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What's the largest capacity USB HDD not externally powered anyone has successfully used with his/her SG S3 using an OTG USB cable?
Please, please be specific in terms of the capacity, format (NTFS, Fat32, etc.), brand, model, and the OTG cable used (preferably include where you bought it from) any other info you can provide. There are just so many different threads pertaining to S3 and I really can't tell under which one this topic should fit. I did search most forums but no one has yet provided this specific info. Just quite a few people reporting successes and failures without much details.
Again, I know lots and lots of people have successfully connected hard drives as large as 1 or 2 TB but they were externally powered . I want to see how large we can go by just directly connecting a hard drive (again, no flash drives, etc.).
Thank you all!
XooLoo said:
What's the largest USB HDD not externally powered anyone has successfully used with his/her SG S3 using an OTG USB cable? !
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2.5" Western Digital.
Kangburra said:
2.5" Western Digital.
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Funny! But seriously, what is the capacity of the drive your connected?
Anyone?!
1TB
XooLoo said:
What's the largest capacity USB HDD not externally powered anyone has successfully used with his/her SG S3 using an OTG USB cable?
Please, please be specific in terms of the capacity, format (NTFS, Fat32, etc.), brand, model, and the OTG cable used (preferably include where you bought it from) any other info you can provide. There are just so many different threads pertaining to S3 and I really can't tell under which one this topic should fit. I did search most forums but no one has yet provided this specific info. Just quite a few people reporting successes and failures without much details.
Again, I know lots and lots of people have successfully connected hard drives as large as 1 or 2 TB but they were externally powered . I want to see how large we can go by just directly connecting a hard drive (again, no flash drives, etc.).
Thank you all!
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Samsung 2,5" S2 portable 1TB
USB only (no external supply)
1TB @ compressed NTFS
Single 1TB partition
HDD Works and recognize normally using "Paragon NTFS&HFS+", available free at PlayStore.
You dont need to open this software everytime, just let it installed. It mount the external drives automatically.
fabioschmidt said:
Samsung 2,5" S2 portable 1TB
USB only (no external supply)
1TB @ compressed NTFS
Single 1TB partition
HDD Works and recognize normally using "Paragon NTFS&HFS+", available free at PlayStore.
You dont need to open this software everytime, just let it installed. It mount the external drives automatically.
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THANK YOU for responding! Is this your drive? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152298
XooLoo said:
THANK YOU for responding! Is this your drive?
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Yes, it is, but mine is USB2.0. Strange because I think that S2 portable was USB2.0 and M3 portable is USB3.0.
Mine has a mini-usb connector, so it is only USB2.0.
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fabioschmidt said:
yes, it is, but mine is usb2.0. Strange because i think that s2 portable was usb2.0 and m3 portable is usb3.0.
Mine has a mini-usb connector, so it is only usb2.0.
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wd 1tb usb 3.0
Portable HDD
fabioschmidt said:
Yes, it is, but mine is USB2.0. Strange because I think that S2 portable was USB2.0 and M3 portable is USB3.0.
Mine has a mini-usb connector, so it is only USB2.0.
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I tried my 500 gb Samsung external HDD with my S3. It couldn't read it.
USB Powered Drive
External 2.5 HDD - 500 GB to 1TB exfat format. Somehow , after one successful mount , it say hard disk corrupted the second time i connect it..
XooLoo said:
THANK YOU for responding! Is this your drive? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152298
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Well sad to report that this one did not work. Now so far I've only tried it in NTFS using Paragon which did not recognize it, but I don't think formatting it in Fat32 will make any difference ..
SUNUN said:
wd 1tb usb 3.0
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Strange... I've tried it with my WD USB 3.0 500GB in NTFS & Fat32 with no luck...
penkeerthi said:
External 2.5 HDD - 500 GB to 1TB exfat format. Somehow , after one successful mount , it say hard disk corrupted the second time i connect it..
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Try installing Paragon NTFS (free on Play Store). What brand/model is your drive?
2,5 500GB USB 3.0 Toshiba Canvio .
this one : http://us.toshiba.com/computers/storage/portable/canvio-3/
I tried a 1tb Portable seagrave hard drive into a wired hub and my s3 said it's blank
mflow said:
2,5 500GB USB 3.0 Toshiba Canvio .
this one : http://us.toshiba.com/computers/storage/portable/canvio-3/
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Is this the model number for the one you have? HDTC605XK3A1 (http://us.toshiba.com/computers/storage/portable/canvio-3/HDTC605XK3A1)
XooLoo said:
Try installing Paragon NTFS (free on Play Store). What brand/model is your drive?
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Some hard disks do not start with Galaxy S3 5V supply, because all of them are rated to 1A, but my Samsung S2 portable may have a soft start that do not drain more current than Galaxy S3 can provide.
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Samsungnooby said:
I tried a 1tb Portable seagrave hard drive into a wired hub and my s3 said it's blank
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You need PARAGON software installed to read NTFS and compressed volumes. My first try, even with paragon installed, said that the disk is blank, but i think when I restarted phone it started working.
For your information, I acquired a SanDisk 64GB Micro SD card. I put it on Windows, formatted it in NTFS, and put in my Galaxy S3. First it said that the volume whas blank, but some seconds paragon NTFS/HFS+ recognize it and let me browse the files.
The interest thing is that the phone's camera, and every function in the phone recognize the card with ntfs normally.
Samsung g2
I have a Samsung G2 Portable 500GB. It works fine without any software. I just plugged it in and out worked. Played A Full HD movie from the it without hassle.
Is it possible to connect an external hard drive through an OTG cable?? If so would it have to be a hard drive that can be powered through 1 usb cable
Yes it's certainly possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9MSX10RZRE
Skip to 1:04 where he starts testing hard drives. First a USB powered 250GB model, and after that a 2TB disk with its own power supply. Both work.
Kiahnlliya said:
Yes it's certainly possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9MSX10RZRE
Skip to 1:04 where he starts testing hard drives. First a USB powered 250GB model, and after that a 2TB disk with its own power supply. Both work.
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Another option, which I have done with my Xoom2 tab, and which should work with the Note 2...is to use a main-powered USB hub, then you can connect as many USB devices as you like, all at the same time.
At one point I had a camera, keyboard, mouse, usb stick and external drive all connected and all working...I have used an SD card reader as well =]
Just plug in the hub through the OTG, then everything else in to the hub...job done!
angelino0919 said:
Is it possible to connect an external hard drive through an OTG cable?? If so would it have to be a hard drive that can be powered through 1 usb cable
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I've managed to successfully connect drives up to & including 64gb, but not higher (it claims 'external drive is corrupted' - but drive works fine in all PCs etc.). It may be dependent on the format of the external drive.
Ramsfan_Jim said:
I've managed to successfully connect drives up to & including 64gb, but not higher (it claims 'external drive is corrupted' - but drive works fine in all PCs etc.). It may be dependent on the format of the external drive.
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It does indeed...needs to be formatted in FAT32 I believe, I'm not sure if it will recognise NTFS.
I use Swissknife, it lets you format big drives e.g. 500GB in FAT32 =]
That should let you use it with the OTG cable.
It will recognise hard drives formatted to exfat, as long as they are independantly powered - no file size limitation.
It works with thumb drives, so I would assume also hdd: paragon ntfs. Free in the app store, requres root.
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Has anyone tried a 128 GB thumbdrive?
I am thinking about buying one in order to store movies and then share it between the Note 2 and a Nexus 10 (perhaps). Since I found Mizuu, it has been really interesting to carry a big movie library for travelling and access them through a nice interface.
E90 Commie said:
Has anyone tried a 128 GB thumbdrive?
I am thinking about buying one in order to store movies and then share it between the Note 2 and a Nexus 10 (perhaps). Since I found Mizuu, it has been really interesting to carry a big movie library for travelling and access them through a nice interface.
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Yeah, it works for me!
E90 Commie said:
Has anyone tried a 128 GB thumbdrive?
I am thinking about buying one in order to store movies and then share it between the Note 2 and a Nexus 10 (perhaps). Since I found Mizuu, it has been really interesting to carry a big movie library for travelling and access them through a nice interface.
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No problem with mine.
Handschriftlich von meinem Note 2 gesendet
E90 Commie said:
Has anyone tried a 128 GB thumbdrive?
I am thinking about buying one in order to store movies and then share it between the Note 2 and a Nexus 10 (perhaps). Since I found Mizuu, it has been really interesting to carry a big movie library for travelling and access them through a nice interface.
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Didn't work for me
So recently I have been reading in forum due to low space on nexus 7 ppl were speaking about this things.
I gave no idea what was that so I Google it but the only thing I understood war OTG (ON THE GO)
If any 1 would be so kind in detail explain me how that thing is working I would be really happy
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Hook up the otg cable to your nexus micro USB port, connect a memory stick on the other end of your otg and BAAAAM, you've got more storage
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USB-OTG might not work out-of-the-box on custom ROMs.
If its not working you can try these apps to torubleshoot:
- OTG Troubleshooter
- USB Host Diagnostics
If the USB drive is not mounting then try these:
- USB OTG Helper
- StickMount
Both mounting apps and the stock mounting method mount the USB drive at different paths.
Try for the replies can you give me some link to buy one from amazon stable since I don't have idea
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i use Nexus Media Importer on my Nexus 2013 and it works great and no need for root
nomikSqash said:
Try for the replies can you give me some link to buy one from amazon stable since I don't have idea
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GGBYJ4/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1
puma99dk| said:
i use Nexus Media Importer on my Nexus 2013 and it works great and no need for root
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sparksd said:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GGBYJ4/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Ty so much wanted to order 1 from Amazon. De but delivery cost 10 euro when cable 5 will go to local stores hope they have 1 ty again (living in Greece)
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I use these, and their international shipping might cover Greece. Pair them with a small flash drive like the Sandisk Cruzer Fit, and it's like a standard-size thumb drive.
http://dx.com/p/micro-usb-on-the-go-host-otg-adapter-pair-50774
http://www.meritline.com/usb-micro-male-to-usb-female-adapter-for-samsung-i9100---p-95863.aspx
i bought this one. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Right-Angle-...DA_Cables_Adapters&hash=item43c1e89af7&_uhb=1
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I use these, and their international shipping might cover Greece. Pair them with a small flash drive like the Sandisk Cruzer Fit, and it's like a standard-size thumb drive.
http://dx.com/p/micro-usb-on-the-go-host-otg-adapter-pair-50774
http://www.meritline.com/usb-micro-male-to-usb-female-adapter-for-samsung-i9100---p-95863.aspx
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OMG they are amazing so small must be uber comfortable just plug in hard disk full of movies and go on watching yuppiii did not know they have 1 like this
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bland.life said:
USB-OTG might not work out-of-the-box on custom ROMs.
If its not working you can try these apps to torubleshoot:
- OTG Troubleshooter
- USB Host Diagnostics
If the USB drive is not mounting then try these:
- USB OTG Helper
- StickMount
Both mounting apps and the stock mounting method mount the USB drive at different paths.
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I tried all the recommended apps, nothing seems to detect the USB stick mounted. I know the USB stick and cable works, because when I reboot into recovery I can back up and restore from otg USB.
What else can I do to figure out why I can't mount the otg USB?
-Wizzle
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nomikSqash said:
Try for the replies can you give me some link to buy one from amazon stable since I don't have idea
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
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Hey dude, you're a little lazy today.
I am on Kitkat in the moment.
Can i also connect other devices like mouse or similar to mini-usb ?
I heard it is working on 4.3 but there USB OTG works out of the box,
Regards
Joachim
wizzlewizzle said:
I tried all the recommended apps, nothing seems to detect the USB stick mounted. I know the USB stick and cable works, because when I reboot into recovery I can back up and restore from otg USB.
What else can I do to figure out why I can't mount the otg USB?
-Wizzle
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Fixed!!! I finally got otg working!!!
So here's what I did. I'm running cm11. I flashed elementalx kernel but one thing I did different was I did NOT enable usb fast charge.
So from what it seems if you have USB fast charge otg doesn't work!
I hope this helps others...
-Wizzle
If you have problems with otg and a custom rom you can flash the Bulletproof kernel.
Since there has been no mention of drives I'll add some info.
I can use otg with 2.5 inch drives without external power. (both fat32 and ntfs formats). 3.5 inch drives require external power.
I use stickmount pro (requires root).
I'm running stock firmware and kernel. - KOT49H
tobdaryl said:
If you have problems with otg and a custom rom you can flash the Bulletproof kernel.
Since there has been no mention of drives I'll add some info.
I can use otg with 2.5 inch drives without external power. (both fat32 and ntfs formats). 3.5 inch drives require external power.
I use stickmount pro (requires root).
I'm running stock firmware and kernel. - KOT49H
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Not working for me on Nexus 7(2013)...having 4.4.2/KOT49H with Bulletproof kernel and fastcharge disabled.
OTG trouble shooter shows all good, but EZ Explorer do not show my USB disk, and keyboard/mouse also do not work.
Same cable and keyboard/mouse works on SGS3
ASUS support replied that my device do not support OTG ...its Nexus 7 2013 WiFi 16 GB model
dfhsingh said:
Not working for me on Nexus 7(2013)...having 4.4.2/KOT49H with Bulletproof kernel and fastcharge disabled.
OTG trouble shooter shows all good, but EZ Explorer do not show my USB disk, and keyboard/mouse also do not work.
Same cable and keyboard/mouse works on SGS3
ASUS support replied that my device do not support OTG ...its Nexus 7 2013 WiFi 16 GB model
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To get drives to work I had to install stickmount pro but mice and keyboards do not need any extras. *Here is the cable I use. *I retested my setup and everything works as previously described. - Nexus 7 (2013) 32gig. *I'm running the stock kernel but with custom roms I use Bulletproof kernel.
I'm guessing you mean ES Explorer as I can't find EZ Explorer. *It works for me mounted as usbStorage/sda1 using ES Explorer, etc.
Note: stickmount requires some extras placed in your sdcard root.
dumpexfat
exfatfsck
exfatlabel
mkexfatfs
mount.exfat-fuse
ntfs-3g
I'm interested in getting this tablet to replace my laptop while traveling. I need to somehow download microSD cards full of pictures taken from my DSLR into an external 2.5" USB drive. Can somebody verify that this tablet supports OTG and if so then it has enough juice for a 2.5" hard drive (or SSD)?
Thanks.
I was unable to get OTG to work.
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All my recemt Samsung devices have supported OTG, so no reason why this one shouldn't.
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Yep. Works great for me.
dwd3885 said:
Yep. Works great for me.
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Interesting, I will have to give it another go.
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You can use Total Commander and the USB plug in for it and it works fine and without root.
Otg working fine for me with mouse, keyboard, ps4 controller.
Stickmount Pro works the best in my opinion and allows you to use your favorite root explorer. Just create a shortcut to your home screen and when Stickmount mounts your micro drive all you have to do then is open the home screen shortcut
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Hi, yes it does, I have used it on my tab s 10.1
I'm about to order a 10.5 LTE version but need confirmation that OTG is working.
Does it give enough power to get a 500GB HDD spinning up and running? Or will I need an external power source?
Many thanks in advance
7amdoun said:
I'm about to order a 10.5 LTE version but need confirmation that OTG is working.
Does it give enough power to get a 500GB HDD spinning up and running? Or will I need an external power source?
Many thanks in advance
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you mean SDD ??
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you mean SDD ??
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No, a regular Western Digital "My Passport" USB HDD.
My Nexus 5 provides enough power without needing a y-cable/external power. But thats probably because it has a snapdragon 800 chipset.
The Tab S uses an Exynos 5 so I'm worried it won't be able to power up the drive.
Anyone tried a USB HDD with the tab S?
Many thanks in advance
Can't get my hdd to work on the t805 weird thought because my g3 can power it.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 USB OTG works with my 32gb PNY flash drive. I formatted it first in FAT 32 and my drive was recognised instantly. You can double check if it is recognised under the 'storage' option in settings, then in the USB OTG storage tab.
Then i reformatted it in exFAT on my computer and it still works perfectly. It was instantly recognised upon plugging it into the tablet.
The USB OTB cable (micro usb to female usb) I used was a cheap generic ebay one which does the job. So yes, this device does support USB OTG natively (though I haven't tried NTFS format yet).
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Galaxy Tab S 10.5 USB OTG works with my 32gb PNY flash drive. I formatted it first in FAT 32 and my drive was recognised instantly. You can double check if it is recognised under the 'storage' option in settings, then in the USB OTG storage tab.
Then i reformatted it in exFAT on my computer and it still works perfectly. It was instantly recognised upon plugging it into the tablet.
The USB OTB cable (micro usb to female usb) I used was a cheap generic ebay one which does the job. So yes, this device does support USB OTG natively (though I haven't tried NTFS format yet).
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I can also confirm what you are saying is true USB OTG works on my T-800
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All my recemt Samsung devices have supported OTG, so no reason why this one shouldn't.
Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
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Is it Samsung tab 3 SM-t211 support ?
Nope there is no support
Tryptonite said:
You can use Total Commander and the USB plug in for it and it works fine and without root.
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This post was from 2014. Is your OTG still working? Mine was working up until about a year ago and now it doesn't work. I am on version 6.0.1 with the SM-T705, not rooted. I have tried using the Total Commander with USB plug in, but the tablet doesn't recognize the 16 GB USB drive at all. Any other suggestions?
I want buy 1 tb disk bit I dont know its work
Sd Card?
I assume you mean that you found a 1tb MicroSD card, not HDD like for a computer? And the LG G3 supports up to a 2tb MicroSD card (this is the theoretical limit of current flash memory blocks). LG included support for such large cards to "future-proof" the G3 allowing it to use larger SD cards when they become readily available.
then how about using the USB OTG? possible for 1TB HDD ?
chacho_2me said:
then how about using the USB OTG? possible for 1TB HDD ?
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My old gs3 could see my 2 tb hdd via otg cable so the g3 probably can.
hahahaha...if only my projetor could link to my LG G3..then thats good news
dont know why an LG Projector cannot be connected to my LG G3
anyway, thanks dude
ThePagel said:
My old gs3 could see my 2 tb hdd via o8tg cable so the g3 probably can.
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For this must i root g3?. You root your old gs3?
hasan1215 said:
For this must i root g3?. You root your old gs3?
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Obviously not what we are talking about here but I use this for all of my devices
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/comput...ernal-hard-drive-2-tb-white-21736641-pdt.html
It works very well but needs an internet connection of course.
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For this must i root g3?. You root your old gs3?
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No it was a thing added in GB or ICS I can't remember. The one catch is almost all hard drives need to be powered off the wall on phones even if they use the power from USB on the PC.
chacho_2me said:
hahahaha...if only my projetor could link to my LG G3..then thats good news
dont know why an LG Projector cannot be connected to my LG G3
anyway, thanks dude
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Do you have a SlimPort adapter for your G3? That should let you drive a projector, though I haven't tested it.
I tried my SlimPort HDMI adapter tonight, both audio and video were fine on a large tv.
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My old gs3 could see my 2 tb hdd via otg cable so the g3 probably can.
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Did your hdd usb have external power??? I hav ones ( no external power) & my g3 cannot recognized.
fantasylovevn said:
Did your hdd usb have external power??? I hav ones ( no external power) & my g3 cannot recognized.
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Yeah needs externel power or low voltage hdd. I cant remember what the otg kicks out but most hard drives will need extra power.