Shared external hard drive or regular external drive for airport extreme?

Dell has "shared external hard drive" and "external hard drive" for sale. Would any of these be a conflict with airport extreme?

Could you please provide a link for each of these Dell offerings to help us understand what they are?

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    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH1453

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    Sorry you had so much trouble hooking up a hard drive to the base station. I've done some experimenting with the feature and this is what I've found out.
    You can use either the native Mac format, Mac OS Extended, or the Microsoft format known as FAT. Apple calls FAT, MS-DOS File System in Disk Utility.
    If you use Mac OS Extended, the Macs on the network will be able to connect to the drive using the native AFP (Apple File Protocol) or the Microsoft native SMB (Server Message Block) protocol. PCs will only use the SMB protocol of course.
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    Everything having to do with the AppleTV is just speculation at this point since no one has one yet but from what has been demonstrated so far, AppleTV relies on iTunes. In other words, it won't pull data from network volumes on its own, a computer running iTunes needs to feed it.

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    The purpose of this exercise is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
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    I am considering getting AirPort Extreme. I need to be able to connect an external hard drive with a firewire connection. Can it be done?

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  • Can i use an external hard drive with time capsule via an airport extreme?

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    i have an external hard drive that i used for time machine. how do i reformat it so it goes back to it's original setting and i can use it for transferring and storing files?
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  • HT4437 How do I find my external hard drives that a connected to my Airport extreme with my apple tv?

    Hi I am trying to set up our house to be fully networked. We have an airport extreame the network is up and running all the Apple TVs can show photos and music from the ipads and iphones. I can't reach to the external heard drives with the apple tv is it possible to do this? How??
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    Thanks in advance for any assistance.
    Bruce

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  • I can not see my external hard drive that is hooked to my airport extreme

    I have hooked my iOmega 1tb hard drive to my airport extreme but can not see it on my macbook pro. need help to set this up

    This is unsupported by Apple. You must configure Airport Utility to turn enable File Sharing of the drive in Sharing preferences and in the AEBS configuration. Then you have to "mount" the drive on your Desktop by selecting Connect To Server from the Finder's Go menu.

  • External drive reverts to read-only on airport extreme

    I have an external drive that works fine (full access read/write) when connected directly to my Macbook but reverts to read-only when I connect to it through my airport extreme.  It also won't let me change the permisssions over the network.  I have another drive used for Time Capsule connected to the Airport Extreme and it works fine, as well as the printer.  The problem drive is formatted OS X extended (journaled).

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  • Max Hard Drive Size for Airport Extreme 4th Generation (A1354)?

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    Seth

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  • How Do I Access a hard drive that is hooked up through airport extreme

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    Dave

    If the drive is hooked up to an 802.11n AirPort Extreme or Time Capsule, click here and follow the instructions. If it's hooked up to a different AirPort base station, you can't.
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