Another NDS input surprise

Posted by: KRM on 28 December 2013

Having recovered from the excitement of discovering the USB input on the NDS has been upgraded by update 3.22 to allow iPad/Pod playback I thought I would try it with a memory stick. However, it seems the NDS is a bit fussy. It can't play any of the tracks on my memory stick, despite the fact that the Userve is perfectly happy to play them from its USB inputs. The NDS will play my Beatles hi res USB stick, though (the only other one I have to hand).

 

Has anyone else encountered this issue and are there any technical reasons why the streamer struggles where the Server copes? All my USB tracks are FLAC, by the way.

 

Keith

Posted on: 28 December 2013 by Adrian F.

With what filesystem are those memory sticks formatted?

Posted on: 28 December 2013 by Jasonf

Hhhmmmmmm, not sure what's going on here KRM, but I can play from my USB HiDef on my ND5 via memory stick. Caveat; not upgraded firmware yet though? These files are also WAV...

 

Also, I have not tried my memory stick in my u-Serve..but then it's not necessary if the ND5 is seeing the files.

 

I can only imagine the issue lies with Flac or your memory stick...or turning it around, the problem is your NDS????

 

Oh! the weird wonders of owning Naim.

 

Jason. 

Posted on: 28 December 2013 by Jasonf

I should also add, my memory stick is not formatted.

 

Jason.

Posted on: 28 December 2013 by Chris Murphy

USB memory hardware must be in Windows/DOS format (FAT/FAT32) to be used with the NDS. Macintosh formats are not compatible.

 

From the owners manual. Format the USB stick FAT32 and try again.

Posted on: 28 December 2013 by Jasonf
Originally Posted by Chris Murphy:

USB memory hardware must be in Windows/DOS format (FAT/FAT32) to be used with the NDS. Macintosh formats are not compatible.

 

From the owners manual. Format the USB stick FAT32 and try again.

Thanks Chris, it's always the simple answer.

 

Jason.

Posted on: 29 December 2013 by KRM

Thanks folks,

 

I've reformatted the drive and it's working now.

 

I do wonder, though, whether there was something else going on. I assume the FAT/FAT32 rule applies to all Naim products, and it worked on the Unitiserve. Also, the NDS could see the files (after taking an age to read them). It just couldn't play them.

 

Keith

Posted on: 29 December 2013 by Manu

Yes the FAT32 rule applies to all Naim Network Players, but Servers can also read NTFS.