EXTERNAL HD Help

**rickhik** · 02-18-2007,11:03 AM

When in connect my external HD ( 200 gb NTFS ) with SMS, and open the map ( mass:\ ) i cant see any files. What did i wrong?

**EEUG** · 02-18-2007,01:01 PM

...ntfs...

**raw15** · 02-18-2007,02:33 PM

you need to format your drive in fat32

**peterdcrees** · 02-18-2007,08:38 PM

If you are using Windows XP it will not let you format the drive as FAT32 in the windows "Disk Management" Program.

Instead you can use the freeware 'Swissknife' utility from:

http://www.compuapps.com/download/Sw...swissknife.htm

**ubergeek42** · 02-18-2007,08:42 PM

Rightclick the drive, Format; fat32 from the dropdown list.

**peterdcrees** · 02-18-2007,09:30 PM

Originally Posted by ubergeek42

Rightclick the drive, Format; fat32 from the dropdown list.

Unfortunately that only works in Windows XP for drives up to 32GB in size.
The original question was about a 200GB drive, so the Swissknife is still required!

**rickhik** · 02-19-2007,08:29 AM

And when i'm do the same with my USB pen ( 64 mb FAT32 ) it also dons't work, SMS stops and i have to restart my PS2

**peterdcrees** · 02-19-2007,09:33 AM

And when I do the same with my USB pen ( 64 mb FAT32 ) it also doesn't work, SMS stops and i have to restart my PS2

This sounds like a different problem to

When in connect my external HD ( 200 gb NTFS ) with SMS, and open the map ( mass:\ ) i cant see any files.

Are you using the latest version of SMS (currently 2.0 Rev 1)? I think the 2.0 series has fixed a lot of USB compatibility problems.

If you are using SMS 2.0 then try re-formatting the thumb drive as FAT (NOT FAT32) and see if it works

Does SMS stop when you view the files or when you try to open one?

**rickhik** · 02-19-2007,09:44 AM

SMS stop when i try to view the files

**dlanor** · 02-19-2007,03:29 PM

Originally Posted by peterdcrees

Unfortunately that only works in Windows XP for drives up to 32GB in size.
The original question was about a 200GB drive, so the Swissknife is still required!

In fact another 'knife' is available, though not perhaps in so generic a form as to be likened to a real 'Swiss Knife'. But this one is supplied with other USB driven/driving software for the PS2, which is a big plus.

What you need is the program ul_format.exe which is part of the tool suite for USBAdvance/USBExtreme. This can format large HDD drives to FAT32, while connected by USB to your PC. I also use a USB-connected 200GB drive for my own PS2, and that was formatted this way, so it should work just as well for others.

Best regards: dlanor

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