seagate backup hiccup

[Norwegiantweaker]

Hello, i had this thread going on last night in a different topic.. but it died.

 

i have a seagate hdd backup plus. and my car stereo wont pick up the files on it.

i tried to format it a few different ways. still no go. stereo just lists it as a unplayable file. 

so im guessing its something seagate have done in their infinite wisdom.. anyone have a clue how to work around this problem ?. im guessing its a firmware related problem ? o,o 

[Gabe Newell]

Probably the file formats on your hard drive are not supported by your stereo.

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Have you checked with the car's or car stereo's manufacturer (not sure if you use a default or aftermarket stereo) if the USB port can actually provide enough power to feed a HDD ? That may very well be the problem.

A 2.5" HDD needs power to spin the disk, move the platters and control several times more electronics than you find on a typical stick.

[Norwegiantweaker]

Probably the file formats on your hard drive are not supported by your stereo.

 

its supported  

Have you checked with the car's or car stereo's manufacturer (not sure if you use a default or aftermarket stereo) if the USB port can actually provide enough power to feed a HDD ? That may very well be the problem.

A 2.5" HDD needs power to spin the disk, move the platters and control several times more electronics than you find on a typical stick.

 

 

as said above, it might not provide enough power

has nothing to do with power. its the HDD thats the issue here =). works fine with an old 3.5" and a new 2.5 as well as a ssd. it has something to do with this hdd.. cant say what but its not working lol. i believe its because of the "backup" part... 

[Norwegiantweaker]

Is that HDD PnP compatible or not? (oh, and is it bigger than 2 TB?)

1 tb and i have no idea. works fine on my tuner and my computer so tbh im kinda lost