topic Arlo 4 base 4540 will not format usb in Arlo Pro 4

Arlo 4 base 4540 will not format usb

Gym406 — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:28:46 GMT

My Arlo 4540 base will not format the "my passport" usb hard drive

Re: Arlo 4 base 4540 will not format usb

StephenB — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:29:57 GMT

@Gym406 wrote:

My Arlo 4540 base will not format the "my passport" usb hard drive

Can you connect the drive to a Windows PC, and open the Windows disk manager? See if the drive has multiple partitions. If it does, remove them all and repartition it. Then try formatting in the 4540 again.

Re: Arlo 4 base 4540 will not format usb

BernHeare — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:30:44 GMT

Here it is 2022,. almost 2023, and my 4540 STILL will not format the un-partitioned external USB, FAT, under 2 Mb

Re: Arlo 4 base 4540 will not format usb

jguerdat — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 13:51:05 GMT

The drive has to be 16GB or greater. Is 2MB a typo?

Re: Arlo 4 base 4540 will not format usb

StephenB — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:23:26 GMT

Also, if the passport is USB 3, then it might not be getting enough power from the base USB port (which is USB 2). Is the passport separately powered?