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Description of 500GB External Hard Drive
- 500GB External Hard Drive
- Brand Name: Normally Intenso, Verbatim, Seagate, Western Digital, Toshiba, Sonnics
- Always a Quality Brand Name
- Formatting Options
- Factory Formatted (Usually NTFS)
- FAT32 Formatted
- Linux EXT4 Formatted
- Note: Some Receivers Can Only Read FAT32 Formatted Drives
- Hardware Platforms
- Microsoft Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10
- Mac OS X 10.x
- Linux 2.4x
- Form Factor: 2.5"
- Hard Disk Rotational Speed: 5400 RPM
- Cache: 8MB
Uses of 500GB External Hard Drive
- Use generally with PCs or Laptops
- It may be possible to use on PVR ready set top boxes but this is dependent on the USB port being capable of powering it. 320GB on some boxes are the limit of what they can support
Features of 500GB External Hard Drive
- Plug and play - No software to install
- Simply drag and drop to save files
- USB powered
Note: You should use your hard drive only for recording features and not mix and match other content on the drive like your photos and music or documents. You should use a separate drive for the media player functions. Also, never plug out the external hard drive when your receiver is turned on.