pj134

so has no one had success with a drive running off of just the power from the head unit?

I contacted pioneer customer support and their limit as they told me is 250 gigs.

If you really need proof that it's supported, here's the email from pioneer customer service a week or two back when I contacted them, there is no reason to go after each other, I believe the reason for the 250 GB limit is because of the power needed for anything larger, apparently it's an issue for most 250's as well.

That's the point of this post, because there are people on here who say that they have full functionality on a 2.5 but don't list the brand or make. You can say that no 2.5s will work, but people on here say they have them working a second USB hookup. This is am attempt to get those people to post what they use so that people on here can know what hard drives will work everytime. If you search in the trouble shooting forum for what hard drives work and you will see these posts. I'm trying to draw those people out and hopefully we will find out some.

Yes it was formatted, the drive got the same result as if it were plugged into a low powered USB Port, like one on a keyboard.

I've seen a lot of people ask the question over whether or not a hard drive will work with their AVIC F series but I haven't seen a list of people who have tried a certain hard drive and had success or failure. I know generally the 1.8" will work but they are expensive and running a second usb cable to an aux power connector is a fugly solution. So I thought it would be a good idea for everyone who has had success to post their specific hard drive (brand, model, size) and everyone who has had a failure to post theirs as well. This way it won't be a guessing game when someone on here buys their