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Wii U external HDD thread
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Likewise. Installation time is fast and it has worked flawless.
Using Y-cable, light on USB turns on... But nothing happens on Wii U. When I go into settings to set it up, it's endlessly says "checking USB storage device". Any ideas?
EDIT: Given up. For Australians in Officeworks who see a big bargain bin of "Imation 320GB Apollo M100 portable HDD"s, it doesn't work. I'll take it back and hopefully a refund. Hell, store credit would even be fine, as I'll just get a Seagate or Toshiba or WD or something more likely to work
An extra $20 or so, but eh.
EDIT: Given up. For Australians in Officeworks who see a big bargain bin of "Imation 320GB Apollo M100 portable HDD"s, it doesn't work. I'll take it back and hopefully a refund. Hell, store credit would even be fine, as I'll just get a Seagate or Toshiba or WD or something more likely to work
An extra $20 or so, but eh.It's a 7200 RPM drive (not that it matters much with a USB 2.0 interface) and fast access times. So it's a pretty good bet.
Also the drive inside there has its own separate warranty, from what I've read.
bobbychalkers
Member
That's what I bought and aside from one instance it works fine. It does make a beeping sound though so I bought the Y cable in hopes of making it more stable.
It'd only be an issue if they were both vibrating at once, I think... and I really don't think either vibrates enough to cause an issue. They're way closer together in any PC I've ever had, and those have never had issues. Also, check out the inside of the 360 S... the Wii U vibrates WAY less than those drives.
Yep, when placed on the front of the console, it doesn't cover any vents. If you pushed it back though, it would cover the top vent.
If they had one in the works, they probably wouldn't be pushing other manufacturer's HDDs right now. That Toshiba one is reaaaaaaaaaaally close, honestly. It looks like one nice little cube.
Not at the moment but hopefully we can in the future. Would be great to have everything installed on a USB.
Christberg
Member
OP updated.
Got the 1 TB Canvio Desk for $60 shipped, be here next week.
Got the 1 TB Canvio Desk for $60 shipped, be here next week.
Shin Johnpv
Member
You can use the Seagate Expansion portable. Which is the drive I use, just get a Y-Cable for it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00834SK5W/?tag=neogaf0e-20
It should be noted in the OP that there are 2 lines of Seagate Expansion drives. A portable line and a desktop line. The portable line uses laptop drives, and the desktop one uses desktop drives. It should also be noted that the desktop line has a separate power plug, while the portable line doesn't and will need a Y-Cable.
I noted the OP has the 1tb Seagate Expansion drive up there, but it's the desktop model. I can confirm that the portable model works with the Wii-U as well as long as you have a Y-cable.
Christberg
Member
Done. Added the official N UK HDD page as well.
Despite the vague post I'll go ahead and assume you have a USB powered portable drive which will indeed require a Y cable.
Will this Y cable work?
It would plug directly into the hard drive and I'd be able to plug in 2 usb ports...
It would plug directly into the hard drive and I'd be able to plug in 2 usb ports...
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Can the wii u even play videos/music? What's the point of a 1tb+ drive? I have cfw ps3 and ripped 40 games to it, 100gb of movies and music and still haven't filled a 750gb drive.
Shin Johnpv
Member
Yes that will work if your hard drive is a USB 3.0 one.
OK, bit the bullet and got this cable. It should plug directly into the HDD and then plug into both USB ports in the back.
Hopefully everything works fine.
Hopefully everything works fine.
Did you have to format it yourself first before Wii U recognized it? I have an NTFS drive in a cheap eBay enclosure with the y-cable and the light just stays on when it's plugged in. I'm going to try to format it to Fat32 first and then re-plug it in. Still think I'm screwed on this one.. but what the heck, it's worth a try.
LaCie Minimus 2TB
Sadly doesn't work. I've read somewhere that other LaCie drives doesn't work either. I just paid 150$ for nothing.
The WiiU just doesn't see it at all.
Sadly doesn't work. I've read somewhere that other LaCie drives doesn't work either. I just paid 150$ for nothing.
The WiiU just doesn't see it at all.
HP SimpleSave 2TB
I went back to the store and was able to change my LaCie drive for this one. It works like a charm, but it could be hard to find, as it's marked as unavailable on the official site and on Amazon.ca
It's also kinda old, as all the reviews I find are from 2010. But yeah, it works if someone else is wondering! :O
I went back to the store and was able to change my LaCie drive for this one. It works like a charm, but it could be hard to find, as it's marked as unavailable on the official site and on Amazon.ca
It's also kinda old, as all the reviews I find are from 2010. But yeah, it works if someone else is wondering! :O
Seagate Expansion (Portable or otherwise) is supposed to work. It's on Amazon.
abstract alien
Member
I'm in the market for a 500GB plug and play, so this may due for me.
Before giving up I'd try and erase the partition in windows disk management first and then see if it shows up.LaCie Minimus 2TB
Sadly doesn't work. I've read somewhere that other LaCie drives doesn't work either. I just paid 150$ for nothing.
The WiiU just doesn't see it at all.
This is assuming you have enough power going to it, either from an outlet or through a y cable.
So there are External HDDs that do work with Wii U despite being supplied by only one USB.
Any care to make a list of them?
PUt me down as another satisfied customer.
It would be nice if Ninty allows a install disc to HDD option at some point.
Steve McQueen
Member
ïve got a 32GB USB-stick lying around...will this also work?
It works, I think, but they don't recommend you use it for storing full games because of the write limits on flash storage.
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
Watch out for that BW - some USB flash drives are ultra slow. Here are my impressions.
Worked perfectly for 2 weeks now I get errors once in a while. Really strange.
Christberg
Member
Folks have been able to use other units from that line with a Y cord (US version.). I'm guessing it will probably work that way.
Steve McQueen
Member
Tried it. I tried formatting it in different format (I know it shouldn't have changed a thing, I was desperate), plugging it in another USB plug, connecting while the WiiU was powered, not-powered, online, offline, plugging the USB then the power, the power then the USB... I really tried everything. Even tried using a spare HDD that was connected to my PC, transfered everything on it to the LaCie and plugged it in my WiiU to see if it wasn't the console the problem... it worked instantly (but it's currently not available anywhere, being too old). I tried everything. The only thing that worked was returning it and buying another model.
Alright, might buy it because I'm going to need the storage soon. Devs are starting to send out digital review copies instead of retail ones
I've been looking on ebay for an usb y cable, but they are a bit expensive. Anyone from EU who knows where to get them for a nice price? (Do I need a 3.0 y cable or will a 2.0 be enough for a external 3.0 drive?)
Now that the Black Friday deals are over, I'm wondering which is the best HDD to snag out there in terms of price and reliability? I'm looking towards 1TB, and I'm split on the Toshiba Canvia and the Seagate Expansion portable. I'm trying to see if there's any USB power HDD out there that doesn't require the Y USB adapter to function reliably on the Wii U. (Otherwise I'm goint to have connect both my USB ports to the front end, since the back is being taken in by my LAN adapter.)
So I have an unopened 500GB Adata Hv610 Usb 3.0 HDD a friend gave me a couple months ago. It comes with its original USB cable which btw has a weird-looking terminal end (the upper one) I'm not a tech-savvy by any means so I don't know what's the name or how it works but if I buy a Y cable for it I'm good to go? Or does it have to have the same ends though it has an ordinary usb logo on it (the hdd)?
Any help would be highly appreciated
edit: this is my first HDD ever
So, if it is the dumbest question please don't kill me lol
Any help would be highly appreciated
edit: this is my first HDD ever
So, if it is the dumbest question please don't kill me lol
You need this, I believe.So I have an unopened 500GB Adata Hv610 Usb 3.0 HDD a friend gave me a couple months ago. It comes with its original USB cable which btw has a weird-looking terminal end (the upper one) I'm not a tech-savvy by any means so I don't know what's the name or how it works but if I buy a Y cable for it I'm good to go? Or does it have to have the same ends though it has an ordinary usb logo on it (the hdd)?
Any help would be highly appreciated
Would this HDD work?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008R7FC74/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I'm guessing this one would require Y-cables too? Should I wait on the price?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008R7FC74/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I'm guessing this one would require Y-cables too? Should I wait on the price?