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Maestro2021's avatar
Maestro2021
Aspirant
Jan 24, 2021

Does WD Mypassport Ultra compatible with Nighthawk69??

Hi,
after connecting to the router usb, I can see it on the usb readyshare list BUT on the very left it says not shared.
does this means it is not compatible, i connected other flash drives and I can access it immediately.
my questions is this model My Passport Ultra 1tb is compatible with the netgear nighthawk 69??

 

Thank you.

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 25, 2021
    Maestro2021 wrote:

    after connecting to the router usb, I can see it on the usb readyshare list BUT on the very left it says not shared.
    does this means it is not compatible, i connected other flash drives and I can access it immediately.

    No. Where is this "on the very left"?  Have you set the drive up for ReadySHARE in the browser graphical user interface (GUI)?

     

    Maestro2021 wrote:

    is this model My Passport Ultra 1tb is compatible with the netgear nighthawk 69??

     

    Don't know what "nighthawk 69" is, but 1 Tb My Passport should be OK with ReadySHARE. I have tried a raft of WD drives without difficulty. It is only when you get above 4 TB that things start to go wrong.

     

    • Maestro2021's avatar
      Maestro2021
      Aspirant
      Jan 25, 2021

      hank you for your reply
      sorry for posting the wrong Router model.
      the correct one is Night Hawk R7960P
      for now, per my last post, the 1TB my passport is showing at the available network folders but on the Very bottom left under the share name it says Not shared, Please see attached.
      any usb flash storage I connect to the router it shows automatically and accessible with not problem.
      you have mentioned ((Have you set the drive up for Ready SHARE in the browser graphical user interface (GUI)))
      what set up you are referring to please.
      the 4TB mentioned at the end of your email is promising, for example can it get the 4TB and connect it to the router and get another 4TB to back up the 1st one??
      I was planning originally to get the WD My Book 8TB DOU.
      Thank you in advance.

      • michaelkenward's avatar
        michaelkenward
        Guru - Experienced User
        Jan 25, 2021

        It may be some time before the images land. (To ensure that you aren't posting anything naughty, a Netgear moderator has to approve the pictures.) So I can't comment on what thee picture shows.

         

        You can attach images to messages without any delay.

         

        Maestro2021 wrote:

        I was planning originally to get the WD My Book 8TB DOU.

        That's bigger than anything I have seen as known to work.

         

        I have a 4 TB WD Elements desktop drive. And last week I added a 4 TB WD Elements portable drive. Both are fine in Ready SHARE.