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[Closed] USB hdd in a BT home hub.....no longer visible

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So been using this cheapskate method of having a laptop data backup location and iTunes library so that sonos can play when laptop is not on. All good for a year and then suddenly the hdd is no longer visible. I assumed that the unit had gone pop as its "on" all the time but no. Plugged into a laptop direct it works fine.

any reason this would happen and what the solution would be as I'm flummoxed ? Thanks.


 
Posted : 05/01/2015 10:29 pm
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home hub update broken it?


 
Posted : 05/01/2015 11:00 pm
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The USB hard drive on my netgear router went all funny a while back; it wouldn't spin down when not in use and sometimes wouldn't appear on startup. In all other regards it worked fine. Swapping the USB cable magically fixed it...


 
Posted : 05/01/2015 11:49 pm
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Low power usb port.


 
Posted : 05/01/2015 11:55 pm
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home hub update broken it?

This was my suspicion too. I'll have a look at the router sw options to see if i can be reconfigured. Can't be that the port is too low powered as it was working fine before. will try the cable though if still stuck.


 
Posted : 06/01/2015 4:19 pm