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WD20EARS-00MVWB0 Westerd Digital Cavier Green 2TB
Hi, I just got a Duo V2 and a Western Digital drive. I didn't realize there were two different versions (wished I came here first). The drive worked fine so I ordered another one, not sure what ver...
marksb - reading through this again, you are getting a Windows error message. Are you not getting a popup saying that it can't copy the file?
Have you tried a direct connection?
The direct connection eliminates everything in the network except the cable. You should use a known good cable. If you are using the cable that came with the NAS, sometimes the folding of the cable to put it in the box can damage them. Try using a cable that was never folded, but looped. Probably the one between your PC and the router. I started out with a Linksys WRT54G router and they are stable and reliable, but they are also slow and a bit old. If you are using a desktop, you may want to install a gigabit switch and attach the switch to the router and the desktop and NAS to the switch. (It will double the file transfer rate between the NAS and desktop. You are in effect creating a gigabit subnetwork that still has internet access but is not slowed down by the 100Mb/s speed of the router. A trick an IT friend taught me.)
Have you tried a direct connection?
The direct connection eliminates everything in the network except the cable. You should use a known good cable. If you are using the cable that came with the NAS, sometimes the folding of the cable to put it in the box can damage them. Try using a cable that was never folded, but looped. Probably the one between your PC and the router. I started out with a Linksys WRT54G router and they are stable and reliable, but they are also slow and a bit old. If you are using a desktop, you may want to install a gigabit switch and attach the switch to the router and the desktop and NAS to the switch. (It will double the file transfer rate between the NAS and desktop. You are in effect creating a gigabit subnetwork that still has internet access but is not slowed down by the 100Mb/s speed of the router. A trick an IT friend taught me.)
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