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Did you get a WiiU today?

Yes, I love it! 273 33.58%
 
Yes, I sold it! 13 1.60%
 
Yes, I regret it! 27 3.32%
 
No, no stock! 50 6.15%
 
No, waiting for games/price reduction! 95 11.69%
 
No, not interested! 113 13.90%
 
Results! 238 29.27%
 
Total:809
wfz on 20 November 2012
kanageddaamen said:
zuvuyeay said:
good impressions kanaged,glad to hear about the games

sounds like people will need external hard drives with their own power supply for sure then if i understand it correctly and you are playing games form a downloaded game on the hardrive


You should have no issue with externally powered USB hard drives.  If you have a bus powered hard drive however, you more than likely going to need a USB y-cable.  What these do is use 2 USB ports to power the device.  I had so many USB cables laying around I just made my own, they are very simple to make.


Wow... what the fuck. I was under the impression that we'd have no issues using our HDDs with the Wii U. I just purchased one from Amazon on Saturday and it's coming today or tomorrow in the mail. http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Portable-External-STBX500100/dp/B00834SJSK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1353431119&sr=8-4&keywords=seagate+hdd+500

 

If it doesn't work, I'm going to rage.



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twesterm on 20 November 2012
wfz said:
kanageddaamen said:
zuvuyeay said:
good impressions kanaged,glad to hear about the games

sounds like people will need external hard drives with their own power supply for sure then if i understand it correctly and you are playing games form a downloaded game on the hardrive


You should have no issue with externally powered USB hard drives.  If you have a bus powered hard drive however, you more than likely going to need a USB y-cable.  What these do is use 2 USB ports to power the device.  I had so many USB cables laying around I just made my own, they are very simple to make.


Wow... what the fuck. I was under the impression that we'd have no issues using our HDDs with the Wii U. I just purchased one from Amazon on Saturday and it's coming today or tomorrow in the mail. http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Portable-External-STBX500100/dp/B00834SJSK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1353431119&sr=8-4&keywords=seagate+hdd+500

 

If it doesn't work, I'm going to rage.


Well, for starters the Wii U does not use USB 3.0.  You'll still be able to use it, just you'll be capped at USB 2.0 speed.

Other than that, yeah, I'll be annoyed if I can't properly use the hard drive I've had set aside for a while to use with my Wii U.



 

Conegamer on 20 November 2012
wfz said:
kanageddaamen said:
zuvuyeay said:
good impressions kanaged,glad to hear about the games

sounds like people will need external hard drives with their own power supply for sure then if i understand it correctly and you are playing games form a downloaded game on the hardrive


You should have no issue with externally powered USB hard drives.  If you have a bus powered hard drive however, you more than likely going to need a USB y-cable.  What these do is use 2 USB ports to power the device.  I had so many USB cables laying around I just made my own, they are very simple to make.


Wow... what the fuck. I was under the impression that we'd have no issues using our HDDs with the Wii U. I just purchased one from Amazon on Saturday and it's coming today or tomorrow in the mail. http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Portable-External-STBX500100/dp/B00834SJSK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1353431119&sr=8-4&keywords=seagate+hdd+500

 

If it doesn't work, I'm going to rage.

I think all HDD's will work if it includes a USB 2.0 lead. So you should be good.



 

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wfz on 20 November 2012
twesterm said:
wfz said:


Wow... what the fuck. I was under the impression that we'd have no issues using our HDDs with the Wii U. I just purchased one from Amazon on Saturday and it's coming today or tomorrow in the mail. http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Portable-External-STBX500100/dp/B00834SJSK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1353431119&sr=8-4&keywords=seagate+hdd+500

 

If it doesn't work, I'm going to rage.


Well, for starters the Wii U does not use USB 3.0.  You'll still be able to use it, just you'll be capped at USB 2.0 speed.

Other than that, yeah, I'll be annoyed if I can't properly use the hard drive I've had set aside for a while to use with my Wii U.

I'm fine with being capped at 2.0 speed, I was aware of that. What I'm upset about is if the HDD doesn't work because the Wii U can't power it. Then I'll need to find an HDD that has an external power source or I'll have to buy a Y USB cable to power the HDD through BOTH of the Wii U's usb ports.

And then both USB ports are taken by a single device. Just such a hassle. I'll let you guys know tonight if it works or not. =/



kanageddaamen on 20 November 2012
wfz said:
twesterm said:
wfz said:
 


Wow... what the fuck. I was under the impression that we'd have no issues using our HDDs with the Wii U. I just purchased one from Amazon on Saturday and it's coming today or tomorrow in the mail. http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Portable-External-STBX500100/dp/B00834SJSK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1353431119&sr=8-4&keywords=seagate+hdd+500

 

If it doesn't work, I'm going to rage.


Well, for starters the Wii U does not use USB 3.0.  You'll still be able to use it, just you'll be capped at USB 2.0 speed.

Other than that, yeah, I'll be annoyed if I can't properly use the hard drive I've had set aside for a while to use with my Wii U.

I'm fine with being capped at 2.0 speed, I was aware of that. What I'm upset about is if the HDD doesn't work because the Wii U can't power it. Then I'll need to find an HDD that has an external power source or I'll have to buy a Y USB cable to power the HDD through BOTH of the Wii U's usb ports.

And then both USB ports are taken by a single device. Just such a hassle. I'll let you guys know tonight if it works or not. =/


You will more than likely need a Y cable for this drive.  If you have any experience at all woking with wires (stripping them, electrical tape, and, that's pretty much it) and have USB cables around they are remarkable easy to make

Also keep in mind the Wii U has 4 USB ports

 

Also it will appear to work, then if the current draw gets to high, you will get a "The hard drive was disconnected" message, and allso potential freezing on game loading.




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kanageddaamen on 20 November 2012
twesterm said:
wfz said:
kanageddaamen said:
zuvuyeay said:
good impressions kanaged,glad to hear about the games

sounds like people will need external hard drives with their own power supply for sure then if i understand it correctly and you are playing games form a downloaded game on the hardrive


You should have no issue with externally powered USB hard drives.  If you have a bus powered hard drive however, you more than likely going to need a USB y-cable.  What these do is use 2 USB ports to power the device.  I had so many USB cables laying around I just made my own, they are very simple to make.


Wow... what the fuck. I was under the impression that we'd have no issues using our HDDs with the Wii U. I just purchased one from Amazon on Saturday and it's coming today or tomorrow in the mail. http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Portable-External-STBX500100/dp/B00834SJSK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1353431119&sr=8-4&keywords=seagate+hdd+500

 

If it doesn't work, I'm going to rage.


Well, for starters the Wii U does not use USB 3.0.  You'll still be able to use it, just you'll be capped at USB 2.0 speed.

Other than that, yeah, I'll be annoyed if I can't properly use the hard drive I've had set aside for a while to use with my Wii U.


What drive is it?



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Chandler on 20 November 2012

A Y USB cable costs like 3 bucks, jeesus.



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Lusche on 20 November 2012
wfz said:

I'm fine with being capped at 2.0 speed, I was aware of that. What I'm upset about is if the HDD doesn't work because the Wii U can't power it. Then I'll need to find an HDD that has an external power source or I'll have to buy a Y USB cable to power the HDD through BOTH of the Wii U's usb ports.

And then both USB ports are taken by a single device. Just such a hassle. I'll let you guys know tonight if it works or not. =/

you might also try a powered usb hub which costs like $5 ...
maybe that might work if your drive wont power with one cable and you dont want to get a y-cable or a new powered hdd ...



twesterm on 20 November 2012
kanageddaamen said:
twesterm said:
wfz said:
kanageddaamen said:
zuvuyeay said:
good impressions kanaged,glad to hear about the games

sounds like people will need external hard drives with their own power supply for sure then if i understand it correctly and you are playing games form a downloaded game on the hardrive


You should have no issue with externally powered USB hard drives.  If you have a bus powered hard drive however, you more than likely going to need a USB y-cable.  What these do is use 2 USB ports to power the device.  I had so many USB cables laying around I just made my own, they are very simple to make.


Wow... what the fuck. I was under the impression that we'd have no issues using our HDDs with the Wii U. I just purchased one from Amazon on Saturday and it's coming today or tomorrow in the mail. http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Portable-External-STBX500100/dp/B00834SJSK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1353431119&sr=8-4&keywords=seagate+hdd+500

 

If it doesn't work, I'm going to rage.


Well, for starters the Wii U does not use USB 3.0.  You'll still be able to use it, just you'll be capped at USB 2.0 speed.

Other than that, yeah, I'll be annoyed if I can't properly use the hard drive I've had set aside for a while to use with my Wii U.


What drive is it?

It's a Western Digital Passbook or something like that, been too long since I've really used it.  It was the one I used on my Wii.  I assume it will be fine but I tend to worry and fret about about things.  



 

kanageddaamen on 20 November 2012
twesterm said:
kanageddaamen said:
twesterm said:
wfz said:
kanageddaamen said:
zuvuyeay said:
good impressions kanaged,glad to hear about the games

sounds like people will need external hard drives with their own power supply for sure then if i understand it correctly and you are playing games form a downloaded game on the hardrive


You should have no issue with externally powered USB hard drives.  If you have a bus powered hard drive however, you more than likely going to need a USB y-cable.  What these do is use 2 USB ports to power the device.  I had so many USB cables laying around I just made my own, they are very simple to make.


Wow... what the fuck. I was under the impression that we'd have no issues using our HDDs with the Wii U. I just purchased one from Amazon on Saturday and it's coming today or tomorrow in the mail. http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Portable-External-STBX500100/dp/B00834SJSK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1353431119&sr=8-4&keywords=seagate+hdd+500

 

If it doesn't work, I'm going to rage.


Well, for starters the Wii U does not use USB 3.0.  You'll still be able to use it, just you'll be capped at USB 2.0 speed.

Other than that, yeah, I'll be annoyed if I can't properly use the hard drive I've had set aside for a while to use with my Wii U.


What drive is it?

It's a Western Digital Passbook or something like that, been too long since I've really used it.  It was the one I used on my Wii.  I assume it will be fine but I tend to worry and fret about about things.  


If it worked on the wii it should definitely work.  It WILL definitely work if it has its own power cord



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