Hacking usb powered external HD's

[ModderFokker]

This is the one i got @ Amazon.com So I wouldnt see a reason why that 500gb wouldnt work

Sorry for the lousy pic but im suffering from a major hangover

 

[manias]

looks very nice

does it get hot?

 

[The_Hulkster]

the verbatim you said, thast not usb powered tho right mate?

http://www.buy.com/retail/Product.asp?sku=206808436

Not that one, the portable one is.
http://www.verbatim-europe.co.uk/en_1/prod...00gb_14091.html

 

[ModderFokker]

Dont know ..lol

All i know it works

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(havent experienced any of the problems mentioned in http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=146789&st=75 as well)

Should those problems occur when pausing a game ?
Because if played a pal patched Rune Factory Frontier for hrs.

 

[wiimano]

that seagate looks nice, wd passport looks like too much work for me mate, but nice set up there in the pic, never have placed my wii on its side, any better?

manias, i like the seagate, so its that simple, nothin to open up, just adjust easily and this is a very well compatible one with usb loader? right now, i have a drive that works, but it has to "waiting for usb device" and its getting annoyin, so i like this seagate so far here

 

[manias]

Dont know ..lol

All i know it works

.

(havent experienced any of the problems mentioned in http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=146789&st=75 as well)

Should those problems occur when pausing a game ?
Because if played a pal patched Rune Factory Frontier for hrs.

For me it happened in some games only.. like mario galaxy after an hour or so.. quite random!
Or broken sword after 15mins.. weird weird.


wiimano: yeah from what i've read that's the easiest one for the usbloader, but I just ordered mine so can't speak from experience yet

 

[icebrg5]

Heres what im using.Works right out of the box with the wii.
But you will need to turn its sleep feature off.It was set at 5 mins by default right out of the box.

http://www.amazon.com/Maxtor-STM902503OTA3...3383&sr=1-1


I picked it up at staples for $54 after a coupon i had.

 

[manias]

yeah, since seagate bought maxtor all the timeout software can also be used on maxtor drives so those are good also

 

[palasx]

i know everyone is talkign about usb powered HDDs, but i felt the need to add that this is the WII we're talking about. there arent 250gb of decent games, let alone decent games you'd want to play through more than once!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820227333

18 bucks for a 16gb flash drive, will hold about 8-10 average wii games, 5-6 larger ones. no external power required, hides nicely behind wii, can be completely forgotten about until its time to swap games.

 

[wiimano]

you will have to let me know when you get yours, i like the seagate one the most so far. its nice how it has its own docking station as well if you need it. you think it would be safe to put on top of wii? or would it get too hot?

 

[wiimano]

not so good reviews for the verbatim one mate

http://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-Portable-Ex...3/dp/B001BKZ8KK


manias let me know how it works for you, might pick that one up

 

[hdhacker]

To anyone reading this:

Don't listen to the people recommending the Western Digital "My Passport Essentials" drives. There's an excellent chance it will lock up your game if it spins down and the only way to fix it is to open the case and void your warranty. I should know, I bought one and had to do it. Also, the newer hardware revisions do NOT contain a SATA hard drive, so you can't fix it if you have the spindown problem.

The Seagate has a 5 year warranty while the WD has 3. The FreeAgent Go and My Passport Essentials are the same size and both run off of USB power. I personally can't recommend the Seagate because I don't own it, but please avoid WD.

 

[wiimano]

im goin seagate route, waitin for manias to give his thoughts on it when he gets it, dont like WD after what i have read now, thanks mate

 

[IzzehO]

I must give my thumbs down to the 320 gb WD Passport. I purchased it 6 months ago and it's been nothing but problem after problem after problem. First of all the cable I had went fritz after the first 2 weeks - I had to use my old camera cable. Not having taken that as a sign I continued to use it and well - its only gone down hill. It randomly will die and start making clicking sounds, some times it won't work at all to start with, some computers refuse to even recognize it unless I sit there for 45 minutes plugging and unplugging it and finally - I've found it much slower than other solutions out there. Finally, the usb only powered ones have no fans and overheat like a bitch - if your like me and live in a hotter climate it will hate you.

Oh and also - I don't believe I have a defective one as a friend of mine has the same issues with his 500gb one.

I finally gave up today actually, while I was at officeworks I noticed a seagate 750GB with power cable needed. It has two fans in and it cost me around 140AUD (10AUD cheaper than the 320GB one I already had). I'm hoping it turns out alright, but at the moment I really couldn't care so long as I don't have to use the damn WD one anymore. It's bigger, noiser and needs power - but if you aren't using it for a laptop on the go - why not?

 

[kangarookangaroo]

anyone recommend a usb powered external HD for $50 or less? I don't have many games so I don't need a crazy amount of space. So yah, a good HD for $50 or less that is reliable and works with the usb loader.

 

[fruitgull]

I have bought a Seagate FreeAgent Go V2 USB 250GB after much reading on this forum. Will report when I get it.
I didn't get the first disk I got, Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme 1TB, to work BTW.

 

[Toni Plutonij]

Moved..

 

[whtwhy]

i got a seagate freeagent go 320 and i disabeld sleep.dont wanna scare you but i get random hangups -crash- with nfscarbon-ger-, one time after 8min from policepursuit and another time i think after beating a stage , no spindowns though, the hdd is still spining -vibrating-
gl

 

[fruitgull]

Ok. I hope it'll work for me. There are no foolproof drives, it seems. There are problems with all models, for some people anyway.