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paiceyfan · 10-31-2014, 03:28 PM

USB 2.0?

BRZ'n · 11-01-2014, 01:05 PM

Yes, a USB powered seagate 250GB hard drive works. You have to reformat it tpo FAT32. and don't put too many files in each folder. For an example, I have the Rolling Stone 500 greatest albums all on the hard drive in folders each containing 50 files. (1-50, 51-100, etc.) and it works great.

paiceyfan · 11-06-2014, 12:15 AM

Does not FAT32 have limit on partition size that would prevent using all the available memory?

toast · 11-06-2014, 09:19 AM

I want to look into this as well since the stock stereo's interface with my iPod classic sucks. Every time I want to move to a different letter (if searching by album for example) it takes a few seconds to read through all the choices. Makes searching a bitch.

What is it like with an external HD? You can get crazy small USB drives now in 128 GB, and that is enough for my entire music library.

JohnJuan · 11-06-2014, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paiceyfan

Does not FAT32 have limit on partition size that would prevent using all the available memory?

Wikipedia puts the limit somewhere in the terabyte range.

BRZ'n · 11-06-2014, 12:43 PM

if you organize your music into files and playlists, you can quickly scroll down to a specific Folder, open it and then scroll down to a specific album. if you have all your files in one folder it would be a pain to scroll through everythkng, everytime.

Simok · 11-07-2014, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toast

I want to look into this as well since the stock stereo's interface with my iPod classic sucks. Every time I want to move to a different letter (if searching by album for example) it takes a few seconds to read through all the choices. Makes searching a bitch.

What is it like with an external HD? You can get crazy small USB drives now in 128 GB, and that is enough for my entire music library.

That's what I was looking to do use it 128g USB drive. Some head units say 32gb usb. So dose that mean it can only use up to a 32?

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11-01-2014, 01:05 PM	#16
BRZ'n Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ Location: NJ Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yes, a USB powered seagate 250GB hard drive works. You have to reformat it tpo FAT32. and don't put too many files in each folder. For an example, I have the Rolling Stone 500 greatest albums all on the hard drive in folders each containing 50 files. (1-50, 51-100, etc.) and it works great.

11-06-2014, 09:19 AM	#18
toast Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 14 BSP Edelbrock BRZ Location: Lon Gisland Posts: 806 Thanks: 113 Thanked 450 Times in 256 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I want to look into this as well since the stock stereo's interface with my iPod classic sucks. Every time I want to move to a different letter (if searching by album for example) it takes a few seconds to read through all the choices. Makes searching a bitch. What is it like with an external HD? You can get crazy small USB drives now in 128 GB, and that is enough for my entire music library.

11-06-2014, 12:43 PM	#20
BRZ'n Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ Location: NJ Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	if you organize your music into files and playlists, you can quickly scroll down to a specific Folder, open it and then scroll down to a specific album. if you have all your files in one folder it would be a pain to scroll through everythkng, everytime.

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