USB Connection
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If a USB external storage is removed without Safely Remove processes, the “
SURPRISE
REMOVE
” message will be shown on the screen.
This device will automatically reboot in this situation.
•
Removing the USB device without the Safely Remove processes may cause
system to hang and damage the device. Please always follow the Safely
Remove processes when removing the USB device.
Partition of the USB External Storage
For information of partitioning and formatting of the USB external HDD, please read the
following:
NTFS
FAT32
Playback Partition
Plays only the first Primary
Partition
Plays only the first Primary
Partition
Minimal Allocation Unit Size
4096 bytes
4096 bytes
Single file size limitation
2TB
4GB
Partition size limitation
2TB
2TB (Windows Vista/XP/
2000: 32GB) *
The Minimal Allocation Unit Size can be set up in Format dialogue box in Windows.
* The Disk Management of Windows Vista/XP/2000 can only create a FAT32 partition up to
32GB.
Media Files for Playback
When using this device as a media player, it can only browse and play back some specific
media file formats. For supported media file formats, please refer to
[Playing Back Media
Files]
. (page 17)
