Using External USB Hard Disk (1 Viewer)

[Canuck]

Hi,
I'm a newbie here, and even though I ran a search, but couldn't find the answer.

Can I use an external USB hard drive to store my TV recording and access them without a problem, or I need to buy an internal HDD?

Thanks

 

[kiwijunglist]

Hi

I haven't tested this but I think that;

If the external HDD is always attached when your PC is on and it is setup to always have the same drive letter then it should be fine.

If the external HDD is always attached when you run MePo, it's always attached when you have a scheduled recording coming up, and it is set to always have the same driver letter then it will probably be ok, you will need to test this out.

If not one of the above 2 options, then you will *might* run into problems/errors/crashes.
If the HDD is not attached with the same drive letter when a recording happens, obviously the recording will fail, I'm not sure if this will crash tv server or not. If the HDD is not attached with the same drive letter when you run mediaportal, I'm not sure if this will cause an error or crash, or if it will only cause problems if you attempt to enter the tv section.

 

[emphatic]

I've used external USB drives for Analog TV without a problem, digital should work fine as well. As @kiwijunglist says, the drive letter needs to be consistent though.

Emph

 

[Canuck]

Thanks a lot guys.

 

[buflo]

I even prefer an external hard drive in this case!

 

[Canuck]

I see!