Is the WD Elements 5tb drive compatible with the Netgear N600 WNDR3400 for use as a networked drive?
I just purchased the Elements 5tb drive to replace a much older Passport 1tb. However, I cannot seem to get my Netgear N600 to recognize it as a drive when I plug it into the N600’s USB port. Both drives are capable of USB 2.0 and 3.0, and the N600 is USB 2.0.
I have tried the following to make it work, at least twice each, to no avail:
rebooted the N600
ensured the N600 has the latest firmware
swapped the cable from my old Passport to the Elements drive
removed and re-attached the cable from the Elements drive
removed and re-attached the cable from the N600
deleted the old share details from the N600
The drive works like a dream attached to any of my PCs. The old Passport works just fine, and I was able to attach it, have it detected, and set it up with no problems. The new drive just doesn’t show - the N600 shows “No Disk” when I try to set anything up.
At this point it just seems like it is incompatible. Is that the case?