Installing this in a Netgear Centria router which only formats up to 2TB HDD - is this pre-formatted, or any ideas for a 3rd party app to format this
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You can just use your OS disk utility to format the drive however you'd like. You can always make 1 partition that is 2GB for your router and then make another partition with the remaining disk space for other use. Both Mac or Windows OS will format. I believe it comes formatted for PC in either NTFS or FAT32 format.
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hmmm good question...mine just keeps pluggin along. Since I got this used from some one who clearly could not get it going with the cryptic instructions...I got it for steal (price of the drives).
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I think so, it is a router(repeater) with hdd attached, what normal router can do, this device should be able to do as well.
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Do not buy this router if you intend to use the usb port for an attached HDD. It is completely unreliable and problematic. Netgear forums has many comments on this. Folders and files are corrupted at random.Cannot delete folders. Cannot move folders around. BEWARE
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According to the Netgear Hardware Compatibility List Hard Disks website the 6tb isn't listed.That don't mean it won't work,netgear just don't support it.You may see it here.http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20641
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CHeck the compatability of your drive at Netgear.com. The readynas only has certain drives certified.
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yes, i installed mine, and im glad i did it before i started setting up my ps4. Would recommend for gamers. You can also upgrade it up to 2 TB (or more)
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no. you have to connect it to the router directly via an ethernet cable. you can then connect to any drives connected to it though via your network, including wireless connections if your computer youre trying to access the drives from and your router has wifi capabilitiesthe box itself though is not wirelessanother warning, this device does NOT support drives over 2tb in size and the usb ports on it are usb2.0 not usb3.0
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There is no install disk. You log into the unit thru your browser and can update the firmware, and settings. It's like putting a new router in. There are instructions included to help get into it and make changes. You will need access to your router and have the WEP key to get it on your network and provide Internet access.
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I purchased a WNDR4700 and 3 t/b WD30EFRX hard drive it formatted and works fine. Software on the Netgear is another mater.
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Sorry, but I don't know. I did try to add a USB drive and the router forgot about it's internal drive. I just had nothing but bad luck with this router. I still say I give WD 5 stars on their drives, but I don't think they should be in the router business.
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Amazon have been sending me the WD20EARS-00MVWB0!If you do buy it, please buy it thru my Amazon Store, its the same price and I get a small kickback from the sale.http://astore.amazon.com/brisperpag-20/detail/B002ZCXK0IGreat drive btw, use this for my main data partition and for an external backup drive on many servers.
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No just beet to have / buy a 2.5 sata hd to install inside the unit and attach via LAN to router
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I have 4 external hard drives hooked up to my wndr3700v2 via a USB hub and the performance is very good. There seems to be a problem and about once a week I lose access to one of the hard drives, but rebooting the router fixes that. Hopefully that problem will get fixed in a future firmware release. *** Update *** I had Netgear replace my router with a new one to address some buggy behavior. The new one has the same issues. This router is just a little rough around a few edges. Regarging the USB HDD performance, I am quite happy with it with the exception that is seems to lose the connection to one of the hard drives on Sundays (SERIOUSLY). *** Update 2 *** I discovered that there is a sleep feature in my Seagate external USB hard drives. I disabled that using the Seagate/Iomega utility and my NAS performance has been great with no disconnects. Currently I have 3 USB hard drives connected via a powered USB hub and am happy with it.
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Yes it is compatible. i love my router so far, next thing i will buy me a 2Tb disk drive. It is noisier than my previous router
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Yes. Tho it will sometimes depend on the router configuration. And you might have to forgoe the back up software as I did and reformat the drive (I am told this is not all that common). I am using a Buffalo router. But my brother had no problem with his Netgear Nighthawk. He said is was just plug and play.
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You have to download a "beta" driver from Netgear, but the Beta driver works great for my Windows 8.1 systems.. The drivers on my CD were for only Windows 7. The download process was easy.