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Posted by Doug Knox - [MS-MVP] on March 20, 2008, 6:43 pm
Please log in for more thread options Actually, the issue with FAT32 drives is the maximum file size. You run up
against the 2 Gig limitation pretty quick with DVR-MS files. If its FAT32,
I don't even know if MCE will let you choose it.
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>A couple of questions.
> Do you start the computer with the external drive connected, or do you
> connect it after the computer is booted. You should try the drive
> connected at boot.
>
> What is the format of the external drive, it should be NTFS.
> If it is FAT you may have trouble seeing the drive, FAT32 should show.
>
> Have you assigned a drive letter to the external drive in Computer
> Management?
>
> I have seen times when the external drive was not fully formatted as NTFS,
> it did not show.
> I once converted an external drive from FAT32 to NTFS, it was not
> correctly recognized.
>
> Media center should use the drive assignment in Windows XP or Vista.
>
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>> There is only one choice listed in the Settings/TV/Recorder/Recorder
>> Storage.
>> So I can not choose another drive there. How does Media Center locate
>> the
>> drives?
>>
>> "Cameron Snyder" wrote:
>>
>>> Watched folders is the wrong place to change location for recorded TV,
>>> and
>>> registry is more difficult than necessary. Settings/TV/Recorder/Recorder
>>> Storage. Choose drive in top item.
>>>
>>> >I have installed an external hard drive and mapped it with a drive
>>> >letter
>>> >in
>>> > windows explorer. I read several post on using an external hard drive
>>> > but
>>> > have not been able to get Media Center to record directly to the
>>> > external
>>> > drive. I was able to list the drive in the WatchedFolders string in
>>> > registry
>>> > but not able to list the external drive in the RecordPath string. Is
>>> > there a
>>> > precise way to list the external drive? The choice in the settings
>>> > portion
>>> > of Media Center/Recorder Storage has a +/- but does not function since
>>> > only
>>> > the C path is listed
>>>
>>>
>
>
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