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#1 Scooter_Johnson

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Posted 25 March 2013 - 04:33 AM

i have a 500gb verbatim store n go color hard drive, everything works great but when i plug the hard drive usb cable in the wii u  console it either gives me some error code or it says something like "please unplug the hard drive from the wiiu console"

 

my question is can this be fixed or do i need to pick up another version with a ac plug thats recommened by nintendo themselves



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Posted 25 March 2013 - 04:54 AM

don't forget the wii u must be turned off when you plug in your hard drive.



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Posted 25 March 2013 - 05:37 AM

It should ask you to format it when you insert it.

That's a weird problem.


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#4 johnodd4

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Posted 25 March 2013 - 07:45 AM

drive not compatible



#5 Scooter_Johnson

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Posted 25 March 2013 - 01:09 PM

the drive has been installed and formated for the wii u system 

 

i have ordered a usb 3.0 y cable to see if that sorts it out

 

 

might be because im using a normal usb cable



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Posted 25 March 2013 - 02:00 PM

Does the Wii U support USB 3.0?  the cables themselves are backward compatible, so using a USB 2.0 cable with a 3.0 device works at 2.0 speeds.  I have a 3.0 device plugged into my Wii U and what happens to me all the time is the drive will idle when it isn't being accessed, then take too long to spin up when it does need to be accessed then the Wii U throws an error and asks me to restart.  I had to move BLOPS2 saves from the external to internal memory to keep it from locking up while trying to save progress.



#7 alan123

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Posted 25 March 2013 - 03:07 PM

no the WiiU is USB 2.0



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Posted 28 March 2013 - 07:40 AM

the drive i have is compatible with usb 2.0 and 3.0

 

it only seems to happen on loading blackops 2 disc

 

will let you guys know if it works as dont fancy forking out £100



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plugged in the usb 3.0 y cable and works like a dream


Edited by Scooter_Johnson, 26 March 2013 - 07:04 AM.





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