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Old 03-17-15, 06:39 PM
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Hey guys,
Anyone have any luck plugging in the hard drive to the usb port and being able to play music from it, i tired and came up empty any advice?
Old 03-17-15, 08:04 PM
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I have a 2014 IS250 F and have used a 64G usb drive without any problems to play music through the system.
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make sure the hard drive is formatted to FAT32, it should work when you do that.
Old 03-18-15, 04:16 AM
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if you plan on using a key bigger than 32GB I would recommend using fat32format to format the usb key before use:

http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/ind...at32format.htm

This will allow you to format any size drive as FAT32.
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How exactly are you powering a HDD in your car? Just get a large capacity USB stick for cheap. I use this
Amazon.com: SanDisk Cruzer Fit CZ33 32GB USB 2.0 Low-Profile Flash Drive- SDCZ33-032G-B35: Computers & Accessories Amazon.com: SanDisk Cruzer Fit CZ33 32GB USB 2.0 Low-Profile Flash Drive- SDCZ33-032G-B35: Computers & Accessories

Super small profile and make sure it's formated FAT32 so the car can read it.
Old 03-18-15, 02:28 PM
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I echo what every one is saying here. I have no issues with a SanDisk Cruzer Fit 32GB Flash Drive.

I formatted it to FAT32 before copying over mp3 files. The Random setting took a little bit to figure out, but now I don't have any issues "randoming" all my songs.
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looks like i will keep the hard drive else where and pick up a usb stick. thanks guys
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