Starview 4 ... USB Hard Drive.

screamq3 · 07-07-09, 04:33 PM

Hi all, today i recieved my starview 4 box from dvbjunkies, top quality service with them, must admit that.

What i want to know is what external drive must i purchase? just a standard USB External Hard Drive, Or USB External Portable Drive, Must it have its own power supply?. what size can i get? will only certain brand drives work with starview or do they all work?

thanks in advance

ido1111 · 08-07-09, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by screamq3

Hi all, today i recieved my starview 4 box from dvbjunkies, top quality service with them, must admit that.

What i want to know is what external drive must i purchase? just a standard USB External Hard Drive, Or USB External Portable Drive, Must it have its own power supply?. what size can i get? will only certain brand drives work with starview or do they all work?

thanks in advance

yeah i would greatly appreciate some info on this. had read best not to go over 300gb IIRC but also that people had 500gb ones working no problem.
think they were standard usb external hard drives with own power supply.
cheers

warrenbray · 09-07-09, 04:48 PM

the starview 4 usb only reads fat16 or fat32 format hard drives. most new hard drives over 32 Gb are ntfs format. so when you buy say a 500 Gb hard drive, convert it to fat32 format, i use swissnife software which is free online. but unless they have an updated vertion, it will only work on windows xp not vista. hope this helps and there no reason the starview couldnt read upto 1Tb

screamq3 · 09-07-09, 05:02 PM

im so tempted to get a 500gb because they are reasonable pirce, do you know of anyone who has got a 500gb working?

warrenbray · 09-07-09, 11:27 PM

i am setting a 500Gb maxtor hard drive up at the weekend let you know how it goes

screamq3 · 10-07-09, 10:37 AM

ok thx m8

ido1111 · 13-07-09, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by warrenbray

i am setting a 500Gb maxtor hard drive up at the weekend let you know how it goes

how did you get on with this mate?
i am borrowing a friends 500gb drive hopefully next weekend and looking to test it out before buying one so would be good to hear how you got on with the maxtor.
cheers

warrenbray · 15-07-09, 02:47 PM

maxtor 500 gb with own power supply did not work, i then tried 160 gb and 320 gb hard drives that were bus powered and both worked fine.

screamq3 · 15-07-09, 06:05 PM

oh damn was really hoping 500 with power supply would of worked cant see why it aint working

adam1942 · 16-07-09, 12:18 PM

I can confirm that this does not work I've had my box for just over a year and bought a 500gig freecom with external psu and it wouldn't read it and froze whilst getting the box to format it.

sorry folks but from what I've seen 320gig is the biggest that works!

07-07-09, 04:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
screamq3 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Starview 4 ... USB Hard Drive. Hi all, today i recieved my starview 4 box from dvbjunkies, top quality service with them, must admit that. What i want to know is what external drive must i purchase? just a standard USB External Hard Drive, Or USB External Portable Drive, Must it have its own power supply?. what size can i get? will only certain brand drives work with starview or do they all work? thanks in advance

09-07-09, 04:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
warrenbray Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Starview 4 ... USB Hard Drive. the starview 4 usb only reads fat16 or fat32 format hard drives. most new hard drives over 32 Gb are ntfs format. so when you buy say a 500 Gb hard drive, convert it to fat32 format, i use swissnife software which is free online. but unless they have an updated vertion, it will only work on windows xp not vista. hope this helps and there no reason the starview couldnt read upto 1Tb

09-07-09, 05:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
screamq3 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Starview 4 ... USB Hard Drive. im so tempted to get a 500gb because they are reasonable pirce, do you know of anyone who has got a 500gb working?

09-07-09, 11:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
warrenbray Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Starview 4 ... USB Hard Drive. i am setting a 500Gb maxtor hard drive up at the weekend let you know how it goes

10-07-09, 10:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
screamq3 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Starview 4 ... USB Hard Drive. ok thx m8


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15-07-09, 02:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
warrenbray Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Starview 4 ... USB Hard Drive. maxtor 500 gb with own power supply did not work, i then tried 160 gb and 320 gb hard drives that were bus powered and both worked fine.

15-07-09, 06:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
screamq3 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Starview 4 ... USB Hard Drive. oh damn was really hoping 500 with power supply would of worked cant see why it aint working

16-07-09, 12:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
adam1942 Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 32 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Starview 4 ... USB Hard Drive. I can confirm that this does not work I've had my box for just over a year and bought a 500gig freecom with external psu and it wouldn't read it and froze whilst getting the box to format it. sorry folks but from what I've seen 320gig is the biggest that works!

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