hard drive attached to router via USB

fz0rb4 · fz0rb4 #1 (**permalink**)

04-21-2011, 01:15 PM

Hi,

Just got a new macbook pro and I cannot see the external hard drive it is attached via a USB to my router. Can anyone help please ?
It's a Belkin Play Max Router
It's a Western Digital Elements Hard Drive, file system is FAT, I know there are issues with reading an FAT/NTFS format - but I would expect the mac to at least find the hard drive

Thank You

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #2 (**permalink**)

04-21-2011, 01:53 PM

There are no issues with OSX reading either NTFS or FAT. It's Writing to NTFS that stock OSX does not do, but FAT 32 is totally readable and writable by OSX.

I wonder if there is a driver that has to be installed for the Belkin to make the USB connected drive show up? I know my Dlink DIR-655 has one or you will not see the drive.

Will check around and see what I can find.

There is software called Usb Print and storage Manager. There is an OSX version. Here is a URL to the manual.

http://en-uk-support.belkin.com/app/...tail/a_id/4035

safarisurfer · safarisurfer #3 (**permalink**)

04-21-2011, 02:54 PM

I have a similar thing in a box in the basement. it could detect the router but no matter what i tried the usb hard drive was never found no matter what i tried. eventually i gave up on it and off to the basement it went.

good lucck with it though dont give up as easily as i did.

dtravis7 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,788 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	04-21-2011, 01:53 PM There are no issues with OSX reading either NTFS or FAT. It's Writing to NTFS that stock OSX does not do, but FAT 32 is totally readable and writable by OSX. I wonder if there is a driver that has to be installed for the Belkin to make the USB connected drive show up? I know my Dlink DIR-655 has one or you will not see the drive. Will check around and see what I can find. There is software called Usb Print and storage Manager. There is an OSX version. Here is a URL to the manual. http://en-uk-support.belkin.com/app/...tail/a_id/4035 ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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Member Since: Apr 21, 2011 Posts: 1	04-21-2011, 01:15 PM Hi, Just got a new macbook pro and I cannot see the external hard drive it is attached via a USB to my router. Can anyone help please ? It's a Belkin Play Max Router It's a Western Digital Elements Hard Drive, file system is FAT, I know there are issues with reading an FAT/NTFS format - but I would expect the mac to at least find the hard drive Thank You
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