Hardware Does the wiiu support external USB 3.0 hard drives?

Wordpress · Jun 20, 2018

If I plug it (hard disk external toshiba usb 3.0) into one of the USB ports, mine does not work. But turning to the internet I see a lot of people who can use it.
I state that mine is formatted in fat32 using a tool taken from the internet (windows did not format it in fat32...)
turning on the internet, I found https://en-americas-support.nintend...zVVllb2x6eW95ZTl3ayU3RVZQZmFURTRhWG1nJTIxJTIx but it does not say usb 2.0 or 3.0
So...
Which hard disk do you use?

derdon · Jun 20, 2018

You need a Y- Cable.

Wordpress · Jun 20, 2018

derdon said:
You need a Y- Cable.

I tried both the 3.0 and 2.0 cables, but the wiiU does not recognize it

Localhorst86 · Jun 20, 2018

The Wii U does not output enough power through the USB ports for most external drives. Usually, you need to use the USB Y-cable so the harddrive can draw twice the power. These cable look something like this:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Startech-6-USB-Y-Cable-for-External-Hard-Drive/14659917

I happen to have two external 500Gb drives (I think they are WD branded) that by sheer luck work with only a single cable, no need to block both USB ports on the back.

Wordpress · Jun 20, 2018

Localhorst86 said:
The Wii U does not output enough power through the USB ports for most external drives. Usually, you need to use the USB Y-cable so the harddrive can draw twice the power. These cable look something like this:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Startech-6-USB-Y-Cable-for-External-Hard-Drive/14659917

I happen to have two external 500Gb drives (I think they are WD branded) that by sheer luck work with only a single cable, no need to block both USB ports on the back.

My hard disk has a different grip
How can I connect using that cable?

Localhorst86 · Jun 20, 2018

Wordpress said:
My hard disk has a different grip
How can I connect using that cable?

by using a cable that'll fit your devices:

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00P0C4M5M/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_kXKkBb3K53D1N

Wordpress · Jun 20, 2018

so the fact that the wiiU does not recognize the hard disk is given by the fact that it does not give so much power to the external disk?

Localhorst86 · Jun 20, 2018

Wordpress said:
so the fact that the wiiU does not recognize the hard disk is given by the fact that it does not give so much power to the external disk?

as stated exactly like that already: yes.

MrCokeacola · Jun 20, 2018

My Wii U works with my Seagate Backup Plus 3tb USB 3.0 drive. But the drive has its own outlet for power because as stated the Wii U would not give it enough power.

tbb043 · Jul 6, 2018

Wordpress said:
If I plug it (hard disk external toshiba usb 3.0) into one of the USB ports, mine does not work. But turning to the internet I see a lot of people who can use it.
I state that mine is formatted in fat32 using a tool taken from the internet (windows did not format it in fat32...)
turning on the internet, I found https://en-americas-support.nintend...zVVllb2x6eW95ZTl3ayU3RVZQZmFURTRhWG1nJTIxJTIx but it does not say usb 2.0 or 3.0
So...
Which hard disk do you use?

What port are you plugging it into? besides power it had to go into a specific port on the back. i forget if the top or bottom, but it's opposite of which one to use on the Wii. Then besides that you need the Y cable for power which you can plug into any of the others. Or better yet get a power supply for the drive.

USB 3 is supposed to be BC with USB 2 (OR EVEN 1) so I doubt it's any problem.

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