USB hard drives that work with 6FL

larryn · 04-02-2008, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jkurgan

Great find, I say go for it. I dont think we've had a solid test on an external 1.8" drive.

BTW, Newegg has a 60GB version:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ago-_-22242004

Update.. got the drive today and it's small, but broken. Nothing recognizes it, and I'm having a replacement shipped.. Not too good for QC, so far.. So far, not recommended.

nano · 04-07-2008, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nano

Just ordered Buffalo 300 GB MiniStation TurboUSB 2.0. Hopefully it works...

Tested... IT DOESN'T WORK GODDAMN! It tries to spin and then the green light becomes yellow and no go... DAMN.. I spent 300e to that crap because someone said that it would work.

jtmccabe · 04-07-2008, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by nano

Tested... IT DOESN'T WORK GODDAMN! It tries to spin and then the green light becomes yellow and no go... DAMN.. I spent 300e to that crap because someone said that it would work.

Is that the HD-PS300U2 or the newer one? I tried the HD-PS300U2 myself but it didn't work so well. The newer one is 5400 RPM so is even less likely to work.

Sorry, some of us just have bad luck.

dmichael · 04-08-2008, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by nano

Tested... IT DOESN'T WORK GODDAMN! It tries to spin and then the green light becomes yellow and no go... DAMN.. I spent 300e to that crap because someone said that it would work.

Uh, have you been following this thread?

the recent conclusion is that 1.8" drives use less power on average than 2.5" drives so why did you buy a 2.5" drive? The other thing that you can learn from this thread is that not all cars are created equal. Probably not all of the same drives are created equal, but more likely, the slight differences in each cars power generaton for accessories means there is no guarantee that if a certain drive works in 1 car, it will work for all. Plus your comparing a US spec car with a different country spec.

Unless you can't survive with 160gb, you should have gotten a 1.8" drive.

... and another thing, I don't like your tone. Your suggesting that Dr. Dirt is at fault for the drive not working in your car, all he said was that the drive works in his car, information that you can do with what you will. Certainly, he is only trying to be helpful.

nano · 04-08-2008, 07:01 AM

Man im just pissed because i spent hours and hours collecting music and idtagging them and then it doesn't work. and i have to do it all over again. Im not accusing anyone and i totally understand that different cars might have different power output etc.

Should i have been quiet and not saying that the Buffalo 300gb 4200rpm drive doesn't work? Because it doesn't work. And therefore noone should buy such drive to their car. I think that i and everyone in this thread is trying to find out which drives work and dont work.

Let's help each other instead of arquing.

dmichael · 04-08-2008, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by nano

Man im just pissed because i spent hours and hours collecting music and idtagging them and then it doesn't work. and i have to do it all over again. Im not accusing anyone and i totally understand that different cars might have different power output etc.

Should i have been quiet and not saying that the Buffalo 300gb 4200rpm drive doesn't work? Because it doesn't work. And therefore noone should buy such drive to their car. I think that i and everyone in this thread is trying to find out which drives work and dont work.

Let's help each other instead of arquing.

I think we all appreciate that you came forward and let everyone know that this drive does not work in your car. Thats what this thread is all about, compiling stats to determine which drives are most compatible.

The buffalo drive worked for 1 of 2, so with only a 50% success rate, you took a gamble and did not take avantage of what has been learned about other drives in this thread. Now the buffalo has a 33% success rate.

I still don't understand why you chose this drive over other more proven to work models. If you need 300gb, the fujitsu is the only one other on the list and it has only a 60% success rate.

jtmccabe · 04-08-2008, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by nano

Man im just pissed because i spent hours and hours collecting music and idtagging them and then it doesn't work. and i have to do it all over again.

Why would you have to do any of that over again? Did the car destroy the files on the drive or something? Just find a drive that works and copy the files to it.

nano · 04-08-2008, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by dmichael

The buffalo drive worked for 1 of 2, so with only a 50% success rate, you took a gamble and did not take avantage of what has been learned about other drives in this thread. Now the buffalo has a 33% success rate.

I still don't understand why you chose this drive over other more proven to work models.

You should read this thread more carefully yourself. I made my purchase 12-31-2007. There were only one guy then who had tried the drive and it worked so naturally i thought that it would work for me.

Now i and everyone else on this board know better.

bimmernupe · 04-08-2008, 05:53 PM

The Iomega drive I have came with the dual USB connectors on one end and I purchased the i109 from http://www.i-luv.com/iLuv/product_in...roducts_id=300 and I have had no issues.

If anyone is interested I still have the dual cable I ordered from Western Digital. Never used. Selling for what I paid.

GarryF · 04-09-2008, 04:04 AM

Just tried the Lacie 60GB drive in my brothers brand new X5 delivered yesterday and it doesn't work !! The drive was actually bought for his car so he's slightly pissed

Maybe the USB cable run is longer in an X5 compared to a 3 series, he's tried a 60GB ipod with no issues

jtmccabe · 04-09-2008, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by GarryF

Just tried the Lacie 60GB drive in my brothers brand new X5 delivered yesterday and it doesn't work !! The drive was actually bought for his car so he's slightly pissed

Maybe the USB cable run is longer in an X5 compared to a 3 series, he's tried a 60GB ipod with no issues

Interesting. I'm only tracking success rates in E9x's but I made a note that it didn't work in the X5. We'll just need more data to determine if this is something unique to the X5.

Thanks for the info!

dmichael · 04-09-2008, 09:38 AM

Besides that fact that it was an X5, its also in the U.K., and nano is located in Finland so U.S. spec cars may be somewhat different than Euro. Again more data is needed.

Meats · 04-10-2008, 08:02 AM

Another possible, wrinkle:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.5873

Not sure how this guy works, seems like a lot of cable and I'm not sure how it could boost the power, but might be worth a shot for some of those people out there that already bought an HD and are having power issues.

jtmccabe · 04-10-2008, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jkurgan

Another possible, wrinkle:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.5873

Not sure how this guy works, seems like a lot of cable and I'm not sure how it could boost the power, but might be worth a shot for some of those people out there that already bought an HD and are having power issues.

"No external power required"

Read: "Just a long cable"

docles · 04-13-2008, 01:03 PM

Hi,

I actually bought a 1.8" HDD (Toshiba 80GB - ZIF connector - MK8009GAH) assocated with Ice BOX.
It works great

and I can hear that as soon I open the doors of the car, the HDD start to be read by the car.

Just one think : be carefull with the types of connectors on 1.8 disk.

Best Regards

Docles

jtmccabe · 04-13-2008, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by docles

Hi,

I actually bought a 1.8" HDD (Toshiba 80GB - ZIF connector - MK8009GAH) assocated with Ice BOX.
It works great

and I can hear that as soon I open the doors of the car, the HDD start to be read by the car.

Just one think : be carefull with the types of connectors on 1.8 disk.

Best Regards

Docles

Thanks for the info. Can you elaborate on how you adapted the ZIF connector to USB? Is the Ice Box an enclosure?

docles · 04-13-2008, 01:28 PM

Yes,

ICY BOX is an enclosure : http://www.raidsonic.de/en/pages/pro...hp?pid=2_1_1_2

1.8" hdd's come with either LIF connector or ZIF connector.
Thus, you should have the enclosure that provide the right connection.

BR

Docles

Meats · 04-16-2008, 07:54 AM

BTW, I just ordered an 80GB 1.8in drive from overstock.

Grand Total w/shipping was $92.25 before 11% discount. Seems like a great price.

If anyone is interested in getting an additional 11% off this purchase, I can send them a referral link. PM me if interested.

dmichael · 04-16-2008, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jkurgan

BTW, I just ordered an 80GB 1.8in drive from overstock.

Grand Total w/shipping was $92.25 before 11% discount. Seems like a great price.

If anyone is interested in getting an additional 11% off this purchase, I can send them a referral link. PM me if interested.

What brand?

Meats · 04-16-2008, 06:51 PM

hitachi, will update when everything arrives.

stefanodemais · 04-18-2008, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jkurgan

BTW, I just ordered an 80GB 1.8in drive from overstock.

Grand Total w/shipping was $92.25 before 11% discount. Seems like a great price.

If anyone is interested in getting an additional 11% off this purchase, I can send them a referral link. PM me if interested.

I got the same thing. Didnt have the discount. But Google check out was giving $25 dollars off. And I bought a zif from ebay. It is a little tricky to set up the HDD inside the zif. Took me about 30 minutes to get it right but the thing works. The only thing is that the car is taking like 3 minutes to recognize it. I will buy a shorter thicker cable and update the status here.

Thanks everyone. I hate Apple and all their products.

mid-corner fun · 04-18-2008, 03:57 PM

Quick update on the IOMagic 40GB drive as I've had it for a while now. The enclosure (not the drive) is definitely having a problem with our famous NJ potholes, I've had 2 small plastic pieces already detach inside the case and rattle around till I removed them. The drive is doing fine and works 100% of the time.

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docles Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW 320d Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: France iTrader: (0)	Hi, I actually bought a 1.8" HDD (Toshiba 80GB - ZIF connector - MK8009GAH) assocated with Ice BOX. It works great and I can hear that as soon I open the doors of the car, the HDD start to be read by the car. Just one think : be carefull with the types of connectors on 1.8 disk. Best Regards Docles
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docles Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW 320d Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: France iTrader: (0)	Yes, ICY BOX is an enclosure : http://www.raidsonic.de/en/pages/pro...hp?pid=2_1_1_2 1.8" hdd's come with either LIF connector or ZIF connector. Thus, you should have the enclosure that provide the right connection. BR Docles
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