Skybox external Hard drive set up

**colsmac** · 10th February, 2013, 12:12 AM

Hi, can anyone help with seeing an external Hard Drive on the Skybox F5? See's usb stick fine, but I cannot get box to see my HD. Tried re format at fat32 but no joy, still cannot access though PVR ?? Any ideas??

**slugworth** · 10th February, 2013, 12:25 AM

it may not like the brand/model

**mezzyg** · 10th February, 2013, 12:56 AM

Isit portable or powered?

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**colsmac** · 12th February, 2013, 12:06 AM

Hi mezzyg,

It is a powered drive Iomega 500gb, have formatted it as exfat 32. Any help would be appreciated.

**nibblitz** · 12th February, 2013, 12:16 AM

Format it Fat32, not Exfat...

**mezzyg** · 12th February, 2013, 01:40 AM

Yup as above just format it fat32 and should work fine with this box

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**stevewild31** · 12th February, 2013, 11:11 AM

Can't help directly, but when I plug my usb stick into the F5 box it works fine, If I use an extender (to get the usb round the front) it doesn't 'see' the usb stick !

Hope this helps pin it down.

**mezzyg** · 12th February, 2013, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by stevewild31

Can't help directly, but when I plug my usb stick into the F5 box it works fine, If I use an extender (to get the usb round the front) it doesn't 'see' the usb stick !

Hope this helps pin it down.

Sounds like the extender is the problem, does it work if you connect it to the laptop that way?

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