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To use an ext HDD with most headunits (that support USB ofc), there are two major requirements. 1. Power - If the deck is low-power USB than recommend what most others already have via ciggie lighter. 2. Format - FAT32. This is what the partition HAS to be. By default, anything larger than 80gb is set to NTFS from Windows 2000/XP and further, and in most cases, Windows will not let you choose FAT32 on these drives. But alas, not all is lost. There is a tool hidden away, fairly similar to the FDISK of Windows 9x and before, and its called DISKPART! For the following information, I am not held responsible for any disk failure, data loss, veternary fee's etc, and would recommend that you seek Professional assistance if at any stage you are unsure on what you are doing. This tut will clean the drive, so make sure you have NO DATA on it. It will go bye byes. Formatting as FAT32 in XP/Vista: 1. Start - Run -> DISKPART 2. In the DISKPART program, type LIST DISK 3. In the DISKPART program, type SELECT DISK X (Where 'X' is the disk number for your ext hdd) 4. In the DISKPART program, type CLEAN 5. In the DISKPART program, type CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY 6. In the DISKPART program, type FORMAT FS=FAT32 QUICK 7. In the DISKPART program, type ACTIVE 8. In the DISKPART program, type ASSIGN 9. Type EXIT and close the CMD Prompt. Now, Windows being the funny thing that it is, wont always allow you to create a FAT32 format. In this case, you need to use a 3rd party hdd partition software like Acronis, PartitionMagic etc. I must reiterate, please, if you are unsure, ask someone with the knowledge, the last thing I want is for you to go ahead and select the wrong hdd and clean the partition clean off of your system. A hint would be that plugged in devices are usually at the lower end of the list.

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