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WD My Book Essential 3TB USB 3.0 and NV+ v2
I naively bought a WD My Book Essential 3TB USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) for use as a backup drive for my NV+ v2 (with 3 x 3TB WD drives inside), having used a number of different USB 2.0 drives in th...
dsm1212 wrote: Total guessing, but I don't think it's the drive here. It's the USB support in the WD enclosure being somehow incompatible with USB support in the NV+ v2. I have 3 seagate USB encl and 1 WD MyBook. They all work fine with my Pro 6 (which only supports USB 2.0).
steve
Hmm, thing is I might still be able to return the my book and get myself a hdd with a usb 3 enclosure e.g. Icybox IB-366StU3-B External Enclosure for 3.5-inch SATA USB 3.0, with a WD Green/RED drive depending on price.
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