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This is my first post. Forgive me if this has been covered and I just can’t find it in here.
I’ve spent hours on this and I’m just returning another drive that hasn’t worked so I could do with a bit of help from those who know better.
Question:
If I connect an independently powered, ExFAT formatted, 4TB HDD to my HDR-2000T USB port, will my Humax allow me access to 2TB of that expansion drive or simply not allow me to use it at all?
My assumptions:
1-From what I’ve read 2TB is the maximum (partition?) that this HUMAX can handle.
2-This HUMAX won’t recognise bus-powered drives.
The reason I’m asking this is because I simply cannot find a drive under 4TB that has its own power supply but I want to up my expansion to at least 2TB rather than the 1TB seagate I’ve been running.
Assumption 2 is based on the fact that the bus-powered HDD and SSD drives I’ve attached to USB aren’t recognised in the HUMAX menu systems. (the HDD is recognised in system settings but films on it are not – despite having been originally recorded by the HUMAX)
The other consideration is that I need to access the films on the expansion drive via my MAC when I take it away with me. Ex-FAT has served my purposes well so far with the 1TB seagate drive.
If a powered 4TB drive still gives me use of 2TB of that (in a format my MACbook will also see) I’d be very happy with that.
Thanks
I think your problem is not file system related but is to do with the partition table. The HDR-2000T only supports the older MBR partition table which can only handle drives up to 2TB.
I am not sure what you mean by “bus-powered”, do you mean powered by the USB port on the HDR-2000T? If so have you checked the power requirement of the hard drive? If it is a 3.5″ inch drive you are using you will also need a 12V power supply.
by “bus-powered”, do you mean powered by the USB port on the HDR-2000T
yes – drives which are USB powered. I attached a bus-powered SSD drive but it was invisible to the HUMAX
have you checked the power requirement of the hard drive? If it is a 3.5″ inch drive you are using you will also need a 12V power supply.
I bought a 3.5″ drive which I thought had a 12V power supply but it came without. It did’t work with the HUMAX either. That drive’s 4TB version does come with a power supply. If I format that 4TB one correctly and connect it to the HUMAX , attach the drive’s power supply etc,.. will the HUMAX allow me access to 2TB of that drive or simply not allow me to use it at all?
dragnfli – 1 hour ago »
by “bus-powered”, do you mean powered by the USB port on the HDR-2000T
yes – drives which are USB powered. I attached a bus-powered SSD drive but it was invisible to the HUMAX
Was it using an MBR style partition?
That drive’s 4TB version does come with a power supply. If I format that 4TB one correctly and connect it to the HUMAX , attach the drive’s power supply etc,.. will the HUMAX allow me access to 2TB of that drive or simply not allow me to use it at all?
My expectation would be yes with a separate power supply and an MBR partition style.
Thank you.
I can’t remember if it was on MBR so I’ll make sure I do that in future.
I’ll have another go when i next get time.
Would SSD drives work with my HUMAX then so long as they are MBR and Ex-FAT?
dragnfli – 2 hours ago »
Would SSD drives work with my HUMAX then so long as they are MBR and Ex-FAT?
Are you sure that Ex-FAT is supported by the HDR-2000T? The manual only lists NTFS, FAT and ext3?
dragnfli – 2 days ago »
If I connect an independently powered, ExFAT formatted
No.
Given that the HDR-2000T predates 2019 when the exFAT system was made non-priority, hopefully you are not surprised by that.
dragnfli – 2 days ago »
2-This HUMAX won’t recognise bus-powered drives.
The HDR-2000T does recognise portable USB2 HDDs and SSDs, (providing they are MBR partitioned, and have a compatible format). Any other HDDs have to have their own power supply, and also run the risk of the USB connection not being negotiable between the two devices.
Portable USB3 are also most all downwards compatible with USB2 and are widely available, but don’t expect to make your own working version by using one of the kits and your own choice of HDD.
dragnfli – 2 days ago »
the HDD is recognised in system settings but films on it are not – despite having been originally recorded by the HUMAX)
You have given no detail of how the files were transferred, or what the symptoms of this compatibility are. Yes it is possible for that to happen when everything else is OK but your file transfer process is not compatible i.e. the sidecar files have been lost or corrupted.
dragnfli – 2 days ago »
The other consideration is that I need to access the films on the expansion drive via my MAC when I take it away with me.
All recordings on the HDR-2000T are encrypted. It is possible to decrypt non-HD recordings using the HDR-2000T standard features. For HD discussion of how to do this is against the rules of this site.
In my my view the methods of decryption of HD recordings on the HDR-2000t are too much of a pain to do it on a regular basis.
MBR and FAT32 works just fine with a 2 TB SSD in all the ways I’ve described.
Thanks guys
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