PS3 not recognizing my external HD - Blu-ray Forum

Groo The Perverted · 12-29-2008, 08:24 PM

I have my external HD (a Western Digital Mybook 500g) which I formatted to Fat32, connected to my PS3.

However it's not recognizing it. Under the Video tab it just has BD Data Utility and Search for Media Server.

I clicked to search, just on a whim, but it didn't pick up anything.

Why is it not picking this up?

I have a folder on there named PS3 and a subfolder with VIDEO and it's not even showing up.

Can someone help me?

BorrowedTime · 12-29-2008, 08:33 PM

It could be your external HDD doesn't have enough power to be recognized by the PS3, through only the one usb cable.

I use an external case to put the HDD I swapped out from my PS3, and use that as my external HDD. It has a USB cord with two A connectors and one B connector. Both A's need to be plugged in to my PS3, in order to draw enough power for the HDD to run. It's either that or use an external power source.

Could you be having the same problem?

Groo The Perverted · 12-29-2008, 08:34 PM

I have it plugged into a surge protector, and it's connected to the PS3 with 1 USB cable.

Rovic · 12-29-2008, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreaming in Blu

I have it plugged into a surge protector, and it's connected to the PS3 with 1 USB cable.

Did you try....under the media you want to use...music,video, pics....hit the triangle button and then on top right corner of your screen you should see display all...hit that...

Groo The Perverted · 12-29-2008, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Rovic

Did you try....under the media you want to use...music,video, pics....hit the triangle button and then on top right corner of your screen you should see display all...hit that...

It doesn't show up "USB DEVICE" or anything.

When I put in a thumbdrive, USB DEVICE (or something) shows up and I can hit triangle, display all.

But when I have the external plugged in, that USB Device thing doesn't show up.

Just the videos already on there, and then at the top is "BD UTITLITY" or whatever, and "SEARCH MEDIA SERVERS"

caliblue15 · 12-29-2008, 08:44 PM

um.... put it on your pc, and see if it works.. might need to reformat it..

And I wouldn't name the folder PS3... i would just name it video.. Also could be that the video files are in the wrong codec.

Groo The Perverted · 12-29-2008, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by caliblue15

um.... put it on your pc, and see if it works.. might need to reformat it..

And I wouldn't name the folder PS3... i would just name it video.. Also could be that the video files are in the wrong codec.

Yes it works on my laptop. I disconnected it from the laptop and took it into the other room and connected it to the PS3.

And it's not that it's not reading the files on the HD, it's not even showing up in the PS3 thing. the HD is not appearing in the ps3 menu.

dk3dknight · 12-29-2008, 09:03 PM

Try blanking the drive completely and reformat but not a quick format a full format..

And make sure its on...

Groo The Perverted · 12-29-2008, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dk3dknight

Try blanking the drive completely and reformat but not a quick format a full format..

And make sure its on...

I have already done that. That's how it got to fat32 to start with. And yes, I did a full format, not a quick.

dk3dknight · 12-29-2008, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreaming in Blu

I have already done that. That's how it got to fat32 to start with. And yes, I did a full format, not a quick.

Okay well blank it again and reformat 1/2 of the hard drive into a fat32 partition.

Groo The Perverted · 12-29-2008, 09:19 PM

ah forget it. I'll just wait a bit til I get my 8 gig thumbdrive back....

my laptop HD is not big enough to put all my external stuff on there anyway while I blank it.

*sigh*

thanks anyway.

aygie · 12-29-2008, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreaming in Blu

I have already done that. That's how it got to fat32 to start with. And yes, I did a full format, not a quick.

Did you try it on another USB port? Maybe on of them is faulty? Stick a USB key in the same one and see if it works....

Groo The Perverted · 12-29-2008, 09:22 PM

Well there's two USB ports on the front.

the 1st one has had my controller charge cable ever since I got it.

the 2nd one is what I'm using, and is what I used for the thumbdrive.

caliblue15 · 12-29-2008, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreaming in Blu

Well there's two USB ports on the front.

the 1st one has had my controller charge cable ever since I got it.

the 2nd one is what I'm using, and is what I used for the thumbdrive.

I think its just you.... And your harddrive should be able to hold it all, if you compress it correctly...

dk3dknight · 12-29-2008, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dreaming in Blu

Well there's two USB ports on the front.

the 1st one has had my controller charge cable ever since I got it.

the 2nd one is what I'm using, and is what I used for the thumbdrive.

How much faith do you have in the usb cable the drive is using..

aygie · 12-29-2008, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dreaming in Blu

Well there's two USB ports on the front.

the 1st one has had my controller charge cable ever since I got it.

the 2nd one is what I'm using, and is what I used for the thumbdrive.

Try swapping it, just out of curiosity...

Groo The Perverted · 12-29-2008, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by caliblue15

I think its just you.... And your harddrive should be able to hold it all, if you compress it correctly...

Really? Well please explain how to compress nearly 500 gigs worth of materials (videos, mp3's, images, documents, applications) down to fit on a 120 gig hard drive that ALREADY only had about 15-20 gigs free.

Groo The Perverted · 12-29-2008, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dk3dknight

How much faith do you have in the usb cable the drive is using..

it's the same cable I've BEEN using with zero problems on my laptop and a few other desktops.

camper · 12-29-2008, 09:37 PM

Have you upgraded to the latest firmware on the PS3?

camper

Groo The Perverted · 12-29-2008, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Aygie

Try swapping it, just out of curiosity...

Done. Still not working.

12-29-2008, 08:24 PM	#1
Groo The Perverted Blu-ray Champion Member since:Aug 2008 Blu-ray collection:109 DVD collection:8 Trading Score:272	PS3 not recognizing my external HD I have my external HD (a Western Digital Mybook 500g) which I formatted to Fat32, connected to my PS3. However it's not recognizing it. Under the Video tab it just has BD Data Utility and Search for Media Server. I clicked to search, just on a whim, but it didn't pick up anything. Why is it not picking this up? I have a folder on there named PS3 and a subfolder with VIDEO and it's not even showing up. Can someone help me?

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12-29-2008, 08:33 PM	#2
BorrowedTime Senior Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Calgary, Alberta, Canada	It could be your external HDD doesn't have enough power to be recognized by the PS3, through only the one usb cable. I use an external case to put the HDD I swapped out from my PS3, and use that as my external HDD. It has a USB cord with two A connectors and one B connector. Both A's need to be plugged in to my PS3, in order to draw enough power for the HDD to run. It's either that or use an external power source. Could you be having the same problem?

12-29-2008, 08:34 PM	#3
Groo The Perverted Blu-ray Champion Member since:Aug 2008 Blu-ray collection:109 DVD collection:8 Trading Score:272	I have it plugged into a surge protector, and it's connected to the PS3 with 1 USB cable.

12-29-2008, 08:44 PM	#6
caliblue15 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2007 Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:85 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:6	um.... put it on your pc, and see if it works.. might need to reformat it.. And I wouldn't name the folder PS3... i would just name it video.. Also could be that the video files are in the wrong codec.

12-29-2008, 09:03 PM	#8
dk3dknight Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2007 Location:Arlington, Texas PSNetwork: dk3dknight PostCount: 0001 Blu-ray collection:44 Blu-ray reviews: 2	Try blanking the drive completely and reformat but not a quick format a full format.. And make sure its on...

12-29-2008, 09:19 PM	#11
Groo The Perverted Blu-ray Champion Member since:Aug 2008 Blu-ray collection:109 DVD collection:8 Trading Score:272	ah forget it. I'll just wait a bit til I get my 8 gig thumbdrive back.... my laptop HD is not big enough to put all my external stuff on there anyway while I blank it. sigh thanks anyway.

12-29-2008, 09:22 PM	#13
Groo The Perverted Blu-ray Champion Member since:Aug 2008 Blu-ray collection:109 DVD collection:8 Trading Score:272	Well there's two USB ports on the front. the 1st one has had my controller charge cable ever since I got it. the 2nd one is what I'm using, and is what I used for the thumbdrive.

12-29-2008, 09:37 PM	#19
camper Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray collection:367 DVD collection:445 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Have you upgraded to the latest firmware on the PS3? camper

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