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macyogi
Aug 29, 2008, 06:52 PM
Hello,

I recently switched to Airport Extreme (AE). My setup is:

MacBook Pro - Ethernet & Wireless to AE
Macbook - wireless to AE
PC - Ethernet to AE
Two printers - USB to AE
Seagate Hard Drive - USB to AE

I can see and use both printers from all computers. I cannot see the hard drive (HD) from any computer. One possible bit of important info: Before, with my D-Link router, I was using the HD as shared from the PC and I could see it on all machines. All I did was move it directly to the AE. I also plugged the HD directly into my MacBook Pro and it works fine.

Thanks



macyogi
Aug 29, 2008, 11:21 PM
Hi everyone. Macyogi again:

I forgot to add that I am using a powered USB Hub between the AE and my printers and HD.

Thanks!

macleod199
Aug 31, 2008, 01:49 PM
Is it recognized in the airport software? If not (or even if so) it may have to do with the format of the drive. I forget off hand which formats (e.g. FAT32, HFS) the base station supports.

macyogi
Sep 2, 2008, 01:06 AM
Thanks for your reply. FYI, it is a Seagate 300 GB, P/N 9Y7865-560.

It shows up in the Airport utility's disks tab as:

279.5 GB ST330063 1A 3.04

But I cannot find it in the Finder. Any ideas?

Thanks