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[Q] A500 with portable harddisk

I order an A500 in an online shop.
They said that i will recieve my device next Monday.
It spends me 3449RMB.
I saw somebody said A500 surport an portable harddisk in the XDA.
So, i want to know does it surport all type of HDD?
I want to buy a HDD ,3.5,with a stoarge of 2T,westdata.
I need konw whether i can use a 3.5 2T HDD on the A500.
THX

IT DONT SUPPORT MY pendrive sense 320gb 2,5
but may be beacuse i have 2 partitions on it, some one says it have dynamic something..

Acer A500 supports Fat32 but if you want NTFS support us this apk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13337600&postcount=6
it works, you just have to access the folder using a file manager. It's under /mnt/usb_storage

my iconia cant detect all external HDD i tried (about 10)

hi...
as the title...
who all are succeded in connecting usb external hdd to iconia ?
cause i tried with two, and booth are not recognized
one is pendrive sense 320gb, second is wd 250gb
all you who can connect, whats your hdd??
fyi, i can connect card reader and usb thumb drive
UPDATE
OKEY..
so i tried connecting my hdd through a powered usb hub, and still no luck,
i tried connect it with a Y cable, one to iconia and onte to powered hub, also no luck ...
is there any other way to try ? tried every thing from usb mount all, ntfs mount, charging while plugging , usb powered, new HDD, fat32 formatted , ntfs HDD and all in vain...
if not then, i am sure my device is defective of something....

How were they formatted? At those sizes, I'm going to guess they were formatted to NTFS which Android cannot read natively. There is, however, a thread in the Development section which includes a driver to enable NTFS support on the A500.

FloatingFatMan said:
How were they formatted? At those sizes, I'm going to guess they were formatted to NTFS which Android cannot read natively. There is, however, a thread in the Development section which includes a driver to enable NTFS support on the A500.
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the first one have fat32 and nts partition, but the second one have 250gb full of fat32
i have installed ntfs mount and usb mount all, they just are not detected at all..

I just got my tab today, rooted and installed ntfs mount. No problems getting into my 500gig external hdd, formatted in ntfs.
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I tried both 320gb Seagate and 750gb passport worked fine...They both formatted in fat32.

HM.. IT SEEMS , ONLY I CANT Get my hdd TO WORK IN ICONIA...
wonder why
is anyone here in asia or may be in indonesia??
may be this is rom related ?

l live in china ,very far from you .....
i still wait for the 3.1 update.
i am not sure can i receive ota update if i root it.
so i dont root ,and still wait.
well ,if i get the update of 3.1 ,i will come back and reply .
i have a 2T hdd, buffalo.

Okey... So now i have tried at least 6 different hdd and all failed...
I start to think ut is my hardware or rom problem?
Any solution ?

When i first connected a hdd i also thought it didn't work. When i looked at mnt/usb_storage.........no filelist. But when i got a cup of coffee and looked again the filelist was there. Apparantly the Acer needs a time to scan the HDD which can be long when it is large. So l'lle patience.
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urbie47 said:
When i first connected a hdd i also thought it didn't work. When i looked at mnt/usb_storage.........no filelist. But when i got a cup of coffee and looked again the filelist was there. Apparantly the Acer needs a time to scan the HDD which can be long when it is large. So l'lle patience.
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how long actually ??
becauuse if this problem persist, i think i will take my device to the service centre,
btw, do they will know that i am rooted ?

last update : i have connected my hdd to iconia for about an hour without any luck,.
come on, do some one here can make a solution for me please ??
i can connect flash drive and card reader but not hdd, tried 6 different of them
even i asked in local acer forum in my country, everyone dont have problem...
so, what you think my problem here?
do i must do factory reset ?

interqd said:
HM.. IT SEEMS , ONLY I CANT Get my hdd TO WORK IN ICONIA...
wonder why
is anyone here in asia or may be in indonesia??
may be this is rom related ?
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Are you sure you have power (external) going into your HD? I tried a WD portable and it wouldn't be read by the A500 until I connected it to an external power supply. Then I could read it without any problems.

iCurmudgeon said:
Are you sure you have power (external) going into your HD? I tried a WD portable and it wouldn't be read by the A500 until I connected it to an external power supply. Then I could read it without any problems.
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how to connect it with external power supply ?
my hdd has only 1 usb slot, not 2 ..

Guy's....just download (HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool) to format your HD's to fat32. I did my 250 & 500GB HD and it work just find. Windows just don't format right...that's why I don't use windows to format my HD's. If you have Linux use Gparted.

I have
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14129262&postcount=8
I also have a 250gb that I can't get to read but then it needs dual-powered cable to be read on my laptop so I expected that. But my 320gb Buffalo, my 32gb Patriot and my 80gb Maxtor read just fine. All are NTFS. I have a 160gb from work that I will try tomorrow.

Connect it to windows and pull up the disk administrator (where you create partitions) and see if the disk is basic or dynamic? Just a hunch... have you tried different cables? And finally I want to be sure you are plugging it into the full sized USB pert and not the micro USB.
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Euclid's Brother said:
Connect it to windows and pull up the disk administrator (where you create partitions) and see if the disk is basic or dynamic? Just a hunch... have you tried different cables? And finally I want to be sure you are plugging it into the full sized USB pert and not the micro USB.
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i am using mac, not windows, my hdd connect fine to mac, how to do this on mac?
not only different cables, yesterday i went to an it mall, there i tried almost 5 different 500gb hdd 2.5 inch, all failed, all have fat32 format, cause i checked them on my mac beforehand
yeah, of course i connect it to the usb 2.0 port..
this is what i dont understand, everyones hdd work fine in the iconia, why my iconia just cant read?

mine don't work either. I have a 1 TB western digital hard drive.

i use ntfs mount,first time install that ntfs mount apk...cant read my hdd but aftter reboot my iconia all partition on hdd can read and walk normal like on my laptop

I'm in Jakarta, so I don't think it can be a rom thing. Are you using NTFS mount, or just trying to plug the HDD into your tab and use the built-in software? Try this and it should fix the problem.

[Q] Any idea why my WD external disk is not recognized by TF?

I've been ripping and saving movies onto an external WD drive, with the intention of plugging the drive into the dock to stream local movies...
But my TF shows the drive as "USBDrive" and "unavailable"....greyed out.
Do i need to do something so the TF recognizes it?

I just checked....the file system is NTFS....not recognized by TF..
What a hassle, now I have to take all the movies off and reformat it...
I wonder if there is an easier way?

rpavich said:
I just checked....the file system is NTFS....not recognized by TF..
What a hassle, now I have to take all the movies off and reformat it...
I wonder if there is an easier way?
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If you're running a custom ROM you can use Netformer's kernel.
It work for NTFS

I just plugged my WD 500GB external USB3 drive in and it works fine and it's NTFS..

I have a Corsair Flash Survivor USB drive formatted as NTFS and my TF picks it up just fine. When you first got your drive and plugged it into your computer did you need any special drivers to be installed for whatever reason, before you could read/write stuff to it? The answer's probably no but thought I would ask just in case...

no...no special drivers needed.
I'm running magnusupreme rom ultimate 3....
clemsyn kernel

Thanks for the help...I downloaded the Kernel manager...installed netarchy's kernel and everything is working great...
appreciate it.

The stock kernel supports NTFS too.
Regards,
Dave

yeah..the stock kernel supports NTFS very well..but not all custom kernels

[Q] Connecting with external hard drive

Hi
How do I connect an exernal hard drive to Acer A500 and can see and use the content of the hard drive ?
tsand

Hi,
All i've needed to do is connect via USB and then use my file explorer (ES file explorer) to navigate to mnt, then select USB storage. If you use Astro, it should show as USB storage at the left of the screen.
simples

You'll just need to make sure the external HD is FAT or FAT32 formatted. Stock A500 won't see NTFS drives...

Magicspell said:
You'll just need to make sure the external HD is FAT or FAT32 formatted. Stock A500 won't see NTFS drives...
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And if you have an NTFS formatted drive, you can get Drive Mount from the Market free.

Funny really, when I had stock rom on it recognised the NTFS drive straight away. Didn't need drive mount... It was 4.031.26, HC 3.2...
Not sure where it came from, I'm in Oz but I got a refurb off Ebay...

ultramag69 said:
Funny really, when I had stock rom on it recognised the NTFS drive straight away. Didn't need drive mount... It was 4.031.26, HC 3.2...
Not sure where it came from, I'm in Oz but I got a refurb off Ebay...
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Yeah, I know. It's hit and miss. Drives me crazy sometimes. 1 stock rom needs it, where the other doesn't (3.2). Flash a cooked kernel, it see's it, flash another version of the same kernel, it doesn't see it. Last night flashed Drellisde's new version of his kernel, and it works again! Go figure.....
Bottom line, if it don't mount your NTFS, use Drive Mount, pretty simple really.

ultramag69 said:
Funny really, when I had stock rom on it recognised the NTFS drive straight away. Didn't need drive mount... It was 4.031.26, HC 3.2...
Not sure where it came from, I'm in Oz but I got a refurb off Ebay...
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Hi! Same problem here and couldn't figure out what it was until seeing this thread.
Stock my external drive was recognized right away, but now 3 roms in, all of a sudden it is not!
Thanks for the help guys I'll look up drive mount again.

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JumboSlim said:
Hi,
All i've needed to do is connect via USB and then use my file explorer (ES file explorer) to navigate to mnt, then select USB storage. If you use Astro, it should show as USB storage at the left of the screen.
simples
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Thanks buddy - was going a little bonkers trying to find the directory for the USB!

can i connect an ex hard drive to my s4?

hi i tried to connect an ext to ym s4 otg cable its broken and i ahve to put it in special position to work im getting new one toamrrow
but when i connect my hdd pwoers turn on hear the sound (got WD My passport 1tb AND mybook 1tb! it says blank or,,, storage is it coz ntfs format? should i format it? to fat32 or anythign if do do does it slow or anythign my harddrive:?

I woud like to know answer to thise too.
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Yup, if the phone says blank drive or unsupported format, it's probably in NTFS. You can format it to either FAT32 or exFAT.
Fat32 doesn't slow down your disk, but you have a 4gb file limit which is annoying if you have HD Movies or other large files.

what u mean by 4gb limit? each file?!

btw i dont wonna use that a got a 32gb sony flash and i can use it IF i got out of storage or some times for diffrent uses just wonna know

kamranhaghighi said:
what u mean by 4gb limit? each file?!
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Each file has a max size limit of 4GBs. I have a couple of 3 hour videos which are about 7GBs each.

btw i can split them whit windwos movie maker!

kamranhaghighi said:
btw i can split them whit windwos movie maker!
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I know, but I like to have everything in as few files and folders as possible. Just my personal idiosyncrasy.

me too

btw i hope they add ntfs support in the other versions

Or you could use one of the multitude of apps on Play that allow you to mount NTFS-formatted drives. Chainfire's StickMount works pretty well for me on the S4 (requires root).

kamranhaghighi said:
hi i tried to connect an ext to ym s4 otg cable its broken and i ahve to put it in special position to work im getting new one toamrrow
but when i connect my hdd pwoers turn on hear the sound (got WD My passport 1tb AND mybook 1tb! it says blank or,,, storage is it coz ntfs format? should i format it? to fat32 or anythign if do do does it slow or anythign my harddrive:?
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Hi all, iv tried mounting my wd passport 1tb to s4 i9500 5.0.1 via otg but the app plugin stops working for some reason i dont know. Iv read that it is only achievable with rooted phones for i9500 but that was sometime ago now..
Does any one know an efficient way to do this now with an unrooted phone?
Or if i need to root phone to open this wd 1tb ext hdd, what specific mods work best?

doublegood said:
Hi all, iv tried mounting my wd passport 1tb to s4 i9500 5.0.1 via otg but the app plugin stops working for some reason i dont know. Iv read that it is only achievable with rooted phones for i9500 but that was sometime ago now..
Does any one know an efficient way to do this now with an unrooted phone?
Or if i need to root phone to open this wd 1tb ext hdd, what specific mods work best?
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wow that was years ago! i got rid of that phone for a nexus 4. I loved it
anyway
I suggest that you try to use es explorer if you still have it. it can recognize NTFS unlike the stock browser

kamranhaghighi said:
wow that was years ago! i got rid of that phone for a nexus 4. I loved it
anyway
I suggest that you try to use es explorer if you still have it. it can recognize NTFS unlike the stock browser
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Yeah shes an oldie lol, in the last year iv destroyed 3 phones due to tough working conditions so i cant afford to keep replacing nicer new phones I'll try es explorer as you suggested.. so far iv tried total commander with the paragon ums plugin, that does pick up smaller usb drives ie. My 16gb transcend stick. Other reports mention to root & cm11 does the job.
Anyway I'll give es explorer a shot and report back :good:
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doublegood said:
Yeah shes an oldie lol, in the last year iv destroyed 3 phones due to tough working conditions so i cant afford to keep replacing nicer new phones I'll try es explorer as you suggested.. so far iv tried total commander with the paragon ums plugin, that does pick up smaller usb drives ie. My 16gb transcend stick. Other reports mention to root & cm11 does the job.
Anyway I'll give es explorer a shot and report back :good:
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Ok tried. Es explorer at first recognised the wd passort 1tb ext hdd but wasnt able to read any files showing 0% after i still tried to open the folder but phone crashed.
Not sure if the cause was due to only 35% battery life or a clash of paragon ums plugin wanting to start up too?
Unless someone has better ideas i might just use a pc to transfer the files from the wd 1tb to the smaller recognisable 16gb usb. Or use the pc to copy in the phones micro sd.
If i go the root option for i9500 5.0.1 to use otg with the wd 1tb ext hdd what flash files are most suited?