What host can i hook a usb external hard drive to?

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I need to hook-up multiple USB port host's to an external USB drive.?

This is the situation. I have a set-top-box that use USB to record media content onto an external hard drive. So this is the host. I wish to have another STB hooked up to this same external drive. And I wish to also have a PC able to access this external...

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NAS. Shared drive on a PC. Not something you could set up without modifying the firmware of the stb.

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Can you hook a USB 2.0 device (External Hard Drive) to, what is described on a website, as just USB.?

I am supposed to be buying a IBM Thinkpad T-23, but the website I am buying it from describes it as having "1 (USB) display". This normally wouldn't be a problem, except the computer only comes with 30 gigs of space, and that is definitely...

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It will work. But it will be very very slow. Even external USB 2.0 drives are slow, so I can only imagine...

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Can I hook up a USB hard drive to an Apple TV and have it play music from that hard drive?

Google search results on this question are useless, and it's incredibly unclear which version of the Apple TV the posts are referring to. I hope Quora can do better. Here's what I'm trying to do: 1. Hook up a huge USB hard drive to a brand new Apple...

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Not at the moment. It'll stream from your itunes library. But not a HDD.

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Can i hook up a usb hard drive to my dish dvr?

I have a dish dvr, and the space on it is full. i noticed it has a usb port on the back. could i hook up a external usb hard drive to it and save my video from the dvr to the external usb hard drive? is this possible?

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no, the usb port on the receiver is not of any use at this time. they will be activating it on certain...

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When working off a usb thumb drive or external hard drive, is data or traces of data left on the host pc?

I have sensitive data on both usb thumb drives and several external hard drives, specifically because I don't want it accessible on my main PC. If I'm looking at scanned house plans or other critical data off the external usb drive, will any of that...

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Most Likely. For example, Google Desktop Search has files from 2004 even though I've reformatted several...

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Can I hook up a computer without a dvd drive via usb to one with a dvd drive to install program?

My dad bought a acer inspire one which is a mini laptop but it doesnt have a dvd drive and need to install Microsoft Office via dvd (I already tried via ext. memory but it is missing a file and I have the product ket and havent found it online to download...

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The suggestion given by Dan is the best way. Alternatively u may use magicdisc (freeware) to read from...

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How can I hook up an External USB Hard Drive to my PS3?

I have an AcomData 120 GB, 7200 rpm, NTFS formatted, USB External Hard Drive. When I hook it up to my PS3's USB port, the system can't seem to even recognize the drive. It ...show more

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I also share this same problem. I'm guessing mine (SimpleTech 100 GB external hard-drive) is NTFS formatted...

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What exactly do I need to buy in order to hook up an internal hard drive as an external hard drive via USB?

I have two hard drives pulled out of my old Dell desktops before the desktops went to the Great LAN Party in the Sky. The hard drives are the following specific models: A Western Digital model WD800BB-75CAA0 A Western Digital model WD1600AAJB What exactly...

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Any USB enclosure  that accepts 3.5 inch  IDE hard drives should work. It will come with all the necessary...

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Can I use my USB drive to host folders?

I've been wanting to move my Steam folder "It;s a gaming application" Because it takes up 10GB on my 120GB Laptop Hard Drive. It's in the application support folder (I'm on a mac) and I'm pretty sure it needs to be there for the application...

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It is, my friends done it b4.

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Can i hook up a USB Flash drive to my car cd receiver?

I have a dual 2 step motorized cd player in my car and it has a connection that comes with it to hook up an mp3 player (or to link from a portable cd player output to it). The connection is like the same size as a headphone jack. Is there some sort of...

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No adaptor exists since power needs to run to the USB drive. You need an MP3 player. May I recommend...

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