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External hard drive compatibility for TNT decoder

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brucine Posted messages 24882 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,
I bought a 4To Toshiba external hard drive with a USB 3.0 connection to connect it to my CGV Etimo 2T TNT decoder, which has a USB 2.0 port. My decoder does not recognize this drive, which works properly otherwise. I specify that my decoder recognizes my old external hard drive with a USB 2.0 connection. Is there a solution to this problem?
Thank you

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    jeannets Posted messages 28399 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassadeur 6 603
     
    Hello,

    For this case, we need to look into the specific type of drive... Toshiba... Yes of course, but which model... it's like saying: I bought a "Renault"...

    Here is the manual http://www.cgvforum.fr/cgv_labo/pub/notices/Etimo/4NT_Etimo_2T_1f.pdf
    see paragraph 5 for the hard drive...

    In this manual, there is no mention of USB3 but only of USB2... Normally it should be compatible, but it's possible that this drive only accepts USB3...???

    It is also specified to format it on the CGV ... there may be some partition subtleties for example.

    It is also very likely that your 4To is not supported by the CGV... especially since its name seems to contain 2T or 2To..?? It is true that there are limits to drive addressing management

    Your "decoder/recorder" seems to work with a USB2 drive of more modest volume, I think you should focus more on those points and not try to push the specifications it doesn't have...
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  2. jfmimi Posted messages 13734 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   1 929
     
    Hello
    probably a partition type issue " MBR /GPT "
    your 4 TB disk should be of type " GPT "
    and your decoder may only recognize the type " MBR "
    to be checked!

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    1. dauphin20
       

      Very good point! It is indeed about the disk format, it must be in MBR to be recognized.

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      1. jeannets Posted messages 28399 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   6 603 > dauphin20
         

        It's been a year since then... a lot must have happened since..!!

        You shouldn't get disks of such capacity with TNT decoders... especially ignoring all the specifications.

        With this thing on your hands, it should be possible to use it by making several partitions in it...

        For example, 2x2TB

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      2. brucine Posted messages 24882 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 175 > jeannets Posted messages 28399 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention  
         

        Good evening,

        Yes, but it's looking for trouble for nothing; a 2TB disk, which is also formatted FAT32 because that's the general requirement, seems quite sufficient to me, even if I have to buy a second one later: mine already holds over 300 with an occupation of only 1.37TB.

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  3. jeannets Posted messages 28399 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassadeur 6 603
     
    The notice states: formatting in FAT32 or NTFS ... and it also mentions partitions without giving explanations ... We need to check the disk structure using the "disk manager"

    All volumes on this disk must be deleted to start from scratch... Then format it on the CGV, so it will be within the guidelines... if the 4TB are managed in the addressing.
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