Question about USB option (6FL)

PinkFlamingo · 08-12-2008, 08:24 PM

Picked up my E92 two weeks ago. It has the ipod & USB option and I also have idrive. I use an I/O magic 40GB portable hard drive which works great by the way but I noticed that when you turn the car off, the power does not go off on the USB port. Please tell me there is a setting or something to change that. It's really annoying to unplug the hard drive every time I get out of the car. I looked around the settings and everything but did not find a way to make the port turn off on the car when it was off. If anyone has any info, I would appreciate it.

emarkd · 08-13-2008, 12:55 AM

There is no setting. The port will shut itself off after a bit, but it's a pretty long time. It also powers back up before you turn on the ignition - I think as soon as you open the door, so it's easy to think it stays on all the time. I also use an external laptop disk. You can leave the drive where you can see the power light and look through the window after it's been parked a while if you want to check.

PinkFlamingo · 08-13-2008, 03:57 PM

Awesome, THANKS!!!

08-12-2008, 08:24 PM	#1
PinkFlamingo Car Shopping Addict 264 Rep 908 Posts Drives: 981 GT4 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York iTrader: (16)	Question about USB option (6FL) Picked up my E92 two weeks ago. It has the ipod & USB option and I also have idrive. I use an I/O magic 40GB portable hard drive which works great by the way but I noticed that when you turn the car off, the power does not go off on the USB port. Please tell me there is a setting or something to change that. It's really annoying to unplug the hard drive every time I get out of the car. I looked around the settings and everything but did not find a way to make the port turn off on the car when it was off. If anyone has any info, I would appreciate it.
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emarkd Private First Class 3 Rep 105 Posts Drives: '08 335i Join Date: May 2008 Location: Georgia iTrader: (0)	There is no setting. The port will shut itself off after a bit, but it's a pretty long time. It also powers back up before you turn on the ignition - I think as soon as you open the door, so it's easy to think it stays on all the time. I also use an external laptop disk. You can leave the drive where you can see the power light and look through the window after it's been parked a while if you want to check.
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08-13-2008, 03:57 PM	#3
PinkFlamingo Car Shopping Addict 264 Rep 908 Posts Drives: 981 GT4 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York iTrader: (16)	Awesome, THANKS!!!
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