Help Needed - Connecting a USB Hard drive to a PS3

[ClioV6_Lancs]

Hi,

Need some help please. My PS3 60gb will accept a standard USB memory stick and read images etc from it to then save off. However, when connecting an Iomega 600gb hard via the USB (with images, video saved on it already) it doesn't recognise it and won't display an icon to view files or anything - basically doesn't see it on the screen.

I've tried turning it on and off, connecting USB leads in all 4 front ports but nothing. Interesting when you connect a memory stick to the back of the hd the PS3 picks this up!

Any help on the matter would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Matt.

 

[oska]

Is it bus powered? I don't think it likes them.

 

[sneeks]

It must be FAT32 formatted.

 

[J203425]

I've has similar difficulties except my 40Gb model does not recognise external hd's or a memory stick. Never bothered trying to figure it out TBH

 

[oska]

Mine works fine.

Must be externally powered, FAT32 and have the correct folder names.

 

[dk]

Mine works fine.

Must be externally powered, FAT32 and have the correct folder names.

doesn't have to be externally powered and doesn't have to have the right folders, i have both a usb powered and brick powered drives connecting to mine and once it appears you just click triangle and choose show all and all your folders appear, simple.

 

[ClioV6_Lancs]

It must be FAT32 formatted.

Hi,

I think this might be the problem. It's most likely NTFP formatted. Any idea how I convert it?

Thanks,

Matt.

 

[sneeks]

Connect it to a computer and reformat to FAT32 and it should work.

 

[ClioV6_Lancs]

Cheers.

 

[Nigel]

Just make sure you backup the info before reformating it.:rasp:

 

[sneeks]

Speaking of external HDD's, a nice shiny 1TB Apple Time Capsule arrived at my work for me today

 

[ClioV6_Lancs]

Tried formatting it to FAT partcians last night but it won't let me. Deleted the current NTFP (think its that) but there is no FAT option on the drop down in the disk management section.

Arghhh!