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18 Aug 2011 15:51 #69071 by glynh
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I have had my DrayTek Vigor2820Vn for some years now and have never used the USB port for anything.

Today I plugged in a powered Iomega Prestige 2TB HDD but it is not recognised despite my rebooting both the HDD and the 2820

Might it be because the HDD is formatted NTFS?

When I plugged the drive into another PC it is indeed formatted NTFS but the only options when I go to format it is NTFS or exFAT...I am guessing no FAT32 because of the 2TB size of the disk?

The 2820 is running 3.3.3_232201 if that makes any difference...

Is there a secret to get it to work or is the Iomega Prestige 2TB Desktop USB HDD just not compatible with the DrayTek?

If it isn't is there a 2820/USB HDD compatability list anywhere or has anybody who has trodden this path before have any recommendations for a decent sized USB HDD that does work?

I guess the chances of DrayTek issuing an update for NTFS support for the 2820 series is slim to non-existent now that the 2830/2920 routers are out?

I have plugged a Lexar 8GB Flash Drive onto the 2820 USB port and that works so I am guessing NTFS issue?

Thanks & kind regards,
-=Glyn=-

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19 Aug 2011 12:03 #69084 by howard simpson
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I am afraid it needs to be formated FAT to work, lots of others have had the same problem.

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20 Aug 2011 19:31 #69097 by glynh
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Thanks for the reply Howard...thought that might be the problem.

Wouldn't be happy formatting a drive this size with Fat32 even if I were able to do so under XP!

Down to DrayTek then but I won't be holding my breath...

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20 Aug 2011 19:56 #69099 by rothers
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Format it as FAT32 from a DOS prompt and it will format fine. The 32 GB restriction from the Windows GUI is artificial.

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