Seagate USB HD Problem

[SciroccoSteve]

Hi guys,

just tried a new portable Seagate 500gb harddrive in the car, didnt like it at all

Comes up with unrecognised device?!? Seems to power it ok though as the light comes on....

Any ideas, gutted cos it fits in the arm rest like a glove!

[trix]

Steve

have you formatted it?
http://www.sciroccocentral.co.uk/forum/ ... mat#p28351" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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[SciroccoSteve]

Lol u know what, after posting this i though "aghhh shite, i bet its formatted NTFS....."

It was hahaha, gonna go try it now formatted FAT32

Schoolboy error considering ive worked in IT for 10 years :/

[bleedsoff]

let us know how you get on?

[SciroccoSteve]

Yup worked like a charm You HAVE to get one!

500 gig of tunes on the go?.....yes sir! ha ha

Any more news on the motor? Its soooooo gonna be worth the wait fella

[trix]

Lol u know what, after posting this i though "aghhh shite, i bet its formatted NTFS....."

It was hahaha, gonna go try it now formatted FAT32

Schoolboy error considering ive worked in IT for 10 years :/

quoted for posterity

S

[SciroccoSteve]

[bleedsoff]

Yup worked like a charm You HAVE to get one!

500 gig of tunes on the go?.....yes sir! ha ha

Any more news on the motor? Its soooooo gonna be worth the wait fella

Only got 17GB of music!!!!hahaha

Yea got some new picking it up tomorrow fella!

[mickwillow]

Hi
Im using a seagate 250 Gb HDD from Tesco £38 and it works a treat , I thinks its a bit quicker than my ipod too.

You just have to re-format it to FAT32 using some software downloaded from seagate's website called "DiscWizard",
This is because windows will not format a usb HDD to FAT32 bigger than 32GB ,
the software does it for you in minutes, then you can put all ur music on it


Here's the link for the software
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?l" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... 04090aRCRD

[SciroccoSteve]

hahaha, i rekon i could drive round the world and still only hear each tune once! lol

WICKED, let me know how you get on mate, and i want pictures

Just waiting for a decent day so i can use the new detailing gear i brought and maker it look spanking