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

In message <Marcel-1.53-1106123825-72bpErr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
     Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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.

If you've got a PC that you can access through a network, it's fairly 
easy (or it is here!). I've got a 300Gb USB drive (NTFS) attached to 
my PC and a user set up for the Iyonix (can be anything - try Fred) on 
the PC. The drive is shared to Fred (or whatever - and others) and I 
can access it from my Iyonix via Omniclient (or LanMan98).

If you have the PC but no network, I believe that there is a piece of 
software and a cable for directly linking the two machines (can't 
remember the name but I bet that CJE Micros have it in stock!).

Hope this helps.

Jonathan.

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