HDD not showing up when connected to router


  1. mike6623
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    Windows 8 Pro
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    HDD not showing up when connected to router


    I have a my book essential (western digital) and when I plug it in to the router (netgear N900) it never shows up. I had the same drive before, but the other was 1 tb this is 1.5 tb and is has the USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. I am running windows 8 pro, could this be it? The other one I had, which was the same, when I plugged into the router, it showed up as "readyshare". Now, there is nothing there. Any help would be great!
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  3. TVeblen
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    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
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    I assume the N900 is a ReadyShare capable router.
    I'm not sure how you do this in W8 without a Start Orb, but in W7 you connect the drive to the router, the USB light blinks, then you go Start > and in the search box type: \\readyshare and hit Enter and the drive should show up in My Computer.
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  4. bassfisher6522
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    Nice tip there...I'll sure be using it with my external HDD I'll be adding.
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  6. mike6623
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    TVeblen said:
    I assume the N900 is a ReadyShare capable router.
    I'm not sure how you do this in W8 without a Start Orb, but in W7 you connect the drive to the router, the USB light blinks, then you go Start > and in the search box type: \\readyshare and hit Enter and the drive should show up in My Computer.
    Yes, it is, but why wouldn't ANYTHING be showing up in my "network". I actuall have "shell" which is a generic Start menu for windows 8. I have 3 phones, an Imac, and a tablet that are all running wirelessly on my network, but none show up!
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  7. TVeblen
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    Well if no devices in your wireless or wired network show up in Windows 8 then I would suspect you need to adjust your advanced settings in the Network & Sharing Center.

    You would probably get better help by posting this problem in the Networking forum here.
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