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pauliepig
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_ 		7. April 2009 @ 13:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i have the home brew channel and cios 9 installed all backups work fine and my wii is chipped with wiikey 1.9 when i try to connect usb 1.1 to pick up drive comes up with error could not initialize usb subsystem ret =-6 can some one please help me thanks--i have checked on a web site that my wd my passport 500 gig is a supported drive
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fiber32
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_ 		7. April 2009 @ 13:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
missing information:

which website are you talking about, there are tons of them? Is this a new HDD? did you partioned? how? is it primary or logical? Is it fat32 or NTFS? how many partioned?
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pauliepig
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_ 		7. April 2009 @ 14:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
web site gbatemp and just formatted fat 32
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pauliepig
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_ 		7. April 2009 @ 14:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
new western digital 500 my passport essential usb 2.0
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fiber32
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_ 		7. April 2009 @ 14:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by pauliepig:
 web site gbatemp and just formatted fat 32
and???????????? buddy read my questions to you..more info...
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pauliepig
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_ 		7. April 2009 @ 14:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
web site gba temp and formatted fat 32 on pc and drive not partioned and think its a primary how can i tell its a new harddrive its a passport essential 500 2.5 with no power lead sorry dont know any more thanks
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fiber32
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_ 		7. April 2009 @ 20:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
go to my computer on dekstop, right click , ...
select manage....
select storage...
select disk management.
look on the USB HDD if is logical or primary.
it is color coded below the window (legend).
dark BLUE - primary
light blue - logical

If it is logical create a secondary partition.
used acronis suite, create partition , set to primary, format to FAT32..
insert USB HDD to Wii..

does it recognized now?
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pauliepig
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_ 		8. April 2009 @ 07:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
done what u said dark blue primary is set to ntfs cannot format on pc to fat 32 can it be done in the Acronis Disk suite
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fiber32
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_ 		8. April 2009 @ 07:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes..
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pauliepig
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_ 		8. April 2009 @ 07:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
formatted drive with Acronis Disk suite to fat 32 and wii will still not pick disc error initialize usb subsystem ret =-6
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pauliepig
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_ 		8. April 2009 @ 07:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
will i have to buy another drive doin my head in big time
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fiber32
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_ 		8. April 2009 @ 07:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
try logical otherwise the list for HDD is wrong, i have my friend the 320Gig will post back it if works. If you just bought then you can return or swap. Maybe the 500gig draws a lot of power. any anomaly/indicator in the LED HDD?
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pauliepig
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_ 		8. April 2009 @ 07:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
will try logical and led usb light is bright and stays on fine back later thanks 4 your time
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fiber32
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_ 		8. April 2009 @ 07:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
one more thing that you can try: partition into 2 with both primary.
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pauliepig
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_ 		8. April 2009 @ 07:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
tryed logical not working run from wad 1.3 installer error -1 run on usb 1.1 error -6 will try both primary later work time thanks
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pauliepig
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_ 		8. April 2009 @ 07:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
tryed both primary still no good please let me know if the 320 1 works
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fiber32
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_ 		8. April 2009 @ 07:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by pauliepig:
 tryed both primary still no good please let me know if the 320 1 works
Below has been tested and works:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9084135&type=product&id=1218018141589

partioned into 2: FAT32 and WBFS

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8490572&type=product&id=1186003683700

I have also a generic USB 2.5 Sata enclosure just put my spare laptop HDD(120gig) , also the old 80 gig WD external AC powered.

It those listed above does not work then it can be the wii is also picky.
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pauliepig
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_ 		8. April 2009 @ 10:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what software will i need 2 format WBFS thanks
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pauliepig
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_ 		8. April 2009 @ 13:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
found out that WBFS is a program to put games on hhd i read on http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/index.php/U...ility_List-that all other wd my passport work including320 and 250 with mplayer with ntfs formatted/geexbox needs to be formatted with fat 32 but cant get it to work on 500 gig i will smash it up very soon
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fiber32
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_ 		8. April 2009 @ 14:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by pauliepig:
 found out that WBFS is a program to put games on hhd i read on http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/index.php/U...ility_List-that all other wd my passport work including320 and 250 with mplayer with ntfs formatted/geexbox needs to be formatted with fat 32 but cant get it to work on 500 gig i will smash it up very soon
Even it will work on your PC it's the Wii does does not detect the HDD (error -6), as what i mentioned to you the 320gig works.. 500 did not. Its a hardware issue between HDD(newer version) and the Wii.
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pauliepig
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_ 		9. April 2009 @ 14:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
reinstalled cios rev 9 to wii and formatted drive to fat 32 connected to wii and worked 100 percent thanks 4 all your help fault was cios rev 9 insatll
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fiber32
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_ 		9. April 2009 @ 14:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by pauliepig:
 reinstalled cios rev 9 to wii and formatted drive to fat 32 connected to wii and worked 100 percent thanks 4 all your help fault was cios rev 9 insatll
Seems like you did not even installed rev9 you have rev8.. ohh well...
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