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Can AirPort Extreme use disks with more then one partition?

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pMay

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Hello!

Can the AirPort Extreme use disks with more then one partition?
I am asking because my AirPort Extreme doesnt work with my USB Harddisk.
It has 2 partitions. One of them is NTFS ... that could also be a reason for problems.

Thanks,
Philip

Can anybody please help me?
 
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You can connect USB-based storage devices to an AirPort Extreme (802.11n). Learn which formats and protocols are supported.

The AirPort Extreme (802.11n) supports USB storage devices that have a block size of 512 bytes, and are formatted as Mac OS Extended (HFS-plus), FAT16, or FAT32. Not all USB storage devices use a block size of 512 bytes.

The AirPort Extreme (802.11n) shares storage devices based on the format used to initialize the storage device. For example, if HFS-plus formatting was used, AFP and SMB/CIFS protocols are used to share the device on the network. If FAT16 or FAT32 was used, SMB/CIFS protocols are used.

The AirPort Extreme (802.11n) works with disks that have a single partition and are not software RAID volumes (no more than one volume per physical disk). If the disk is a self-contained RAID that presents itself to a computer as a single volume requiring no software support, then it is supported.
Note: Use AirPort Disk Utility to discover and mount AirPort Extreme-based volumes over the network.
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AlBDamned

AlBDamned

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pMay said:
Hello!

Can the AirPort Extreme use disks with more then one partition?
I am asking because my AirPort Extreme doesnt work with my USB Harddisk.
It has 2 partitions. One of them is NTFS ... that could also be a reason for problems.

Thanks,
Philip

Can anybody please help me?
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Been wondering this myself as we're looking for a two-Mac back-up solution. Some people are reporting it working fine with partitions and the WD MyBook drive, but it doesn't work across the board: Link.
 
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srexy

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I've had good luck with it so far

I've had good luck with it so far - 2 disks in one owc enclosure. One is HFS the other is partitioned w/Fat32 and HFS. I did have some problems recently when trying to install a USB 2 hub but weirdly - when I reenabled IPv6 it came back no problem.
 

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srexy

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Famous last bloody words.

Just updated to 7.1.1 and the fat32 partition is no longer available...

&*$#!
 
AlBDamned

AlBDamned

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srexy said:
I've had good luck with it so far - 2 disks in one owc enclosure. One is HFS the other is partitioned w/Fat32 and HFS. I did have some problems recently when trying to install a USB 2 hub but weirdly - when I reenabled IPv6 it came back no problem.
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I wish I could get something like AirDisk that's firewire and not USB. As a backup solution the ability to boot up off the back-up is a killer point. If only USB could do it (It can't can it?).
 
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AlBDamned said:
I wish I could get something like AirDisk that's firewire and not USB. As a backup solution the ability to boot up off the back-up is a killer point. If only USB could do it (It can't can it?).
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Intel Macs can boot from USB.
 
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