[johnnyskullhead]

Hi sorry if this question has been answered elswhere but I have 2 external usb hdds and neither is recognised by my 360
One is fat 32 and the other is split between fat 32 and ntfs
all i want to do is play a few films via me 360 any help would be appreciated

Thank you

[Bigmarky75]

It has to be fat 32 and less than 20gb i think


TVersity - Home is the way i go .

[jms_uk]

FAT32 or HFS+... Do a search here on AVF, plenty of "external HDD and Xbox360" threads already

[nerro]

I know FAT32 is compatible, what sizes are the hdds you are trying to connect? Don't think there is a size limit though as I have a 120gb and 1TB that I have connected without any issues.

[Frankie 7]

Originally Posted by nerro

I know FAT32 is compatible, what sizes are the hdds you are trying to connect? Don't think there is a size limit though as I have a 120gb and 1TB that I have connected without any issues.

which ones are they mate? sorry for jumping in here.

[King Tones]

Originally Posted by Bigmarky75

It has to be fat 32 and less than 20gb i think


TVersity - Home is the way i go .

There is no size limit for the Hard Drive but a size limit of the files.
You can format a whole drive as FAT32 and the 360 will recocgnise it but the files on the HDD has to be under 4gb for them to work on a FAT32 formatted drive.

Deftones

[jms_uk]

Also, windows by default won't let you format FAT32 volumes above 32Gb.. however you can get around this by using something like FAT32Format.. a little command line utility found easily with a quick google search

[Fe_man2000]

I would consider formating the drive if possible and trying it again. I have a number of drives including one that has 2 partitions formated FAT32 100GB and NTFS 60GB and the all work fine. (Obviously the NTFS area is not visble)

[nerro]

Originally Posted by Frankie 7

which ones are they mate? sorry for jumping in here.

The 120gb is a Lacie drive (runs off of USB power), the 1TB is a Buffalo Drive Station which has a mains power supply.

[johnnyskullhead]

Thanks for the answerts I have two drives and it wont see either should it see them even if it can access the data
I am accessing or trying through Video library is that right ?
Thanks

[cas398]

Originally Posted by johnnyskullhead

Thanks for the answerts I have two drives and it wont see either should it see them even if it can access the data
I am accessing or trying through Video library is that right ?
Thanks

When youy go to your video library it should give you the option to select the "Portable Device" if that's what you mean.

Just stick a single file under 4Gb on the root of the drive and see if it shows up.

[del_piero_3]

I have 320gb that I connect to xbox360 for watching movies. I had to formatted it using a mac software, I cant remember the name top of my head but will post it when I get home.