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[Q] Supported USB - OTG External Hard Drive Between 500GB - 4TB

I want to buy a external hard drive to use with my SXS with the USB OTG cable that I purchased, I know there is a power drain error if you just connect it directly to your phone, I need one that is USB powered as I have TONS of 720P & 1080P movies and music on my desktop computer that I want to watch/listen to on my phone that are between 4GB - 12GB/5MB - 12MB.
So I wanted to know what External Hard Drives between 500GB - 4TB that you are us [ing] or [ed] or can recommend that do not require AC/DC Chargers that you connect to the wall, I have a USB Y Splitter Cable and a portable USB charger so I can power it when I'm on the go.
Thanks in Advance, look forward to you recommendations
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No one? :'(
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I'm interested in this as well, unfortunately I can only advise what doesn't work.
I have a 1TB WD MyPassport which I use with a powered USB hub, the XS sees it but won't mount - If I erase the drive the XS will see it and tries to format but then locks up before completing.
Frustratingly it works fine in my Asus TF300T.
I also have a 120GB SSD which I haven't quite worked out what to do with so I bought a cheap USB caddy, the XS works fine with this but the TF300T can't mount it argh!!

kapcaveman said:
I'm interested in this as well, unfortunately I can only advise what doesn't work.
I have a 1TB WD MyPassport which I use with a powered USB hub, the XS sees it but won't mount - If I erase the drive the XS will see it and tries to format but then locks up before completing.
Frustratingly it works fine in my Asus TF300T.
I also have a 120GB SSD which I haven't quite worked out what to do with so I bought a cheap USB caddy, the XS works fine with this but the TF300T can't mount it argh!!
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Same problem for me with same 1TB WD mypassport
May be kernel with NTFS support should mount these HDDs
I haven't checked need to try
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I'm sorry if this sounds like a completely nooby and stupid question, but would connecting an external hard drive actually work? Even if you sorted out the power issues, would the phone actually recognise it, and be able to use anything on it? It's not like a mini-SD card, and I've never heard of this being done before.....
~Longeye~

Augustus Longeye said:
I'm sorry if this sounds like a completely nooby and stupid question, but would connecting an external hard drive actually work? Even if you sorted out the power issues, would the phone actually recognise it, and be able to use anything on it? It's not like a mini-SD card, and I've never heard of this being done before.....
~Longeye~
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Could not work out how to get it to "just work" but after installing [root] NTFS Mounter I managed to get a flash drive working, my 750GB WD Passport USB3 however not, I can see the powering it but my guess is not enough, the lights flashing but unlike the flash drive its not mounting.
As for Kernels. I am using the Note 4.0.3 with stock samsung kernel so my guess is it can work on any phone however power may be a problem.

remejuan said:
Could not work out how to get it to "just work" but after installing NTFS Mounter I managed to get a flash drive working, my 750GB WD Passport USB3 however not, I can see the powering it but my guess is not enough, the lights flashing but unlike the flash drive its not mounting.
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Thank you for that! I've never heard of this particular app before, and I have a feeling it could be very useful!
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Augustus Longeye said:
Thank you for that! I've never heard of this particular app before, and I have a feeling it could be very useful!
~Longeye~
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I only got my cable yesterday, before ordering it I did some reading and also heard that a special kernel will be needed for the NTFS support, but after getting the cable I figured worth a search on the play store before going that route as the last few times I tried custom kernels it was dismal experience and with the emmc bug I would rather not be going for a factory reset as ICS is not yet official in my country.
Getting my older 320GB USB2 drive back in about an hour so will test and see if that yields any better results.

Forgot to come back, tested with my 320GB, even used the pc and a powered usb hub for extra power on the y cable with no luck, even combined the power is insufficient.
Don't see any way of getting an 2.5" drive working on the OTG cable.
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have any of u tried a powered HDD?

sheron said:
have any of u tried a powered HDD?
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Dont have one to try with, but I could hear on the spin of the 2.5" that power was at least a problem, may not be the only one, but my ability to test has ended. However I see no reason y it would read an ntfs flash drive and not a hard drive, well with the exception of the 3TB maybe, being so new and all.
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I do have a powered HDD (only a 180gb) but I'm wary of rooting my phone this early into the contract for little reason.... If I pluck up the courage to do so I'll test it out, but I'm assuming the link previously posted is the only way of connecting the two? If there's one that doesn't require root I'll test if for you within the hour, but otherwise I'm not going to rush it
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Augustus Longeye said:
I do have a powered HDD (only a 180gb) but I'm wary of rooting my phone this early into the contract for little reason.... If I pluck up the courage to do so I'll test it out, but I'm assuming the link previously posted is the only way of connecting the two? If there's one that doesn't require root I'll test if for you within the hour, but otherwise I'm not going to rush it
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dude which phone du u have??
OTG is an inbuilt function on phones which are supported.
root is only required to increase power output which is not needed in external powered HDD
P.s. I have a 1TB seagate but my phone is sola(no otg support) but it may be ported in the near future so am here to check

remejuan said:
Forgot to come back, tested with my 320GB, even used the pc and a powered usb hub for extra power on the y cable with no luck, even combined the power is insufficient.
Don't see any way of getting an 2.5" drive working on the OTG cable.
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I even tried with a 1.8" 20GB drive but no luck!
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sheron said:
dude which phone du u have??
OTG is an inbuilt function on phones which are supported.
root is only required to increase power output which is not needed in external powered HDD
P.s. I have a 1TB seagate but my phone is sola(no otg support) but it may be ported in the near future so am here to check
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The app that does the auto mount and enables ntfs support (if needed) requires root.
Personally have no idea how to manually mount.
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Recently got a powered usb hub for my Raspberry Pi, thought I would give that a test.
Connected the 2.5" HDD to the powered hub and then connected the hub directly into the phone. Hard drive works perfectly, even copied some files over to it with no problems.
Power is ultimately the downfall here with the OTG, cannot get enough via the cable, wonder what the battery tax would be if you could get enough power over it.

remejuan said:
The app that does the auto mount and enables ntfs support (if needed) requires root.
Personally have no idea how to manually mount.
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Recently got a powered usb hub for my Raspberry Pi, thought I would give that a test.
Connected the 2.5" HDD to the powered hub and then connected the hub directly into the phone. Hard drive works perfectly, even copied some files over to it with no problems.
Power is ultimately the downfall here with the OTG, cannot get enough via the cable, wonder what the battery tax would be if you could get enough power over it.
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so theoretically OTG can be used with an external power source for the reading media??

sheron said:
so theoretically OTG can be used with an external power source for the reading media??
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Quite probably wont work, the power end of an OTG cable combined with the phone was still not enough, the power end is meant as booster, it provides at most half of what is needed, the phone at least mine, was not capable of supplying the other half.
You would in most cases need the usb hub to completely power the drive in order to use it on the phone.
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OK with 1TB, but ...
I have got a 1TB transcend 2.5" external HDD. the cable has two usb connector, one for data and one for power. whenever I connect the HDD to my galaxy note, it doesn't show anything, just the LED on the drive turns on. but when I connect the power connector to my laptop, it works and device shows my HDD without any problem. so I think the problem here is the power.

msi.1362 said:
I have got a 1TB transcend 2.5" external HDD. the cable has two usb connector, one for data and one for power. whenever I connect the HDD to my galaxy note, it doesn't show anything, just the LED on the drive turns on. but when I connect the power connector to my laptop, it works and device shows my HDD without any problem. so I think the problem here is the power.
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Ya thats been said a few times already. Connect it to a powered usb hub and the hub to the phone and ull b fyn
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USB OTG
Hey guy's
I was just looking for a solution but could not find one.
Now i tried the "Pargon NTFS&HSF" and it works without any problem.
Find "Pargon NTFS&HSF" in Playstore.
Just install and open app then connect the HDD ( i have a LaCie 500GB 2,5) and voila.
Note: if you disconnect the hdd please unmount first or will damage your're hdd resulting in reformatting.
Tested on :
Phone : Sony Xperia, Samsung S2 & S3, Nexus's and gooapples V5's.
Tablet: Sony, Toshiba, Samsung, Nexus(+google), Asus, Poloroid and Ramos W30.
(Sorry if this is a repost or in a invalid forum. This is my first post)

USB OTG works!

I 've just tested and can confirm that USB OTG mode is working on this phone. I was able to connect my USB stick to my GN2 and play a movie off it. I wonder if it has enough power to power the portable HDD like WD passport. Will test soon along with USB keyboard and mouse. I've ordered Logitech K700 and will test it once it's delivered.

I tried connecting another phone to it and nothing. Didn't work. What pops up when you connect the usb drive?
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Yeah my otg cabe works too
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I got a cheap cable off monoprice and it worked on my thumbdrive but not on my WD passport. I have heard some say it does though. My WD is kinda old so maybe it draws more than the newer ones? In any event I really wanted it for the thumb drives only anyways.

jvs60 said:
I tried connecting another phone to it and nothing. Didn't work. What pops up when you connect the usb drive?
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Unless the other phone was in USB mass storage mode (which is not supported on most devices after Android 4.x), it won't work. I've successfully mounted my Epic 4G and EVO 3D on my Nexus 7 using a USB OTG cable and putting both phones in USB Mass Storage (UMS) mode. The Note 2, S3, and most other 4.x devices use Media Transfer Protocol (MTP), which is not as compatible as UMS is.

I connected my WD 1.5 Terabyte drive to it and it worked perfectly!! (the drive is powered though)
Also worked with keyboard, mouse, and PS3 controller!
So cool.!

Jed Dignazio said:
I connected my WD 1.5 Terabyte drive to it and it worked perfectly!! (the drive is powered though)
Also worked with keyboard, mouse, and PS3 controller!
So cool.!
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I have a WD Passport 500gb and it does not read it. I read somewhere that they had to be formatted in Fat32 and not NTFS to be read by the Note 2. I have not confirmed if it is true or not.

Guyton said:
I have a WD Passport 500gb and it does not read it. I read somewhere that they had to be formatted in Fat32 and not NTFS to be read by the Note 2. I have not confirmed if it is true or not.
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Actually that may be true because mine IS formatted in Fat32 because I use it to play stored Homebrew games on my Nintendo Wii.

Anyone tried hooking it up to a USB hub yet?

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Anyone tried hooking it up to a USB hub yet?
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Works just fine. Had two USB flash drives, a mouse, and keyboard hooked up and everything worked as it should. Even the media buttons (Play/Pause, volume, etc) on the mouse and keyboard worked.

There is much, much more you can connect to the Note 2. Check out this demo (use the TOC links in the description - the video is very long):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9MSX10RZRE

I connected my Nikon D300 and using DSLR controller did multiple bracketing.

I just figured out I can use my usb otg cable to listen to pandora through my ps3 sony headset lol
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Guyton said:
I have a WD Passport 500gb and it does not read it. I read somewhere that they had to be formatted in Fat32 and not NTFS to be read by the Note 2. I have not confirmed if it is true or not.
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I think that external drives only works if powered.
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Anyone tried a pen tablet with pressure sensitivity?
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Not sure what you mean, but this phone is pressure sensitive with the S-Pen
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USB OTG Cable [UK]

Now that JB is out for the One X I want to get a USB OTG cable.
Can anyone who has one tested and working for plugging into an external hard drive (a 1tb externally powered Toshiba drive) post a link in the UK of where to get one? This will enable me to transfer files, photos and videos etc from the hard drive quickly / easily.
Ideally from amazon or someone like that - I don't fancy guessing which ones will work etc, it would be great to only buy one!
Many thanks in advance

i couldn't connect it external hard drive ( i think hard drive needs more Electricity ) but it works with flash memories fine

I think an OTG cable is an OTG cable... I just tried the one that came with my USB keyboard folio case I use with my Nexus 7, which works fine with the HOX now its updated to the new HBoot/kernel.

Azurael said:
I think an OTG cable is an OTG cable... I just tried the one that came with my USB keyboard folio case I use with my Nexus 7, which works fine with the HOX now its updated to the new HBoot/kernel.
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true, any otg cable should work if it's really otg, however you should get a usb powered one for a hard drive if the hard drive does not have a y split cable.
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I'm using a standard usb otg cable from amazon. I have an external powered hdd(2gb)(I believe it must be self powered anyways) and using the app called usb otg helper to make ntfs work with android.
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I use otg cable from my prestigo and it works fine.
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davitox87 said:
I'm using a standard usb otg cable from amazon. I have an external powered hdd(2gb)(I believe it must be self powered anyways) and using the app called usb otg helper to make ntfs work with android.
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Ahh - thank you!!
I have a Bytestor 4gb FAT32 stick that works fine with no extra power etc, but I tried my 1TB external powered hard drive and it failed
I only just realised it is NTFS to avoid the 4gb limit for files for videos etc.
So if I install USB OTG Helper I can use NTFS? Nice - that needs Root though - how can you use NTFS drives if you are not-rooted and stock JB?
oh, and I just got one of the standard USB OTB cables off Amazon for £3 and it worked fine. As others said, just buy any of them they probably work fine!

gunswick said:
oh, and I just got one of the standard USB OTB cables off Amazon for £3 and it worked fine. As others said, just buy any of them they probably work fine!
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i paid 99p for mine, it works fine.

Hi
I have OTG cable but i can not using this cable. What can i do?

SvSGEn said:
Hi
I have OTG cable but i can not using this cable. What can i do?
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Are you updated to JB?
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I just use a regular OTG cable.

bought cable from eBay and seems its working fine, the only problem is that if i connect usb flash with files on it sometimes it deletes most of files. that happened with my cars USB flash, i tried to connect it to manage some music but it deleted about 3GB of 4GB music...
can anybody tell me why is this happening?

how to use usb flash drive through otg cable?

Hey guys
i just got a usb otg cable but i can't get the kindle to tead my flash drive.
any help pls?

vess_csm said:
Hey guys
i just got a usb otg cable but i can't get the kindle to tead my flash drive.
any help pls?
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Many OTG peripherals require the use of a powered USB hub as the Kindle needs power assistance in the USB department. The app "Stick Mount" has rendered success with accessing some flash drives. Unfortunately not ALL flash drives are compatible.

guitarman2010 said:
Many OTG peripherals require the use of a powered USB hub as the Kindle needs power assistance in the USB department. The app "Stick Mount" has rendered success with accessing some flash drives. Unfortunately not ALL flash drives are compatible.
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i tried that app and nothing happens. it has a diagnostic tool also and it recognizes the flash drive.. but with no success.
if i need external power for a hub, then this entire thing is pointless.

vess_csm said:
i tried that app and nothing happens. it has a diagnostic tool also and it recognizes the flash drive.. but with no success.
if i need external power for a hub, then this entire thing is pointless.
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If that app picks it up than a powered USB hub will probably make it work. For example....I tried using an optical USB mouse that was plugged straight into the OTG cable plugged straight into the Kindle. The mouse actually lite up BUT nothing happened besides that. When I obtained a powered hub it worked great using the same OTG cable with hub. What ROM are you using just out of curiousity?

I am using the 4.2.1_r1 AOSP ROM.
the thing is that I don't want to be dependant on elecricity. there isn't a plug every where. thank you for the time spent on my question
maybe should a nexus 7 and forget about it.
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vess_csm said:
I am using the 4.2.1_r1 AOSP ROM.
the thing is that I don't want to be dependant on elecricity. there isn't a plug every where. thank you for the time spent on my question
maybe should a nexus 7 and forget about it.
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Well if you don't want to be dependent on electricity there is a different method people have used for a USB power supply. Here is a Youtube link that should explain it, or you could just get a Nexus 7 lol http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=BFEMh0ZYT5M&desktop_uri=/watch?v=BFEMh0ZYT5M
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thanks for all the help
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The sandisk cruzer sdcz36-004g
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007JR531I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&keywords=sdcz36-004g&qid=1357184937&sr=8-2
Only 4gb but I'd prefer to carry around a few on a ring than a powered hub, or that arrangement with the Y cable and the phone charger.
Plug it directly into the otg cable and off you go, I've played 720p video from the flashdrive with several ROMs recently, paranoid android worked great, TWA_priv's 4.2 also works but with some mounting wackiness sometimes.
USB mass storage watcher seems better than stickmount right now IMO.

Would the 8gb cruzer switch work? I am planning on buying an OTG Cable and need to specify.

Vlasp said:
Would the 8gb cruzer switch work? I am planning on buying an OTG Cable and need to specify.
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Sure it will work, but you'll need a wired hub of some sort to mount it, either connected to an outlet or using a Y cable and a battery powered phone charger, which is hassle to carry, finicky to mount and not really OTG. I've never found a drive over 4 gb which was usable just by sticking it into the end of the otg cable, and most drives 4 gb or under don't work either.
The cruzer 4gb is my one and only recommendation I'm afraid.

I know this thread is a little old but just wanted to list the mini attache 16gig flash works with no powered hub.
Downside is that it only works till about 70% of battery. After that its not enough voltage

Plug it into the kindle, then plug in the flash drive.

nunook said:
I know this thread is a little old but just wanted to list the mini attache 16gig flash works with no powered hub.
Downside is that it only works till about 70% of battery. After that its not enough voltage
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Can you detail which app you used to mount it? I've tried quite a few of them but stick with USB otg helper and USB mass storage watcher.

[Q] What Portable HDD works with your Note II?

Hey Guys,
Ive been meaning to purchase a portable HDD for my Note II ever since i got myself a USB OTG cable. Ive tried working my Imation Apollo 2.5" to my phone but with no luck, its been formatted to FAT32 and its only 120GB with a single partition, the LED lights up and i can hear a spinning sound but its short and runs in loops. Not sure what that means but ive tried hooking up a USB thumb drive and the wireless mouse and they both worked so the issue cant be from the OTG connector and it also works on the PC.
Anyways, im planning on heading out to the IT store in a few days to get my hands on a 500GB portable HDD. I would love to hear from you guys what brands/model/capacity works on your Note 2 so I dont end up with the wrong choice. Any input on this is most welcome.

bushako said:
Hey Guys,
Ive been meaning to purchase a portable HDD for my Note II ever since i got myself a USB OTG cable. Ive tried working my Imation Apollo 2.5" to my phone but with no luck, its been formatted to FAT32 and its only 120GB with a single partition, the LED lights up and i can hear a spinning sound but its short and runs in loops. Not sure what that means but ive tried hooking up a USB thumb drive and the wireless mouse and they both worked so the issue cant be from the OTG connector and it also works on the PC.
Anyways, im planning on heading out to the IT store in a few days to get my hands on a 500GB portable HDD. I would love to hear from you guys what brands/model/capacity works on your Note 2 so I dont end up with the wrong choice. Any input on this is most welcome.
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Doesn't the hdd need power supplied to it?
Note 2 cannot output electricity through thr micro usb port
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Not really. There are a lot of people who have manage to work portable hard drives on their note 2 provided its formatted to Fat32 even upto 1TB or more... But not sure why it's not working with mine.
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Also not sure but I think I read somewhere before that there's an app to increase power output for rooted device. Would appreciate it if someone can confirm.
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I've got the same problem with my 300GB portable HDD and I don't have a powered USB hub.
Has anyone got a non-powered drive to work with their phone?
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bump^

I use an wifi HDD ...it's the best choice..u can stream movies to 7 wifi devices..have 500 GB...
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I'm curious about this too.

The note 2's power should not be enough for a hd, people that get it worked may be using hd with ac power.
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desirer said:
The note 2's power should not be enough for a hd, people that get it worked may be using hd with ac power.
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As you can see this guy over here managed to get it to work. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...WSMxzfITSbwdeA8lA&sig2=s3JeMjeHdrfqK4aYfEv7nA
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Hi I am using western digital 500gb portable hdd. Paragon ntfs works for me. Without external power source
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desirer said:
The note 2's power should not be enough for a hd, people that get it worked may be using hd with ac power.
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Take a look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9MSX10RZRE : The note 2 is literally a BEAST! lol
and i've been using a western digital 500gb portable HDD with mine. takes a while for it to index everything, but thats only because my hdd's nearly full.

so are these new 500gb and 1tb devices usable with the note 2?? do you need a usb splitter as these hdds have two usb connecters??

soljakid said:
Take a look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9MSX10RZRE : The note 2 is literally a BEAST! lol
and i've been using a western digital 500gb portable HDD with mine. takes a while for it to index everything, but thats only because my hdd's nearly full.
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Could you please specify the exact model of your HDD?
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bushako said:
Could you please specify the exact model of your HDD?
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i an guessing that it is the normal WD 3.0 passport or something... a model which requires the least power should be the best i suppose

hammer of thor said:
i an guessing that it is the normal WD 3.0 passport or something... a model which requires the least power should be the best i suppose
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Yes but to be honest I rather be 100percent sure before getting one since I'm only getting it for the Note2, I've got plenty of hard drives that don't work. With this device..Although I was wondering what if I just get a portable casing that supports USB 3.0 and fit in my old hard drive in it. Will that do.?
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bushako said:
Yes but to be honest I rather be 100percent sure before getting one since I'm only getting it for the Note2, I've got plenty of hard drives that don't work. With this device..Although I was wondering what if I just get a portable casing that supports USB 3.0 and fit in my old hard drive in it. Will that do.?
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i guess the only way to be sure is to test it before buying... maybe someone you know has one...

It seems portable HDD with USB 3.0 capability seems to work with us otg on the note 2 since it uses less power, as I tried one from a friend today. It was a 1TB western digital USB3.0. Also I think by default Sammy rom doesn't support NTFS file system so I had to download a 3rd party app called Paragon NTFS to mount the hard drive with NTFS file system. It worked perfectly.
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bushako said:
It seems portable HDD with USB 3.0 capability seems to work with us otg on the note 2 since it uses less power, as I tried one from a friend today. It was a 1TB western digital USB3.0. Also I think by default Sammy rom doesn't support NTFS file system so I had to download a 3rd party app called Paragon NTFS to mount the hard drive with NTFS file system. It worked perfectly.
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that is actually really good news... just i need to confirm one more thing though... they say that using an hdd with the otg a lot will damage the phone due to the over drain of voltage etc.... i don't know if that is true...

Hey guys, does a usb 3.0 hdd work with otg? I have a seagate 500gb and its not working ...
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