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THE
SSD
2go DOES NOT MOUNT
If you are using Windows XP, Windows Server
2003 or Linux you first need to install the ex-
FAT driver.
You can read the installation instructions in the
Installation section.
THE
SSD
2go DOES NOT WORK ON MY TV
Not all TVs, cars, hi-fi equipment, etc, support
the default exFAT formatting. Please format
your SSD2
go
as FAT32 and try again.
You can read detailed instructions in the
section Configuring the
SSD
2
go
.
THE
SSD
2go DOES NOT WORK IN MY CAR
Please check the section The SSD2go does not
work on my TV.
CHOOSING A FILE SYSTEM
A file system / format is the way a computer
stores files on a disk. Different file systems
have different advantages and disadvantages.
Mac OS X, Windows and Linux have support for
a number of different file systems.
The
SSD
2
go
comes preconfigured with
exFAT
.
Angelbird recommends
exFAT
since it works
with most modern computers and devices.
Use the information below to choose the best
file system for you.
exFAT
1,2
Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows Vista /
Windows Server 2008 / Mac OS X 10.6.5
and later
FAT32
3,4
All Windows version / Mac OS X / Mac OS 9 /
Linux. Most TVs and hi-fi sets.
Note:
FAT32 has a file size limit.
The largest a file can be is 4 Gigabyte.
NTFS
5
All Windows versions
Mac OS Extended
6
All OS X versions / Linux.
EXT4
7
Linux
TROUBLESHOOTING
1
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 supported with the
Microsoft exFAT driver.
2
Linux supported with the 3rd party exFAT driver.
3
With FAT32 the maximum file size is 4 Gigabyte.
4
Called “MS-DOS (FAT)” in the Mac OS disk utility.
5
Mac OS X, Linux supported with the 3rd party NTFS-3G driver.
6
Windows supported with the 3rd party Boot Camp IFS driver.
7
Mac OS X supported with the 3rd party Paragon ExtFS driver.
