[100mph]

I would have thought so too... assuming it is really Motorola's

[drwtsn32]

The angled cable I talked about in this post works great (for me).

[dinkoh]

Originally Posted by AndreTheGeek

That makes some sense to me, but this adapter is a Motorola. I would assume they make good stuff.

My friend... never assume that! My RAZR (which where i got the adaptor from) is a POS.

It's extremely frustrating why the BMW USB is so weak.

[G33]

Originally Posted by dinkoh

Hey Andre,

I actually tried using that (previously posted as "right angled adaptor"), but it didn't work for me. I could hear a wierd sound coming from the HDD. As soon as I removed it from the cable/HDD, the HDD worked. Odd. Seems as if the 6FL/USB wasn't providing enough power... yet again.

What HDD are you using? I'm using an Iomega.

what iomega drive are u using? is it a 5400rpm one?

[AndreTheGeek]

Originally Posted by G33

what iomega drive are u using? is it a 5400rpm one?

No, it's a 4200RPM 100GB drive, model number 33224.

(Opps, sorry, thought you were asking me)

[G33]

thats alrite. i really want to use a 250gb one but they only come in 5400rpm and wont work with 6fl by the sounds of it

[G33]

sorry let me take that back iomega do 250gb 4200rmp ones!!!

http://www.iomega-europe.com/item?SI...&sku=130133860

any1 got one?

a few questions for guys who are using hard disks with 6fl now tho.

does it continue from where u left off like the ipod wud?

is there a big delay in music to start playing? ie. say u had been playing a cd in the car when u switched the car off, when u turn the car on again it plays the cd almost instantaneously!

cheers again!

[AndreTheGeek]

Originally Posted by G33

does it continue from where u left off like the ipod wud?

is there a big delay in music to start playing? ie. say u had been playing a cd in the car when u switched the car off, when u turn the car on again it plays the cd almost instantaneously!

cheers again!

When you start the car again, there's about a 20 second wait but it starts where you left off. When you first put the disk in and it needs to index, it takes a couple of minutes before it can play, and it continues to index in the background.

[dinkoh]

Originally Posted by G33

sorry let me take that back iomega do 250gb 4200rmp ones!!!

http://www.iomega-europe.com/item?SI...&sku=130133860

any1 got one?

a few questions for guys who are using hard disks with 6fl now tho.

does it continue from where u left off like the ipod wud?

is there a big delay in music to start playing? ie. say u had been playing a cd in the car when u switched the car off, when u turn the car on again it plays the cd almost instantaneously!

cheers again!

Yes, longer delay, by a second i think. i'm thinking about forking up the money to get an ipod. it so slow to change tracks.

[G33]

hmm. if theres a delay changing tracks that cud get frustrating. but is an ipod going to be faster in comparison? i mean generally if the ipod performs better i think i will have to get the ipod even tho a high capacity ipod aint cheap and even then i still cant have my whole library in the car

[AndreTheGeek]

There is a delay between 1-2 seconds between tracks, but I don't think it's a big deal. I'm quite happy with the setup.

[100mph]

I agree, there's a slight delay between tracks but honestly not any more noticeable compared to an ipod (nano). The only real difference I found is the 20 sec delay to start playing when you start the car but if you unlock the doors with the fob (i have CA) before you get in it starts the disk spinning up and by the time I have it in gear the musics playing.

edit- I'm one of the few that a 5400 rpm disk worked for (WD passport) - perhaps that makes a difference in less track delay, - the drives buffer size might come in to play as well.

[cyba]

sorry whats 6FL?

[AndreTheGeek]

Originally Posted by cyba

1444084]sorry whats 6FL?

USB / iPod integration. You can plug in a USB key, 4200RPM hard disk, or an iPod. A good option. Do a search on this site.

[cyba]

cool thanks

[rworrell]

I ordered 6FL on my '08 335i and was quite encouraged when I saw this thread. However, after reading the operating specs of the WD drive, I'm thinking a hard drive isn't an option for us. What I'm seeing is an operating low temperature of ~40F and a non-operating temp of ~-4F. It's frequently much colder than that here, so I think for the northern climes, we're back to looking at a USB flash drive--right?

[aus]

I hope this is in the DIY on the main page, maybe edited so it's all in the first post.

[USCTrojan4Life]

Originally Posted by 100mph

I agree, there's a slight delay between tracks but honestly not any more noticeable compared to an ipod (nano). The only real difference I found is the 20 sec delay to start playing when you start the car but if you unlock the doors with the fob (i have CA) before you get in it starts the disk spinning up and by the time I have it in gear the musics playing.

edit- I'm one of the few that a 5400 rpm disk worked for (WD passport) - perhaps that makes a difference in less track delay, - the drives buffer size might come in to play as well.

I can't believe so many people are having trouble getting this to work. My 5400rpm WD Passport works like a charm and love it. Only complaints is how slow it is to scroll through different artists.

[100mph]

Originally Posted by rworrell

I ordered 6FL on my '08 335i and was quite encouraged when I saw this thread. However, after reading the operating specs of the WD drive, I'm thinking a hard drive isn't an option for us. What I'm seeing is an operating low temperature of ~40F and a non-operating temp of ~-4F. It's frequently much colder than that here, so I think for the northern climes, we're back to looking at a USB flash drive--right?

I wouldn't worry about it too much, a flash drive would be OK of course but consider that the IPOD specs are worse than at least the WD drives and that there are probably a lot of people leaving IPOD's in cars in both summer and winter without any problems.

[drwtsn32]

Originally Posted by USCTrojan4Life

I can't believe so many people are having trouble getting this to work. My 5400rpm WD Passport works like a charm and love it. Only complaints is how slow it is to scroll through different artists.

Some people are just getting lucky. It's not like the ones that can't get it to work are doing anything wrong... it's either that the USB port in our car does not provide as much power, or there are differences in some of the WD Passport drives.

My 4200rpm USB drive works great though, so I'm happy! The scrolling speed is supposedly much improved in the latest progman software, btw.

[AndreTheGeek]

Those with working WD drives should report the size. I wonder if the older smaller drives work better...?

[G33]

so what if i listen to albums which are mixed, like most electronic music. will it play seamlessly as it was supposed to or will there be a dealy due to the hard drive? surely and ipod wouldnt do this with 6fl? otherwise im gonna have to sacrifice GB and shell more £££ for the iPod