I've use the USB port for an external drive. It works fine as far as I found. I don't recall having to do anything special to get the Mac to see it either.
Take Care John Panarese [email protected] On Aug 21, 2011, at 9:03 AM, Eric Caron wrote: > > On Aug 20, 2011, at 10:31 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > >> Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that the USB port on your >> Airport Express is for a printer only. >> >> Dane, > > I stated that in my message, the USB is intended by Apple for a > printer. My question is can it be used for a external drive? Sometimes > Apple devices can do more then what is stated. For example my Time Capsule > is supposed to be able to run a printer or a external drive but the Apple > tech people tell me off the record that I can hook up to 4 devices using a > powered hub. So my question is can I use my express for a drive with the > usb? Is anyone out there doing that? > > Thanks. > > Eric Caron > >> On 21/08/2011, at 12:19 PM, Eric Caron wrote: >> >>> Dear list. >>> >>> I have a Airport express that is extending my network and used for >>> playing music. there is a USB port on there for a printer. Can that be >>> used for a external storage drive? If so how do I find it, on my computer, >>> once I plug it in? >>> >>> Feel free to tell me I'm being silly and or it can't be done. It's just I >>> have a old drive and the space over by that machine. A little extra storage >>> never hurts. >>> >>> Eric Caron >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>> >>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >>> >>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>> and worm-free! >>> >>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >>> the list website at: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
