[iyonix-support] Re: Help with large USB drive

On Thu 06 Nov, John wrote:
> 
> 
> Can some kind soul tell me how ( I seem to remember reading something about
> this?) to access - I only need to read - a large external USB drive. It is
> a 500gb self-powered Western Digital drive if that makes a difference.

If it has data on it allready you can't connect it directly[1] to an Iyonix
(DOS format Drives of 2GB and less can be connected directly)

If you reformat it to RISC OS format using SCSIForm then you can use it but
only on an Iyonix.

[1] The best solutions is to connect it indirectly via a network as a NAS
(Network Attached Storage) device. Then it can be accessed by any computer
on the network including, RiscPCs, Windows 98/XP/Vista, MAC or Linux

We sell a number suitable units.

If you also want to connect the drive directly to a PCs USB port you are a bit
more restricted due to format types.


Chris Evans

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