09-07-2011, 15:01
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Network hard drive
Hi,
I am thinking about getting an external hdd, and was looking at the network hdd, but have a question.
Are they plug and play as in the sence, I connect it up to my router and it works, without any config settings.
It would be access by a Windows XP and Windows 7 PC.
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09-07-2011, 16:00
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Re: Network hard drive
I have an Iomega 2tb drive connected to my superhub along with a sonos soundbridge. No problems other than the automatic backup can slow web pages loading.
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09-07-2011, 21:16
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Re: Network hard drive
Simple answer is yes, they normally show up under Network devices, I say normally, as Windows 7 does sometimes not actually see some NAS's and then you have to map the drive and to do that you need to know the network path.
I have 3 network drives and windows 7 sees two of them but not the third, this is a known feature of windows 7!!!! They may well have done something to get round it now, but it has been a long time since I set mine up!!
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09-07-2011, 21:24
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Re: Network hard drive
I have a question that might help the OP.
I'm after a NAS, but I need the following:
1) Wireless
2) Be able to connect to a TV (to play media thats on it)
3) Size isn't important, but could a large NAS be partitioned?
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