Adding a hard drive to Sync!
#81
You seemed worried. I appreciate your concern for my health. I've already been to the gym once today, so I think I'm ok. I've actually been trying to gain weight, but it doesn't seem to be working....
#82
Originally Posted by jmillz
You seemed worried. I appreciate your concern for my health. I've already been to the gym once today, so I think I'm ok. I've actually been trying to gain weight, but it doesn't seem to be working....
#85
Back to topic, I know with the regular USB port, if I switch out a USB drive with another and there aren't many songs, no indexing is required. However, if both have several hundred songs, I've seen it re-index.
I was just wondering, if I have 2 large drives one connected to USB and the other USB2, can you switch between them without them reindexing all the time? Like, the 15000 song limit people talk about, is it per USB device?
I was just wondering, if I have 2 large drives one connected to USB and the other USB2, can you switch between them without them reindexing all the time? Like, the 15000 song limit people talk about, is it per USB device?
#86
Back to topic, I know with the regular USB port, if I switch out a USB drive with another and there aren't many songs, no indexing is required. However, if both have several hundred songs, I've seen it re-index.
I was just wondering, if I have 2 large drives one connected to USB and the other USB2, can you switch between them without them reindexing all the time? Like, the 15000 song limit people talk about, is it per USB device?
I was just wondering, if I have 2 large drives one connected to USB and the other USB2, can you switch between them without them reindexing all the time? Like, the 15000 song limit people talk about, is it per USB device?
#87
Ahh OK I see..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Pack-Lot-U...item3f17884db4
Was this similar to what people have? It's mini USB right? I wonder if these adapters fit...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Pack-Lot-U...item3f17884db4
Was this similar to what people have? It's mini USB right? I wonder if these adapters fit...
#88
Ahh OK I see..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Pack-Lot-U...item3f17884db4
Was this similar to what people have? It's mini USB right? I wonder if these adapters fit...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Pack-Lot-U...item3f17884db4
Was this similar to what people have? It's mini USB right? I wonder if these adapters fit...
#90
On second thought, that actually should work. I thought your cable was usb mini male to usb a male. With that adapter you should be able to just plug your ipod cable into the usb female.
#91
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Back to topic, I know with the regular USB port, if I switch out a USB drive with another and there aren't many songs, no indexing is required. However, if both have several hundred songs, I've seen it re-index.
I was just wondering, if I have 2 large drives one connected to USB and the other USB2, can you switch between them without them reindexing all the time? Like, the 15000 song limit people talk about, is it per USB device?
I was just wondering, if I have 2 large drives one connected to USB and the other USB2, can you switch between them without them reindexing all the time? Like, the 15000 song limit people talk about, is it per USB device?
#92
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Tasca Super Boss 429 Member
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From: Uxbridge, MA
Ahh OK I see..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Pack-Lot-U...item3f17884db4
Was this similar to what people have? It's mini USB right? I wonder if these adapters fit...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Pack-Lot-U...item3f17884db4
Was this similar to what people have? It's mini USB right? I wonder if these adapters fit...
#93
No he doesn't, not if has an ipod cable. That adapter he posted plugs into the sync box and the other end of the connector will be a female USB. He can then just plug his ipod cable into that. It would have to be a dedicated ipod cable for the car unless he wanted to unhinge his glovebox each time he uses it.
#94
Sometimes I see mine index for a few seconds when starting up and that is it. If I remove the drive and add songs it does a quick index for maybe a minute or less. Nothing like the first index the first time the drive is connected. So it should effect changing back and forth from USB 1 and 2.
No he doesn't, not if has an ipod cable. That adapter he posted plugs into the sync box and the other end of the connector will be a female USB. He can then just plug his ipod cable into that. It would have to be a dedicated ipod cable for the car unless he wanted to unhinge his glovebox each time he uses it.
#95
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No he doesn't, not if has an ipod cable. That adapter he posted plugs into the sync box and the other end of the connector will be a female USB. He can then just plug his ipod cable into that. It would have to be a dedicated ipod cable for the car unless he wanted to unhinge his glovebox each time he uses it.
#96
Do you think this cable is too short to stretch from the Sync module mini jack and have the A end easily accessible in the glove box? It seems to me it should be pretty close...best as I can measure it. Thanks, and good to know if anybody's tried one.
Edit: it works just fine and is plenty long, the end of this cable that plugs into the Sync module is perfect for this app, nice unwobbly fit almost as good/tight as stock cable with bracket thingy. The point of this cable is it's short and converts the "strange" end (the mini USB of Sync module) to the "common" end of all my other device cables which are intended to plug into a regular USB A socket.
And again: forgot to mention that on 2013s (at least) the USB2 is also selectable by panel control, not just by voice as it apparently used to be.
http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-Mini-USB-2-0-Cable/dp/B004ZMYEMY/ref=sr_1_1?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1349984096&sr=1-1&keywords=USBMUSBFM1
Edit: it works just fine and is plenty long, the end of this cable that plugs into the Sync module is perfect for this app, nice unwobbly fit almost as good/tight as stock cable with bracket thingy. The point of this cable is it's short and converts the "strange" end (the mini USB of Sync module) to the "common" end of all my other device cables which are intended to plug into a regular USB A socket.
And again: forgot to mention that on 2013s (at least) the USB2 is also selectable by panel control, not just by voice as it apparently used to be.
Last edited by cfraser; 10/18/12 at 11:07 AM.
#97
Thanks for the writeup and Pics, very easy instructions. It never hurts to over-explain. I plan to do this over the weekend myself. However i would recommend sticking to SSDs or thumb drives (i plan to just use a 128 GB Thumb Drive for now). Most portable HDDs just aren't shock proof (some are made to be though) and all it will take is one bad bump to crash the drive (no idea how, but every time i loan a HDD to my brother, he manages to crash it! luckily i keep double backups of my data). So depending on your music collection, i feel its just more worthwhile to spend a little more on the drive to ensure that it will last.
#98
Thanks for the writeup and Pics, very easy instructions. It never hurts to over-explain. I plan to do this over the weekend myself. However i would recommend sticking to SSDs or thumb drives (i plan to just use a 128 GB Thumb Drive for now). Most portable HDDs just aren't shock proof (some are made to be though) and all it will take is one bad bump to crash the drive (no idea how, but every time i loan a HDD to my brother, he manages to crash it! luckily i keep double backups of my data). So depending on your music collection, i feel its just more worthwhile to spend a little more on the drive to ensure that it will last.
#100
Originally Posted by cfraser
And again: forgot to mention that on 2013s (at least) the USB2 is also selectable by panel control, not just by voice as it apparently used to be.