I had the wd 250 hooked and it did not work.now I got a seagate 160 hooked up and it still does not work.what am I doing wrong?do I need to download something?please help!!!
vip 622 ext hard drive (need help)
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What happens when you plug them in? Do you get a popup on the screen? Have you tried a different USB cable? Have you tried both the front and rear USB ports. Did you try a reboot? Do you have a thumb drive laying around that you can plug in and see if it recognizes that?
ok while having my ext hard hard hooked up.I put my jump drive in the front.that works fine.but when I got under the dish recordings it says this feature is not supported.what does this mean?
I'm guessing that you're using one laptop-sized hard drives (2.5" drive + enclosure). Those will only work with a powered USB hub. The receiver doesn't supply enough power on its USB ports for a hard drive.
If you're using desktop hard drives (3.5" drive + enclosure), then I don't know what your problem is.
If you're using desktop hard drives (3.5" drive + enclosure), then I don't know what your problem is.
OK, only 1 USB device will work at a time. So try plugging in the external drive to the front (since we know that one works). Does your external drive have a power button? Is it on? Did you try a different USB cable?
What actual model external drives are you using? I see you say a WD 250 and a Seagate 160, but which one?
He's using laptop drives. They will not work. You need self powered, 3.5 in. drives, not USB powered.
can anyone give me a link where I can buy a drive to use on my vip 622.or point me in the right direction.
Any 3.5 in. external hard drive, except for Seagate, which has a sleep mode compatibility problem. Circuit City has a WD 500GB for $99.00 this week.
You might be able to get away with the laptop drive if you plug it into a self powered USB hub. No guarantees, but it might work.
