Just got a 500 GB USB Hard Drive. I reformatted it to FAT32 and it says " No songs", But they are all in MP3 format and my computer will read them. I'm not sure what formats the Fit has to have, anyone have a solution to this problem, or am I stuck with it?

Thanks

 

FIT reads FAT32. Not all HDD's will necessarily work as some have higher power requirements than others. what is the make/model of the HDD?

oh and as a side note... you are NOT going to want to navigate 500GB's worth of Music. I get annoyed with 8GB of Music, especially when I'm trying to get to Toad the Wet Sprocket or U2 (or some other end of the alphabet group). i'd get a flash drive or an ipod for playlists.

~SB

 

Well, it is a Toshiba 500gb USB 3.0/2.0 External. I can't find the model online, give me a min. and I'll find it. But I read on other websites that people had the same problem, and they were ruling out the fact that it is 3.0 because it is backwards comp. and once they reformatted it, all was well.

Thanks for the response. Maybe we can figure this out

 

Also, I don't want it just for car music, so I won't cram a buttload of tunes on it, and I know I can just get a usb flashdrive, but I want this to work!

 

Same specs, just 500gb and not 1tb:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Toshiba-1T...Drive/21094668

 

Try it in a TV or DVD Player (or other non-computer device that will read MP3) to see if there are compatibility issues with it elsewhere.

Some people have had luck with partitioning Drives. Maybe pick a Partition size that will be big enough for you music (60GB) and make that the primary partition. Then use the 2nd partition for larger files like videos, etc...

~SB

edit: Walmart... ugh... I just threw up a little.

 

Sounds like a plan i will try that right now.. Yeah I hate walmart, but the best buy just shut down. Are town is pretty low end..lol

 

Thanks Btw

 

Ugh, now it says unsupported. I guess I will just return it and get a bigger flash drive instead, unless you can point me in the direction of a HDD that has been known to be compatible with the Honda Fit. I can order it offline if need be.

 

Yeah, Wal-mart does that. (Move into lower economy areas and bring them down even further) I watched them destroy the town I lived in by putting all of the local shops out of business and then hiring the out of work employees for less than they made at their last job. The only way to get rid of them is to simply not shop there even if it is inconvenient. Amazon with prime pays for itself and gets me most everything I need for the same or lower price. the only thing I don't get with it is that rush of getting it NOW like most people seem to feel the need for. Probably a good thing though as it makes me think twice as to whether I need it or not.

There's a few threads on people who use hard drives here so search around (Probably in the audio section). I wouldn't use a hard drive unless it was an SSD drive, especially with some of the roads around here.

RadioShack has a 32GB Sandisk Flash Drive for $23. Buy $50 worth of stuff and you get free shipping and $10 back according to their website.

~SB

 

partition it and then try, maybe then It will work..

I think there is a upper limit to what the HU can read...

I use a old 80Gig Hd with my car, no problems whatsoever.. But like someone said, its a PITA to navigate it with the stock HU, I am myself contemplating to move to a Carputer instead..

 

I tried but nothing. Its okay ill get that 32 flash drive . Thanks. Yeah that amazon prime is actually a good idea. I order lots of amazon. I should stop shopping there but well see how that goes lol

 

The car's USB port doesn't put out enough power for the drive. If it is an USB 3.0 HDD the odds are it will not work as they usually require over 500mA of power to run. USB 2.0 only goes up to 500mA and this is what the car puts out.