ASUS RT-N16 NAS question

fasheezy · fasheezy #1 (**permalink**)

03-09-2011, 08:09 PM

I just got the ASUS RT-N16 router so that I could connect my external HDD to it and use it as a NAS. The external HDD I'm speaking of is one that I've been using to backup files and I store my iTunes library on there. When I plug in the external HDD to the RT-N16 the router software tells me it's attached, but it's unmounted. When I click on the external HDD it gives me no option to mount it. So I have 2 questions:

1) How do I mount the external HDD that's attached to the router?
2) I read somewhere that the HDD needs to be in "ext3" format? Does that mean I have to reformat my HDD, thereby erasing all its contents, to do this?

I've spent the better part of 4 hours trying to figure this out. Any help would be greatly greatly appreciated.

fasheezy · fasheezy #2 (**permalink**)

03-11-2011, 09:02 AM

I'm at the point where I'm about to return this router. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem? Thanks!

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fasheezy #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 29, 2003 Posts: 157 Mac Specs: Black MacBook. Once you go black, you never go back. 2.0 Ghz Intel Core Duo; 2 GB RAM; 80 GB HDD	03-09-2011, 08:09 PM I just got the ASUS RT-N16 router so that I could connect my external HDD to it and use it as a NAS. The external HDD I'm speaking of is one that I've been using to backup files and I store my iTunes library on there. When I plug in the external HDD to the RT-N16 the router software tells me it's attached, but it's unmounted. When I click on the external HDD it gives me no option to mount it. So I have 2 questions: 1) How do I mount the external HDD that's attached to the router? 2) I read somewhere that the HDD needs to be in "ext3" format? Does that mean I have to reformat my HDD, thereby erasing all its contents, to do this? I've spent the better part of 4 hours trying to figure this out. Any help would be greatly greatly appreciated.
	QUOTE Thanks

fasheezy #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 29, 2003 Posts: 157 Mac Specs: Black MacBook. Once you go black, you never go back. 2.0 Ghz Intel Core Duo; 2 GB RAM; 80 GB HDD	03-11-2011, 09:02 AM I'm at the point where I'm about to return this router. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem? Thanks!
	QUOTE Thanks

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