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Starview 4 USB BOX HDD Query
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Marklittl
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7. July 2009 @ 12:38 |
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Hello all,
Based in Dublin, above box works perfect for viewing all channels.
My Query is connecting external hard disk drive to the above box.
I have formatted a 250gb external drive using FAT32 but the starview cannot see the drive. All connections are fine. Im stumpted any tips?
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AfterDawn Addict
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7. July 2009 @ 12:47 |
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What did you use to format the drive? Power down the SV4 from the main switch at the back unplug the drive, (always power down when taking the HDD out or plugging it in on the SV4).
Try a factory reset, then rescan and turn the keycode back on. Power down the box after update and add HDD back. Power up and try HDD again. Are you using the latest Beta firmware?
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Marklittl
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7. July 2009 @ 12:50 |
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Thank you for the rapid response,
Im using the latest beta software. Will try it now.
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AfterDawn Addict
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7. July 2009 @ 12:51 |
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No problem did you use swissknife or another app?
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Marklittl
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7. July 2009 @ 12:54 |
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I used swissknife to format the drive.
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AfterDawn Addict
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7. July 2009 @ 12:56 |
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Ok should be fine then, I will have to shoot soon, so hopefully this sorts it. If not there are loads of nice people here to help you out ;)
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Marklittl
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7. July 2009 @ 12:58 |
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Thanks for your quick response, tried all the above, still no joy.
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AfterDawn Addict
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7. July 2009 @ 13:00 |
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Here for a few more minutes but then have to leave sorry ;) The USB port is working as you have flashed it, did you use a mem stick to do this ?
Do you have another drive to try out?
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 7. July 2009 @ 13:00
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Marklittl
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7. July 2009 @ 13:03 |
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I used a memory stick to flash the box initially (with the beta fix).
External drive shows up in Win XP as FAT32. I will try what you mentioned above again.
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7. July 2009 @ 13:11 |
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OK best of luck.
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Marklittl
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7. July 2009 @ 13:12 |
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I have tried all the above again, still no joy.
I have put the USB stick back in and the starview can see the stick.
Im still stumped!
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dubrov
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7. July 2009 @ 13:14 |
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What drive letter have ou got the hard drive formatted to.
I think the starview 4 can only see D:, E: and F:
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Marklittl
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7. July 2009 @ 13:17 |
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The drive is labelled E
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dubrov
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7. July 2009 @ 13:23 |
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Does it even recognise that something has been connected to the USB slot. I know when I connected mine for the first time it still asked me to format it even though it was already in the FAT32 format. When I accpeted the format, it created 2 empty folders "CH Data Backup" and "Code Backup" on the HDD. Maybe it needs those.
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Marklittl
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7. July 2009 @ 13:27 |
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The starview only recognised the USB memory stick.
It cannot see the external hard drive.
Im close to giving up!
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dubrov
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7. July 2009 @ 13:32 |
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I'm all out of ideas I'm afradi
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Marklittl
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7. July 2009 @ 13:35 |
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I give up, thanks for the tips!
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mildsteel
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7. July 2009 @ 15:18 |
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did you get any prompts to format the drive when you pluged it in?
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Marklittl
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7. July 2009 @ 15:52 |
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No prompts whatsoever
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AfterDawn Addict
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7. July 2009 @ 16:02 |
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mark did you partition the drive? with swissknife you can partition the drive to say, 150 gig on fat32, give that a bash and see if it works for you, as scouser said, make sure the SV is off when removing and adding the drive, if the SV picks it up after a partition, you can then format in the SV, try that and let us know how ya get on, sometimes a SV has trouble seeing a HD over 250gb, so partition it to the above,
also is this a self powered drive?
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Marklittl
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8. July 2009 @ 12:29 |
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Update;
The external drive appeared to be faulty. So I purchased a Western Digital Black 250GB passport essential portable hard drive.Cost ?65 from curry's.
It works a treat from the moment I plugged it in. It's very small and discreet and does not have its own power supply.
Thanks again for all your input.
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8. July 2009 @ 21:54 |
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for a second there i tought you might have got a dogy box,lol
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