BeoPlay V1 - External USB Memory Issue

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kammeri (archived2)
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Posted August 4, 2013 at 21:04 GMT
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Gentlemen,

After few weeks of mixed feelings (no, not getting deeper into that) with the V1, it seems the unit is unable to handle larger memory devices connected to the USB port.

The initial goal was to hide away an external 500GB HD with media content under the back cover, but the TV is unable to find the contents of that drive (FAT32 formatted, single partition, approximately 100GB of content). It works flawlessly with a 32GB memory stick with some of the files on it as the 500GB HD providing exactly the capabilities desired. Has anyone encountered similar issues or, better yet, found a solution to this? The TV has already been updated to the latest firmware.

Regards!

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Beofan53 (archived2)
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Posted August 4, 2013 at 22:34 GMT
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I've seen working a V1 with an external drive (1TB), but the external drive was formatted as NTFS.

You can try this option.

Be sure to make always a backup before formatting; all data will be lost!

Edit: tag your files before placing them on the drive.
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kammeri (archived2)
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Posted August 4, 2013 at 23:19 GMT
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Thank you! I will certainly give it a try. Just to make sure: are you certain the 1TB drive on the V1 was connected to the USB port, not the RJ45 (i.e. making it a NAS drive)?

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Beofan53 (archived2)
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Posted August 4, 2013 at 23:35 GMT
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No, it wasn't a NAS-drive. This was a temporary setup, but worked fine. The drive was from his neighbor who brought his own music at a birthdayparty. Just plug&play, using the usb cable.
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MikaelHansen (archived2)
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Posted August 5, 2013 at 13:17 GMT
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It's possible that the power output of the USB is to low to support your harddrive. Is it a 5200 or 7200rpm drive?

Most 7200rpm drives requires more power than the average TV can supply through the USB port.

So either try a 5200rpm drive or a drive with an external power supply.

 

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Beofan53 (archived2)
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Posted August 6, 2013 at 13:40 GMT
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Any succes kammeri?
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kammeri (archived2)
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Posted August 17, 2013 at 09:49 GMT
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I just checked the external drive. It is a 5400 rpm 2.5" 500GB drive, which is NTFS formatted. (I mistakenly recalled it to be FAT formatted.) The drive works flawlessly with any laptop I have tried it with, but the V1 is still unable to fin any content from it. Quite obscure indeed 😮

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Millemis
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Posted August 17, 2013 at 10:53 GMT
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Does the drive have an external power supply?

Which drive is it?

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kammeri (archived2)
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Posted August 17, 2013 at 22:45 GMT
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The drive does not have an external power supply, it powers and spins up when connected to the V1 though. I assume the V1 USB port aught to have atleast the same output power as a MacBook Air.

The Drive itself is a Seagate Momentus 5400.6 SATA drive connected via a Seagate BackUp Plus SATA to USB converter (i.e. the original enclosure).

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