Hello,
I have a Humax Fox T2 with a 1TB internal hard drive. Since I eventually ran out of storage space I started using a Western Digital 2 TB USB 3 hard drive that I connect using a Belkin Ultra Slim 4 Port USB Hub with a power supply. The reason for the hub was to ensure the hard drive had enough power as when I first connected the drive it was not behaving consistently being connected directly to the Humax USB port which I believe is USB 2. I had also read a post from someone who is using a 7 port hub and has four 2 TB hard drives connected. He said he was trying to connect a fifth drive and that the limit seemed to be four which I thought would serve me for the foreseeable future.
My first 2TB drive is at 85% capacity so I thought I would fire up the second 2 TB Western Digital USB hard drive I had waiting to go. I have formatted it using the EXT3 file format as was done with my first WD 2TB USB drive. I then powered down my Humax and the USB hub, plugged the second USB drive into the second port of the USB hub, powered the hub back up and then the Humax and signed into the Humax CF to see if the second USB drive was recognised. Unfortunately, it was not recognised by the Humax like the first USB drive is.
I have tried powering down and rebooting the whole configuration a couple of times. I have also tried unplugging the first hard drive and leaving the second hard drive plugged in with no luck of it being recognised by the Humax. I also tried it with the first hard drive plugged in through the USB hub in the back of the Humax as it always is but with the second drive plugged in through the USB port on the front of the Humax but still with no luck of it being recognised by the Humax.
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I do not want the hassle of swapping out the internal hard drive and the USB hub solution with four 2 TB drives seemed to be a simple and expandable solution that would work for me. I am hoping it might be something simple like instructing the Humax to mount the drive although I do not think I had to do that with the first drive.
Cheers
I have a Humax Fox T2 with a 1TB internal hard drive. Since I eventually ran out of storage space I started using a Western Digital 2 TB USB 3 hard drive that I connect using a Belkin Ultra Slim 4 Port USB Hub with a power supply. The reason for the hub was to ensure the hard drive had enough power as when I first connected the drive it was not behaving consistently being connected directly to the Humax USB port which I believe is USB 2. I had also read a post from someone who is using a 7 port hub and has four 2 TB hard drives connected. He said he was trying to connect a fifth drive and that the limit seemed to be four which I thought would serve me for the foreseeable future.
My first 2TB drive is at 85% capacity so I thought I would fire up the second 2 TB Western Digital USB hard drive I had waiting to go. I have formatted it using the EXT3 file format as was done with my first WD 2TB USB drive. I then powered down my Humax and the USB hub, plugged the second USB drive into the second port of the USB hub, powered the hub back up and then the Humax and signed into the Humax CF to see if the second USB drive was recognised. Unfortunately, it was not recognised by the Humax like the first USB drive is.
I have tried powering down and rebooting the whole configuration a couple of times. I have also tried unplugging the first hard drive and leaving the second hard drive plugged in with no luck of it being recognised by the Humax. I also tried it with the first hard drive plugged in through the USB hub in the back of the Humax as it always is but with the second drive plugged in through the USB port on the front of the Humax but still with no luck of it being recognised by the Humax.
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I do not want the hassle of swapping out the internal hard drive and the USB hub solution with four 2 TB drives seemed to be a simple and expandable solution that would work for me. I am hoping it might be something simple like instructing the Humax to mount the drive although I do not think I had to do that with the first drive.
Cheers