which usb H/D to use with spider ?

[TonyO]

are they all compatible as pvr storage for the spider 9000 ?

[regiwills]

Yes They are.

[AM556]

A couple of things to bear in mind, though none of which have been confirmed not working on the Spiderbox.
a) The USB port does have a finite amount of power available.
b) A drive with it's own power supply will negate this.
c) A drive with 2 USB cables should negate this (1 for power, 1 for data).
d) A 3.5" drive requires much more power.
e) Following what others can confirm working is a good idea.
f) Drives with a "power save" mode may be better turned off or avoided altogether.

Mine for example is a Western Digital "Passport" 2.5" drive with one USB cable, works a treat.

[welshpaddy]

got a western digitial elements 750gb usb 2.0 external hard drive will it work with hd 9000 spider for recording

[BRUTUS]

The best answer will come from yourself, try it and let us know.
I can't see why it should not work though...

[welshpaddy]

tried it today but couldnt get it to work recognised external hd ok with movies etc which i had previously downloaded from pc but when i tried to play them back got a message saying no jpg file and when i tried recording from spiderbox nothing appeared on hard drive maybe i havent set it up right is there a guide for this

[welshpaddy]

tried it today but couldnt get it to work recognised external hd ok with movies etc which i had previously downloaded from pc but when i tried to play them back got a message saying no jpg file and when i tried recording from spiderbox nothing appeared on hard drive maybe i havent set it up right is there a guide for thisput an avi file onto a memory stick via pc put memory stick in spider box usb port and file played ok

[AM556]

@ welshpaddy
When you recorded from the Spiderbox, did you press the "play" button at the bottom of the remote?

[welshpaddy]

i did

[gbmitie]

have you formatted the hd correctly? spider only likes fat 32.


gbmitie

[welshpaddy]

formatted drive with spiderbox and all ok now brilliant