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<blockquote data-quote="maxmodder" data-source="post: 4369300" data-attributes="member: 590356"><p>Hey everyone! First post! I have the pioneer 6900UB as well. I tried using a 250GB WD passport #WD2500XMSA-00 with about 80GB of music on it and it just hangs at the "reading format" stage. The USB cable that came with this WD passport is 18 inches long. I hooked that directly into the back of the 6 inch usb input coming out the back of the head unit with no luck. (total cord length = 2 feet)</p><p></p><p>I then bought a vector 100 watt microslim power inverter with USB charging port from best buy along with a USB Y cable (two male USB A and a male 5 pin mini A) from Radio Shack. I tried hooking up the harddrive by that method, and it also hangs at the "reading format" stage. I let it sit there for 15 minutes before unhooking it. Hard drive light comes on.</p><p></p><p>The drive says that it's partioned for FAT32 out of the box, and that's what the pie chart said when I when I right clicked on the drive letter. I'm going to get a USB to mini 5 pin converter (less than an inch long) and try that both with and without the power supply and with only a couple of mp3's on the HD. If that doesn't work, then does anyone have any other suggestions?</p><p></p><p>Anyone successfully get a WD passport to work without the need for an external power supply?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maxmodder, post: 4369300, member: 590356"] Hey everyone! First post! I have the pioneer 6900UB as well. I tried using a 250GB WD passport #WD2500XMSA-00 with about 80GB of music on it and it just hangs at the "reading format" stage. The USB cable that came with this WD passport is 18 inches long. I hooked that directly into the back of the 6 inch usb input coming out the back of the head unit with no luck. (total cord length = 2 feet) I then bought a vector 100 watt microslim power inverter with USB charging port from best buy along with a USB Y cable (two male USB A and a male 5 pin mini A) from Radio Shack. I tried hooking up the harddrive by that method, and it also hangs at the "reading format" stage. I let it sit there for 15 minutes before unhooking it. Hard drive light comes on. The drive says that it's partioned for FAT32 out of the box, and that's what the pie chart said when I when I right clicked on the drive letter. I'm going to get a USB to mini 5 pin converter (less than an inch long) and try that both with and without the power supply and with only a couple of mp3's on the HD. If that doesn't work, then does anyone have any other suggestions? Anyone successfully get a WD passport to work without the need for an external power supply? [/QUOTE]
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