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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => D-Link Storage => DNS-320 => Topic started by: Zaim on April 05, 2012, 12:34:50 PM

Title: Firmware Question + External HDD NTFS support
Post by: Zaim on April 05, 2012, 12:34:50 PM
Hi, I have two questions, if I update the firmware will I have to reformat the drives? also I read somewhere that a later firmware version added NTFS support via usb, is this true? and would you recommend updating to the latest firmware? or the beta?

THanks.
Title: Re: Firmware Question + External HDD NTFS support
Post by: JavaLawyer on April 05, 2012, 12:42:51 PM
Hi, I have two questions, if I update the firmware will I have to reformat the drives?

No. Firmware updates should not impact existing HDD configuration or data

also I read somewhere that a later firmware version added NTFS support via usb, is this true?

You can find the release notes for all prior firmware upgrades/versions here: http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42483.0 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42483.0)

would you recommend updating to the latest firmware? or the beta?

This is purely a personal choice. Official release firmware is typically more stable and reliable than beta firmware.
Title: Re: Firmware Question + External HDD NTFS support
Post by: Zaim on April 05, 2012, 12:48:43 PM
Thanks for replying, are there any known issue's with the current latest firmware? 2.02 / b01
Title: Re: Firmware Question + External HDD NTFS support
Post by: JavaLawyer on April 05, 2012, 12:56:05 PM
Release notes for the latest firmware were not published yet. No user comments either.
Title: Re: Firmware Question + External HDD NTFS support
Post by: bohemus on April 10, 2012, 10:22:25 AM
...also I read somewhere that a later firmware version added NTFS support via usb, is this true? and would you recommend updating to the latest firmware? or the beta?

THanks.

I have a 1TB external USB drive connected and the DNS-320 reads and writes to it just fine. I think support was added in the 2.02 firmware but I am now running the 2.03 beta and it works.