[Q] WDD HDD to note 8.0

[pushkarsingh]

Hi,

I am not able to connect note 8.0 to an external HDD (ED) through micro-usb OTG. I think I may need a Micro USB Host OTG Cable with USB power. I just want to know whether anyone has tried it for note 8.0 and does it reads NTFS ? I think my HDD is in NTFS format and I don't want to change it to FAT 32. (Actually I don't know how to do it) Any ideas ? Any help is really appreciated

Regards,

Pushkar

 

[p107r0]

See here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42127190

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[kable]

Paragon exFAT, NTFS & HFS+ will allow you to access your NTFS drive without having to format it to FAT32 so you do n ot lose your data. It's Free.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5wYXJhZ29uLm1vdW50ZXIiXQ..

 

[pushkarsingh]

Root required ?

See here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42127190

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The application says root is required...I am not able to figure out whether the external HDD (1 TB WD) is not working because the note 8.0 is not supplying it enough power or because it is not able to read the file system (NTFS).

Should i simply root my device & install the application or buy a OTG cable with external power port and then see whether it's a power issue ?. The problem is usb otg with external power is not available in this country (India) and amazon doesn't ships this particular product to India

Thanx a ton for all the help..really appreciate

Regards,

Pushkar

 

[pushkarsingh]

Root required

The application says root is required...I am not able to figure out whether the external HDD (1 TB WD) is not working because the note 8.0 is not supplying it enough power or because it is not able to read the file system (NTFS).

Should i simply root my device & install the application or buy a OTG cable with external power port and then see whether the external HDD works irrespective of the file system? The problem is that usb otg with external power is not available in this country (India) and amazon doesn't ships this particular product to India

Thanx a ton for all the help..really appreciate

Regards,

Pushkar

 

[FaeMinx]

I found That the Note 8.0 is not able to power external Hard Drives if they receive Thier power via Usb. A Powered Drive is fine. I use a Powered Usb hub to read my WD My Passport 1TB,which is also NTFS. My device is rooted and I have the paragon app installed.

 

[p107r0]

The application says root is required...I am not able to figure out whether the external HDD (1 TB WD) is not working because the note 8.0 is not supplying it enough power or because it is not able to read the file system (NTFS).

Should i simply root my device & install the application or buy a OTG cable with external power port and then see whether the external HDD works irrespective of the file system? The problem is that usb otg with external power is not available in this country (India) and amazon doesn't ships this particular product to India

I found That the Note 8.0 is not able to power external Hard Drives if they receive Thier power via Usb. A Powered Drive is fine. I use a Powered Usb hub to read my WD My Passport 1TB,which is also NTFS. My device is rooted and I have the paragon app installed.

IMO all may depend on power necessary to run the drive - my HDD was running ok with no external power.
So first I'd suggest rooting + ntfs app, and only if it does not work looking for powered Usb otg cable.
In the worst case you can do it yourself - in all Usb cables two external wires are for 5V power supply (same as provided by standard chargers), so it's just a matter of finding which is +/- and bit of soldiering

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