I've attached 2 USB 3.0 hard disk drives (4TB and 1TB) to a Orico U3HV-SI docking station which is attached to my Verizon FIOS router via ethernet cable. I cannot see the drives on either my Windows 7 or 10 systems Is there something additional I have to do to make these drives visible to my windows systems?
Invisible usb 3.0 hard drives attached to docking station
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James Mason
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You can't because it's just a docking station and not an actual computer.
Is there a computer connected to the docking station?
If you attach the drives to one of the computers, you could share them on the network. Or you need a router with USB 3.0 connectors built in for easy NAS setup.
Is there a computer connected to the docking station?
If you attach the drives to one of the computers, you could share them on the network. Or you need a router with USB 3.0 connectors built in for easy NAS setup.
It doesnt work that way.
The device provides all those ports to a computer via USB 3.0
It does not even have the ability to get an ip address to establish a network connection, let alone able to do anything with the hard drives.
If your router does not have USB ports on it then you need to plug the drives into a computer, its that simple.
The device provides all those ports to a computer via USB 3.0
It does not even have the ability to get an ip address to establish a network connection, let alone able to do anything with the hard drives.
If your router does not have USB ports on it then you need to plug the drives into a computer, its that simple.
Thanks.. I didn't think of that..that makes sense.. I just ordered a cheap router with a usb 3.0 port, "ASUS RT-ACRH13". I need this to attach to my 'real' router which is a Verizon Fios which, for reasons only known by them, has it's usb ports disabled.
James Mason
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Uh, that's gonna be troubling if you do that. You'll have to configure that "cheap" router you bought to work properly in a 2 router setup (assuming you even can) otherwise your entire network is going to #$%^ itself.
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