Uniti USB Input
Posted by: Redboxfile on 23 February 2011
Does anyone know if it is possible to connect an external hard drive into the Uniti's USB input? I have tried but the drive isn't recognised. Is it it a matter of reformatting the drive?
Posted on: 23 February 2011 by Oscar_F
If this helps I have connected a Western Digital 320 Gb drive to the USB port. No problem, it worked at the first try and has continued to work without problems
Posted on: 23 February 2011 by pcstockton
I think it must be a USB powered 5200rpm drive. I dont think the big boys will work.
Posted on: 24 February 2011 by Redmires
It does have to be a self powered drive as the uniti doesn't provide enough power for a portable HDD (depending on the manufacturer). Also, the drive has to formatted to FAT16 or FAT32. I can connect my portable 320gb drive by using a USB "Y" cable. The two connectors at one end plug into the HDD and a USB port on my laptop, which provides the extra power required. It's either that, or buy a mains powered HDD.
This is from the troubleshooting guide....
8.1 A USB Storage device is not recognized
• The storage device (especially USB hard discs without separate power supplies)
draws more electrical current from the USB interface than is permitted by the USB
standard. Only use USB storage devices that conform to the USB standard or use
storage devices with their own power supply
.
• The storage device is not formatted with an appropriate file system. The NaimUniti
accepts storage devices with FAT16 or FAT32 file systems. For large music archives,
we recommend to use a NAS device with a UPnP server.
This is from the troubleshooting guide....
8.1 A USB Storage device is not recognized
• The storage device (especially USB hard discs without separate power supplies)
draws more electrical current from the USB interface than is permitted by the USB
standard. Only use USB storage devices that conform to the USB standard or use
storage devices with their own power supply
.
• The storage device is not formatted with an appropriate file system. The NaimUniti
accepts storage devices with FAT16 or FAT32 file systems. For large music archives,
we recommend to use a NAS device with a UPnP server.
Posted on: 24 February 2011 by Redboxfile
Thanks for your responses, much appreciated.
Posted on: 14 March 2011 by my_naim
I have tried to connect a USB Hdd with different usb cables to my qute and found only the USB cable supplied with my PS3 works, don't know why
Posted on: 14 March 2011 by manicm
Originally Posted by my_naim:
I have tried to connect a USB Hdd with different usb cables to my qute and found only the USB cable supplied with my PS3 works, don't know why
I might know why? Do you have your original USB Hdd cable? Because I have a pocket external HDD that comes with a twin lead USB cable - the one lead is for the PC to power it, and the other is for an independent power supply.