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<blockquote data-quote="PGB1" data-source="post: 1826048" data-attributes="member: 76746">Thanks Jake for your good explanation.I've been trying to use sda1 as the drive for Time Machine. (It's not always called sda1, Sometimes it shows up as sdb1 or similar when I connect to server. Beats me why.)Today, I tried connecting the drive directly to the computer's USB port and letting Time Machine complete a backup to it. The disk name is 120GB USB.Next, I ejected the drive and connected it to the router. I mounted it with Go -Connect To Server. The Finder shows sda1. The router does not show 120GB USB. The Finder window for the sda1 drive also does not show 120GB USB.I ran a Time Machine backup and 120GB USB, although on TM's list, was skipped while attached to the router.This tells me Time Machine can't see the 120GB USB drive when it is connected to the router.Next, I removed 120GB USB from Time Machine's list. Reconnected the disk to the router to see if Time Machine could then find it in Select Disk. No luck.I am starting to think that the sda1 has to have a &quot;disk&quot; on it so Time Machine can find and use it. But I am totally lost how to do this- if it is even possible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PGB1, post: 1826048, member: 76746"] Thanks Jake for your good explanation. I've been trying to use sda1 as the drive for Time Machine. (It's not always called sda1, Sometimes it shows up as sdb1 or similar when I connect to server. Beats me why.) Today, I tried connecting the drive directly to the computer's USB port and letting Time Machine complete a backup to it. The disk name is 120GB USB. Next, I ejected the drive and connected it to the router. I mounted it with Go -Connect To Server. The Finder shows sda1. The router does not show 120GB USB. The Finder window for the sda1 drive also does not show 120GB USB. I ran a Time Machine backup and 120GB USB, although on TM's list, was skipped while attached to the router. This tells me Time Machine can't see the 120GB USB drive when it is connected to the router. Next, I removed 120GB USB from Time Machine's list. Reconnected the disk to the router to see if Time Machine could then find it in Select Disk. No luck. I am starting to think that the sda1 has to have a "disk" on it so Time Machine can find and use it. But I am totally lost how to do this- if it is even possible. [/QUOTE]

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