Ipod Adapter Compatability With Hd??

asdflkijd · 07-18-2007, 05:05 PM

Has anyone tried using an portable/external hard drive instead of an i-pod?? I think I saw somewhere that people were using thumb drives as their media device.. is the i-pod adapter just a USB outlet that you can connect via the i-pod usb charger (like the ones you use to connect with computers)???

Weaselboy · 07-18-2007, 09:51 PM

I have read you can use a thumb drive with MP3s, but I don't think a USB hard drive would work. Not sure.

AndreTheGeek · 07-18-2007, 10:29 PM

Thumb drives work great. My 120GB WD USB hard drive does not. I've also tried microdrives in a USB reader with no luck (but CF cards do work).

I use an SD card reader with 4GB SD cards. The little coin slots hold the SD cards perfectly.

AndreTheGeek · 07-18-2007, 10:37 PM

Here's what I mean.

jmonier · 07-19-2007, 12:33 AM

The problem with hard drives is that some draw more current to spin the drive up than can be supplied by the 6FL USB. I imagine that with a separate power supply they would work (assuming FAT formatting).

asdflkijd · 07-19-2007, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by AndreTheGeek

Here's what I mean.

hmm interesting, that is what i might do.. too bad the external wont work though..

AndreTheGeek · 07-19-2007, 08:48 AM

Well there must be some drives that work. Don't the larger capacity iPods have disks in them?

jmonier · 07-19-2007, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by AndreTheGeek

Well there must be some drives that work. Don't the larger capacity iPods have disks in them?

iPods do have disks up to 80 gb but they also have a battery that can supply the current to spin up the drive. For an iPod, the car charges the battery and does not directly power the drive.

AndreTheGeek · 07-19-2007, 12:06 PM

Ah, that makes sense. Maybe one of those little photo-storing drives would work then, They also run on batteries.

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