I checked the compatibility list but it seems like not everyone reported. So which is the best because I almost bought one the other day at fry's but i was afraid it wouldn't work for the usb loader so i decided to do a little more research.
You don't need 1TB for the loader... I've a 500Gb for my wii only and 61 games doesn't take more than 200GB. Take a smaller 2.5" and use it for you wii only (separate harddrive for separate usage: best way to backup and don't lose you isos if the disc crash)JJBro1 said:I checked the compatibility list but it seems like not everyone reported. So which is the best because I almost bought one the other day at fry's but i was afraid it wouldn't work for the usb loader so i decided to do a little more research.
Bladexdsl said:problem is you'll only be able to use 512 GB of it since usbf only reads max 512gb.
usb loader WRITES to a max of 512GB but READS fineBladexdsl said:problem is you'll only be able to use 512 GB of it since usbf only reads max 512gb.
2x yesJeomite said:So... is it possible to have a single 1TB WBFS partition; use a PC app like WBFS Manager to add games (and not use USB Loader to add games)?
In short, does the 512GB limit apply only to the USB Loader app; will the USB Loader app read past 512GB?
Jeomite said:So... is it possible to have a single 1TB WBFS partition; use a PC app like WBFS Manager to add games (and not use USB Loader to add games)?
In short, does the 512GB limit apply only to the USB Loader app; will the USB Loader app read past 512GB?
nl255 said:I am currently using a 1TB WD Essentials drive with a 340GB WBFS partition for the loader, 10GB FAT32 for wads, and the rest NTFS for ISO images copied from the WBFS partition. So far, I haven't had any problems, not even the spindown issue reported by some other people.
priapism said:nl255 said:I am currently using a 1TB WD Essentials drive with a 340GB WBFS partition for the loader, 10GB FAT32 for wads, and the rest NTFS for ISO images copied from the WBFS partition. So far, I haven't had any problems, not even the spindown issue reported by some other people.
are other people getting the spindown issue with that exact drive? if so, i don't want it.
nl255 said:I am currently using a 1TB WD Essentials drive with a 340GB WBFS partition for the loader, 10GB FAT32 for wads, and the rest NTFS for ISO images copied from the WBFS partition. So far, I haven't had any problems, not even the spindown issue reported by some other people.
What's your hardware Revision Number (R/N)? I have a 500GB R/N: B7B that REQUIRED me to open it up to increase the spindown time. The newer B8B cannot be connected to a SATA port. On the plus side, maybe these revisions don't have a spindown issue?
greevedoggi would have to agree with den....
i have a 1.5TB Seagate Freeagent xtreme and haven't been able to get it to work...
500GB partitioned WBFS, the rest NTSC...formatted with WBFS.exe in XP, unable to be recognized wth any 1.1-1.4 loader.
tried formatting to FAT32 but still get ERROR:NO partitions found! (ret = -6)
DON"T GET A SEAGATE!
hdhacker said:nl255 said:I am currently using a 1TB WD Essentials drive with a 340GB WBFS partition for the loader, 10GB FAT32 for wads, and the rest NTFS for ISO images copied from the WBFS partition. So far, I haven't had any problems, not even the spindown issue reported by some other people.
What's your hardware Revision Number (R/N)? I have a 500GB R/N: B7B that REQUIRED me to open it up to increase the spindown time. The newer B8B cannot be connected to a SATA port. On the plus side, maybe these revisions don't have a spindown issue?
greevedoggi would have to agree with den....
i have a 1.5TB Seagate Freeagent xtreme and haven't been able to get it to work...
500GB partitioned WBFS, the rest NTSC...formatted with WBFS.exe in XP, unable to be recognized wth any 1.1-1.4 loader.
tried formatting to FAT32 but still get ERROR:NO partitions found! (ret = -6)
DON"T GET A SEAGATE!
It's not surprising that a 1.5 TB would have problems working with the Wii? I wouldn't say that's Seagate's fault. I have heard that the Seagate FreeAgent Go works with the Wii. And, you can turn off the spindown feature without opening the case. I'd probably go with that one instead of the Passport if I had to do it all over.