WRT610N and compatible usb drives

Hello,
Has anyone been successful obtaining a stable USB external hard drive connection on the WRT610N?
I would like to use a hard drive enclosure that spins down the drive with a sleep mode for noise and energy reasons.
With the latest firmware (1.00.02 B10) I have tried:
Vantech Nexstar 3i with a Seagate 1 TB - works fine until drive goes to power down mode at which point on spin up the router dumps the drive even though the USB light stays on and the management page shows the drive still connected
Western Digital My Book Essential 1 TB - the router doesn't even mount this external hard drive. I tried everything... FAT32, NTFS.... waited, plugged the USB in and out, power cycled the router...
Any help would be appreciated as I've been spending countless hours trying to get something to work.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Update to my last post. After another hour on with LEvel 2 tech support, I finally had to tell them I found the solution on my own. Tech support wanted to charge me $10 for remotely accessing my computer to see what is wrong. I finnaly said I had the solution, and that I needed firmware Ver 1.00.00 B18. They told me they only have 1.00.00 B17 available on their ftp site. I tried that firmware, and the update failed numerous times.
I searched and finally found 1.00.00 B18 if anyone needs a link. It is:
ftp://ftp.linksys.com/downloads/NA/firmware/FW_WRT610N_1.00.00.18_20080816_code.bin
Firmware Ver 1.00.00 B18 fixed the problem. My WD My Book was instantly recognized with Ver B18. If anyone else has this problem, this should fix it. Thanks again Lotus.
(Mod note: Edited for guideline compliance.)
Message Edited by kent07 on 03-10-2009 07:40 PM

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