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jtmccabe · 01-23-2008, 11:27 PM

Well guys, I thought I'd give the Buffalo drive a try but decided to go with the 5400 RPM 250 GB model (HD-PS250U2), which was quite a bit cheaper than the 300 GB one that was reported to work. It did not work.

When I plugged in the drive, the LED flashed green and amber a few times, then went to solid green. It looked kind of like it was working, but I could not feel the drive spinning and it never showed up on the iDrive screen. The cable is about 20" long and pretty thin, so I want to try it with a shorter, fatter cable before I give up on it. I'll try to find a better cable and report back.

01-23-2008, 11:27 PM	#108
jtmccabe Commoner 19 Rep 394 Posts Drives: 2008 335i sedan Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Christiansburg, VA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2005 Jeep Wrangler ... [0.00]	Well guys, I thought I'd give the Buffalo drive a try but decided to go with the 5400 RPM 250 GB model (HD-PS250U2), which was quite a bit cheaper than the 300 GB one that was reported to work. It did not work. When I plugged in the drive, the LED flashed green and amber a few times, then went to solid green. It looked kind of like it was working, but I could not feel the drive spinning and it never showed up on the iDrive screen. The cable is about 20" long and pretty thin, so I want to try it with a shorter, fatter cable before I give up on it. I'll try to find a better cable and report back. __________________ 2008 335i sedan \| 6MT \| Dinan S2 flash \| Titanium Silver/Black leather/Burl walnut \| Sport \| Premium \| CW\| CA \| Nav \| HD Radio \| iPod/USB \| Sirius \| PDC \| Style 162/230 (winter/summer) \| M3 steering wheel \| ZHP shift knob \| Blacklines \| Lux 4.0 \| etc. Last edited by jtmccabe; 02-29-2008 at 01:03 PM.. Reason: Refer to the list on page 1.
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