the navigation of the files... Not navigation as in driving directions.
External Hard Drive as .mp3 player
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the navigation of the files... Not navigation as in driving directions.
Do not cuss at me
EMF Audio
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There are size limitations on some devices, an that limitation varies. On most modern equipment the limitation is 32 or 64 GB.
Not sure what you mean by self powered. I think you mean that like most 2.5" drives there is only one USB cable. If that is the case then the first issue, and likely culprit, is that you USB port on the radio isn't suppling enough power to the external hard drive for it to spin up. This was common in the first home DVD players that had USB ports. While those manufactuers have remedied the issue because of consumer demand, I doubt the auto ones have done the same.
An option that may be easy to tell for sure is to try some thumb (flash) drives of various sizes. If they all work, then it's likely a power problem. However, if you see the smaller capacity thumb drives working but not the larger or largest ones then the unit's software has a upper limit on what it can manage.
Best of luck!
EMF Audio
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If it won't power up, it's power related. If it clicks or spools up and down, its power related.
