it is compatible.
- glashoppahAspirantI may be missing something - I don't see a list of models. I don't know what I want other than a working drive. I do know I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars only to find that the device I just bought does not work.
H. - Netgear doesn't provide USB HCL, so all you can get is community feedback.
Maybe try starting a new thread, posting the drive model you are considering buying, and asking the community if anyone else has experience with it.
If this drive intended for backup, or something else?
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