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TV does not find external hard drive

fam_stark2000 — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:14:56 GMT

Our TV (KDL46ex701) cannot find the external hard drive (Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex STAA250200) when linked via USB. The hard drive supports connection via TV, but the TV does not respond at all to this.

Question no 1: Does the TV support hard drives (it should work as it responds to a USB memory stick)?

Question no 2: How do we make it work?

TV does not find external hard drive

patheimo — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:43:33 GMT

Hi,

You may find this a format issue. My understanding is that your telly will only recognize FAT32 (memory stick format) while your external hard-drive is formatted for NTFS. I would look at this for further information:

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/formatting-external-hard-drive-to-fat-32/

Thanks,

TV does not find external hard drive

DamacizSi — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:57:10 GMT

Sony can not guarantee work with external hard disc, how ever fail format should be in FAT32

Damac

TV does not find external hard drive

ceallac — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:56:24 GMT

I have formatted a 2.5" HDD 55GB to FAT32 but still cannot get the TV to read the drive - wondering if there is a need ofor more power

Did anyone get a HDD to talk to the TV

The usb drives connect no problem

Eager to get an answer to this - someone has figured it out I'm betting!

TV does not find external hard drive

jaanpoiss — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 02:43:17 GMT

I have the KDL-46EX402 and the same problem. External hard drive makes a beep every 18 seconds. FAT32 also does not helped. The fact is that TV has been able to find data on your hard drive. If the hard drive was NTFS format, I got a moment to watch a movie preview. I think also that it is a power problem.

TV does not find external hard drive

iamtrist — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:35:06 GMT

Try formatting to (less than) 32GB FAT. This isn't a satisfactory solution but so far it's the only way I've got my BDV E370 to see any external drives.

Also if you create multiple partitions, I think it'll only see the first.

TV does not find external hard drive

aisthima — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:44:09 GMT

The TV supports external HDD discs. Only FAT32 file system, not partitioned. Since you are using 2.5” HDD it needs to be supplied with power from the TV USB port so try using a shorter cable. When longer USB cable is used the power supply may not get to the HDD.

TV does not find external hard drive

nedsir — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:46:24 GMT

I may be wrong but I think that your HDD is too small as on my TV it states that a HDD must be over 100 gig to work.

Not 100% sure though.

TV does not find external hard drive

eltoyn1 — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:26:27 GMT

I have had problems and found that my seagate 320gb drive needed to be Fat32 primary partition and now works fine.

Re: TV does not find external hard drive

HDKey1 — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 15:26:59 GMT

On my KDL-46HX753 there are 2 USB ports, only one of which will support an external drive for recording off air. It matters not a jot what format the drive is as it will reformat it. Had no problems with it's performance (some niggly aspects regarding the TVs software when navigating the recorded programmes but otherwise fine).

Now, what is an hitherto unsolved problem is exactly how the drive (320Gig) is formatted. It is not readable on any pc/laptop OS I have. Indeed, if I connect it to a computer it thinks the drive is unformatted and offers to reformat it.

If anyone has any ideas I would be eternally grateful.

Merry Christmas

Re: TV does not find external hard drive

Anonymous — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 16:01:07 GMT

Hi there

If you are trying to get the recordings off the HDD onto a PC - you cant (you can "see" the HDD via Linux though). However, if you want to reclaim that HDD back, it needs to be reformatted

Cheers

EDIT: Found this older thread, might be good for a read:

http://community.sony.co.uk/t5/Televisions/What-s-the-file-format-Sony-uses-for-recording-from-Bravia-onto/m-p/295076/highlight/true#M8507

Re: TV does not find external hard drive

ArferDaley — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:59:10 GMT

hi folks

i have a Sony Bravia KDL43W809CBU i purchased this tv because it was (A) Made By Sony And (B) the salesman at currys pc world assured me that you can connect a 500GB hard drive for recording tv well i have had this tv for two months now and have tried a 500GB also a 1TB harddrive but still unable to record the tv tells me the tv should be off before removing the harddrive ?? but thats as far as it goes so it knows its their it just does nothing i love the tv but this is becoming a joke now i got a system firmware the other week after it finished i could see no differance

if you go to pc world they just look at you blank so its obvious that their is a problem they cant sort out i will give it untill the end of this month and if i am not furnished a reasonable answer i willl be demanding my mony back as their is an inherant fault and according too consumer rights i can do this as the tv does not work as advertized i really dont want too do this as i love this tv but if needs must this is the action i must take

i have tried NTFS & FAT32 On 500GB and 1TB usb western digital usb 3.0 drives both new at christmas

more i cannot do

Re: TV does not find external hard drive

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:38:52 GMT

Hi there

A couple of questions -

Are you plugging the HDD into the HDD Rec. USB port at the bottom of the TV?
Have you registered the HDD to the TV - this nust be done. Does it register or give you an error message?

Thanks

Re: TV does not find external hard drive

ArferDaley — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:27:08 GMT

Are you plugging the HDD into the HDD Rec. USB port at the bottom of the TV?
Have you registered the HDD to the TV - this nust be done. Does it register or give you an error message?

Thanks re the above

yes the hdd is plugged into the correct usb i have crawled all over the settings pages cant find anywhere to reg the hard drive the tv says to make sure the tv is switched off before disconecting so it does know its their i have no options to register it in ant setings page i can see thanks for the reply i have now tried a verbatium a seagate and a western digital all 500gb all formatted to FAT23 as per recomendations i am now out of ideas

Re: TV does not find external hard drive

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:34:34 GMT

Hi there

I think i know why you do not have the options to Register HDD. Do you have YouView active by any chance? If so, this will need to be disabled as you cannot use HDD Recording in YouView Mode.

To disable YouView

Press [Home] button on the remote control
Go to 'Settings'
Go to 'Channel Setup'
Go to 'YouView Setup'
Select 'Disable YouView'
Select 'Yes' to confirm

Cheers

Re: TV does not find external hard drive

mkpaul — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 09:31:43 GMT

Success!
Check the following.
HDD is at least 100 GB
HDD is formatted only with FAT32
HDD's first partition is the only one that will be recognised. Extra partitions are not required.

Then check your Sony Bravia's USB sockets.
One (nearest screen) is labelled HDD REC. Use this one. The other USB socket will not power your HDD.

Then go to Settings | System Settings | Set-up | Recording Set-up | HDD Registration

Re: TV does not find external hard drive

zoonie1 — Tue, 04 May 2021 15:22:54 GMT

I am having a similar problem. I had an external hard drive on my Sony kdl 42 w653 a tv. I started having problems when setting it for timer record, It wouldn't switch on. Recording manually was fine though. I made the mistake of contacting sony who told me to back up

the information on the hard drive to a pc and then re format the hard drive on the tv and then copy the files back to it. I did this but it said no hard drive was connected. I bought a new hard drive and tried that to see what happened and it worked fine. So i tried to copy the files off the new hard drive and re format it to see what happened. When i copied the files back to the hard drive. Now it also says no hard drive connected. After re formatting it and copying the files back again it says no recordings on hard drive. I think could be something to do with the encryption. If so why did they tell me back the information up to a pc when they must have known that after that it wouldn't be able to be accessed by the tv?

Re: TV does not find external hard drive

HannahEd01 — Thu, 06 May 2021 15:33:05 GMT

Hi zoonie1, I think this isn't related to the TV, what formats did you try?

Re: TV does not find external hard drive

zoonie1 — Thu, 06 May 2021 15:38:53 GMT

thanks. I was told by sony to format the hard drive fat 32

Re: TV does not find external hard drive

Joe_Dohn — Fri, 07 May 2021 13:25:29 GMT

Did formatting it to FAT32 solve it for you, or do you still face the same issue?