thextreme1 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 I am going to install my unit in my truck Monday. I will go through every scenario I can with different hard drives to see what works. Will probably post a video here when I find the best and easiest solution. I am a tech nut, so if it can be done, I will figure it out and make sure it is the most feasible and permanent solution... because I would hate having to power cycle and plug and unplug anything every time I got in the car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kerosene Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 I am going to install my unit in my truck Monday. I will go through every scenario I can with different hard drives to see what works. Will probably post a video here when I find the best and easiest solution. I am a tech nut, so if it can be done, I will figure it out and make sure it is the most feasible and permanent solution... because I would hate having to power cycle and plug and unplug anything every time I got in the car. worst part is im a consultant and must get in/out of the car often, sometimes 8 times within the day... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kerosene Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 ok, so i figured out why the hdd doesnt get read when the unit boots up... it's because the unit starts up too fast, the hdd doesnt have time to boot up... I'll prob mount a switch somewhere and connect it to the inverter... this way i can start up the hdd whenever I want... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lowbug Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Our rep said he was using a 16GB SD card w/ no problems. No idea about USB Â I use a 16Gb Class 6 card and it works like a charm for music and video. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blackh8552 Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 This explains a lot. I used a 2gb usb drive and it worked fine. I tried a 8gb usb drive and no dice. Guess I will break down and buy a stupid ipod so I can get all my music on one device. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kerosene Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Our rep said he was using a 16GB SD card w/ no problems. No idea about USB Â I use a 16Gb Class 6 card and it works like a charm for music and video. thats different... Â black, I'm not giving up, I will have a way to do it... even if i have to switch the hdd on myself... which isnt that big of a deal, i dont want the inverter running 350watts the whole time... thats 29/28 amps... and I have much more music than I can fit on the largest thumbdrive (32gb i believe) Its hard for me not to have a hdd.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carlsbad0331 Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 As I posted in the general section... I purchased a 32 gb Corsair USB drive today for $59 with a $30 rebate and it works perfectly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kerosene Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 ya... 32gb still too small Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terron Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 ok, so i figured out why the hdd doesnt get read when the unit boots up... it's because the unit starts up too fast, the hdd doesnt have time to boot up... I'll prob mount a switch somewhere and connect it to the inverter... this way i can start up the hdd whenever I want... Â I don't think thats it; because you can stick a USB memory stick in the unit after its fully booted and it will recognize it every time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kerosene Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 plug in a stick while the uit is off, turn it on.... check if it works (wont show up) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carlsbad0331 Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 I have the 32gb stick that I bought yesterday with 30gb of music on it and it is located after about 2 minutes. I do not take it out, I have just left it plugged in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terron Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 plug in a stick while the uit is off, turn it on.... check if it works (wont show up) Â I didn't have to re-plug the USB stick after it booted in pre-2.0, just left the same one in there all the time and it always showed up.. I'll check and see when I get home if this is still the case Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kerosene Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 if you guys havent realized I've been talking about an external drive... usb thumbsticks dont need a powersource so they are always on... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terron Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 if you guys havent realized I've been talking about an external drive... usb thumbsticks dont need a powersource so they are always on... Â external hard drives and thumb drives will have the same behavior; they will either be recognized at any time or only post-boot. I have an enclosure I can test with when I get home, I'll just have rig a power-passing USB injector Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tribuindu Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 anybody figure out the prroblem with the HDD im still waiting for some high tech type of individual that can figure out the mystery.....cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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