Hi,very curious thing!I just bought an ReadyNAS Ultra2. I bought it specifically for the USB 3.0 port, because the ultra2 is the only model with 1 USB 3.0 port on the frontside.However, I have the following issue: -my IOmega Blackbelt 1Tb USB 3.0 HDD is only recognized on the USB 2.0 ports on the back and not recognized in the USB 3.0 front portAs a result, I can not make fast backups to the USB 3.0 HDD, but only via USB 2.0.... :( I have tested other USB 2.0 HDD and USB 2.0 flash and these all work (Western Digital passport 500 Gb and Kingston flashdrive).Is this a hardware issue or a firmware issue?Any suggestions?

What version of RAIDiator are you using?Does your USB HDD have its own power supply?

mdgm wrote:What version of RAIDiator are you using?Does your USB HDD have its own power supply?Hi,thanks for the support!I have RAIDiator 4.2.16 and the IOmega Blackbelt USB 3.0 does not have its own power supply. A splitcable did come with the drive.

It could be that your drive requires too much power. Connecting it to a power supply or to a USB 3.0 hub with a power supply would be worth trying.

mdgm wrote:It could be that your drive requires too much power. Connecting it to a power supply or to a USB 3.0 hub with a power supply would be worth trying.Maybe. But why does the USB 3.0 HDD work on the USB ports on the back of the ultra2?

its getting even worse.When I connect the IOmega blackbelt USB 3.0 to the front of the ultra2 and then power on, the readynas will not boot completely and wont work properly.My RAIDAR application shows the message "TFTP req".Does anyone has experience with a working USB 3.0 HDD on the fron USB port (and is gettin usb 3.0 speed).Anyone??? :idea:

ULTRA2: USB 3.0 HDD only works on USB2.0 port and not USB3.0

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silvercue
Aspirant
Apr 28, 2015
I will try that after work and report back. Thanks
silvercue
Aspirant
Apr 30, 2015
mdgm wrote:
What about a USB flash key? Is that recognised?

Hi. I have tried to USB flash drives. Neither are recognised in the front USB 3.0 slot. I can detect them in the rear USB 2.0 slot, however I can't browse them?

I did put the new 2TB drive into one of the rear USB slots alongside the drive already there. Works fine there but I am now getting error messages stating:

V+12 power is out of normal range [expected: 12.00 current: 11.08].

So basically the issue seems to be that the front mounted USB drive does not recognise anything i have put into it (tried 3 x USB HDDs and 2x USB FDlash drives now)

Rear USB 2.0 slots work but if I try to use 2 I get error messages regarding power range.
Papagaiou
Aspirant
May 13, 2015
Are you using a USB powered HDD? Try one with an external power supply.
In general I found that USB 3.0 is not reliable enough to reconnect automatically a hardrive on boot. Thus I would recommend using the front USB port only for one time backup.

mdgm wrote:
What about a USB flash key? Is that recognised?

silvercue

Aspirant

May 14, 2015

Papagaiou wrote:
Are you using a USB powered HDD? Try one with an external power supply.
In general I found that USB 3.0 is not reliable enough to reconnect automatically a hardrive on boot. Thus I would recommend using the front USB port only for one time backup.

Unfortunately I don't USB HDD with power.

mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
May 15, 2015
You could try putting a powered USB3.0 hub between the USB disk and the NAS.

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