Areca FAQ System - Q40011508 - USB 3.0 Port of the 5040 sometimes detects only with 2.2TB Size (original size 18TB) in combination with Macbooks or Notebooks which are built 2014 or newer.

Q40011508 - USB 3.0 Port of the 5040 sometimes detects only with 2.2TB Size (original size 18TB) in combination with Macbooks or Notebooks which are built 2014 or newer.

This greater than 2TB flag detective issue has been fixed in firmware and bootcode version 1.50 date: 2015-08-12 or later.

Tags: ARC-5040, firmware, Mac, USB 3.0

Last update:: 2022-01-06 07:06
Author:: Simone
Revision:: 1.2

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