Biggest hard drive the Pioneer DEH-P5000UB can take?

[Bad_dude 10+ year member]

Hello guys,

I just got his head unit. It plays CDs, and flash drives great. I know it could take a hard drive also. Any one who has this unit tried with a hard drive yet?

Thanks,

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[chase007 10+ year member]

I used my 16Gig flash drive.... thats like 2,000 songs...theres no need for a big external hd......You won't listen to it all any ways.

 

[HyPnAwTiKpImP 10+ year member]

i have the 690ub not sure if it would support it but i have a 250 gb external hd with over 600 + albums info in my sig

 

[dennit469 10+ year member]

i tried on my pioneer and it was an external harddive that was powered with only usb, and it wouldnt turn on, i believe your best bet is to have an external hard drive that has its own separate power supply, then just get a power inverter, or voltage regulator, voltage regulator would only be if the hard drive power supplly is less than 12 volts, other than that you should be straight

 

[dennit469 10+ year member]

i have a carputer.....if you were wondering..... except i made it myself, the center coonsol in lineed with the insides of desktop computer, 2 fans, 1 in and one ******* air out, power suplly is under driver seat and power inverter in mounted on back of center consol so all i have to do is flip the power invert on, and press the power button and its all good

 

[Bad_dude 10+ year member]

i have the 690ub not sure if it would support it but i have a 250 gb external hd with over 600 + albums info in my sig

I just put my 160GB in and it powers on, but click around and the unit did not recognize the drive was plugged in. Is your 250GB HD bought it originally as external or did you buy and internal and put it into the case?

Thanks,

 

[HyPnAwTiKpImP 10+ year member]

I just put my 160GB in and it powers on, but click around and the unit did not recognize the drive was plugged in. Is your 250GB HD bought it originally as external or did you buy and internal and put it into the case?Thanks,

if ur connecting it to get power from the USB it will not work not enough power u need a power converter like in my sig which is around 30 to 40 bucks maybe less on egay.and it was an external one which i will do a test on my new maxtor 500gb next week

 

[toomtoomvroom 10+ year member]

The problems with the bigger external hard drives is that they take more power to power them up and spin the drives. If you use small external ones, you don't have that problem. You can find a cigarette adapter to power up those larger external hard drives.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Why does everyone these days put quantity or quality so much???

 

[Frijoles24 10+ year member]

iono about the pioneer but most hu with usb is only able to supply 500 mV to the hard drive

just check the hd u wana buy and make sure operating is under 500.