spamtom;576443 Wrote: > > I am hoping that people can post what USB drives (bus powered ONLY) in > touch standalone mode they are using and if they are working. >
I'm using a Toshiba 640GB 2.5" external hard drive, powered by the Touch USB bus. Model number HDDR640E04XK. I've been using it since April and the drive itself has not given me any trouble. Power saving even seems to works properly. The black model visually goes very well with the Touch, almost the same finish. http://sdd.toshiba.com/main.aspx?Path=StorageSolutions/ExternalHardDrives/USB_Portable_Ext_Hard_Drive I'm using a WD person when it comes to HDD, and normally I would not have considered a Toshiba. The reason I bought the Toshiba is that like you I did some research and it was recommended on those forums. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=538135&postcount=13 http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=533525&postcount=27 The 640GB model is the largest 2 platter drive (as per Toshiba bare drive specification), larger models use 3 platters, and therefore likely more power. If I remember correctly, the spec for the bare drive listed the startup power as fairly low, which may explain the good success rate with those drives. Other drives may work (see the threads listed above), I have not tried them. Some of the more fancy HDDs have hidden partitions or the like which seems to confuse the Touch, there are many threads about that on the forums. Everything that has a Y USB connector is out of question, obviously. Note that since I bought my drive, Toshiba seems to have introduced a new model of external drives, called Canvio, I have no experience with those. There is a wiki page on this topic, but it's a bit of a mess : http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Squeezebox_Touch_-_USB_Compatibility Note that selecting the proper HDD is only half the story, Tiny SB is notoriously picky, as can be seen from the many thread. But it can be made to work great, I'll probably write about that in the future. Good luck... Jean -- jean2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jean2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33946 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
