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external hd to lg multimedia player dp1w, won't recognise it

Sep 30, 2010 11:33AM PDT

I've bought an LG DP1W with wifi recently. I tried to connect my LaCie 1TB harddrive to it, but it wouldn't recognise it.
The harddrive is in NTFS file system.

My friend has a WD harddrive connected to a WD multimedia player, and it works perfectly. His harddrive has an NTFS file system as well, so this is why I get confused. Is it because his mm player and hd have the same manufacturer?

I know that you're going to tell me to format it to FAT32, but I know that the max file size there is 4GB, and this is not a solution for me, because I bought it to watch hi-def films with it.

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Re: hard disk
Oct 1, 2010 5:55AM PDT

The situation is not really clear.
- Is it relevant your LG has Wifi?
- How do you connect the drive?
- Does the manual of the LG say they support an NTFS disk?

And to experiment:
- Does your friends player recognise your drive?
- Does your LG recognize your friends drive?

Kees

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hard disk
Oct 1, 2010 8:16AM PDT

Thanks for replying.

I guess wifi isn't relevant, sorry.
I connect my drive to the mm player via usb.
I think I threw the manunal out.

I thought about experimenting and testing that out once I get back, I'm currently not home. I'll have to wait till sunday evening. I'll post the results then!

And thanks again!

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hard disk
Nov 6, 2010 4:43AM PDT

I've exactly the same problem. Probably it's a combination between the manufacturer of the device and the external HDD. Tried to contact LG, but haven't got a response yet. Keep me posted about your progress..