I tried the above. No dice, however this time the link station is giving 6 red blinks ( which according to the manual it can not recoginze the hard drive). Also I am getting an unknown network with limited connectivity. Previously the blue " link station" light was blinking continously.
My computer does not recognize as an external hard drive either. The NASNAV software does not recognize it also.
many thanks for your response and I look forward to your advice.
mazen