Rgh xbox not recognising external hdd

[Lawler999]

Hi all ,I have tried to format a freecom 500gb external hdd to fat32 ,I have used easeus partition master.
My xbox does not show the hdd when I insert it using USB ports ,the USB ports are fine as they show 8gb drives .
if I plug the hdd into my tv it shows up as USB device has been inserted .
i have formatted the hdd twice with 2 different programmes and still no luck ,
any body got any ideas or a programme that they have had success with .

 

[musonda1]

Connect the hard drive to your xbox, go to system-----> Storage, you'll see your external hard drive on the list there, select it by pressing A then configure it for use on your xbox, you'll lose everything on it though

 

[Lawler999]

I have tried that , but xbox does not see hdd

 

[Lawler999]

Just tried a western digital 500 gb hdd and this one shows on xbox ,thr freecom drive functions if I plug it into tv and computer ,is there any reason why it would not be compatable with xbox .

 

[xHOMERx]

And your certain its a working drive?

 

[johnnyblackout]

I've always used this tool to format my externals to fat32: http://team-xecuter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78183

I have heard of some externals not being recognized by the 360. If that's the case, I would open the external, take the hard-drive, install it inside the xbox and use it as an internal drive. Then it should show up in your storage list and you can format it there. I would recommend doing this anyways, because it has a faster bus then the usb 2.0.

 

[Lawler999]

Must be a totally non compatable drive I have formatted it to NTfs and back to fat and still no good ,looks like I will have to get another one

 

[Lawler999]

Choker yeah derive is totally working just played mp3 on tv it is a drive I have been using on a daily basis ,

 

[Martin C]

Not all USB HDDs work remember.

 

[Lawler999]

Ok just i case someone has similar problems ,I can confirm the 500gb freecom ext hdd was not compatable with xbox .
on a brighter note bought a 1 tb seagate and it works a treat .
thanks to all helpers