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fedfed on 05 November 2013

Are all the items on the links below OK to be used on WiiU? Basically is any USB 3.0 hard/pen drive OK?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intenso-2-5-External-Portable-Hard-Drive-1TB-USB-3-0-/331059389818?pt=UK_Computing_HardDrives_RL&hash=item4d14ad657a#ht_172wt_958

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lot-of-2-TDK-32GB-32G-TF30-USB3-0-Flash-Pen-Drive-Memory-Stick-Key-Thumb-64GB-/290936198181?pt=US_USB_Flash_Drives&hash=item43bd261425#ht_3113wt_813

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Retail-160GB-External-Portable-2-5-USB-3-0-Hard-Drive-1-Year-Wty-BLACK-Mac-/231030344137?pt=UK_Computing_HardDrives_RL&hash=item35ca7b49c9#ht_2464wt_1257

 

or should I buy something specifical?



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Suke on 05 November 2013

I'm using a 3.0 USB 500GB on my Wii U and it seem to working....not really sure to be honest.



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TheDarkBender on 05 November 2013

You can use USB 3.0 devices/sticks, although when using a usb hard drive (not a stick) you need to have an AC adapter or a second usb cable to power the device, because the Wii U won't let you use a HDD that uses one usb cable for power and data.



 

Cobretti2 on 05 November 2013
TheDarkBender said:
You can use USB 3.0 devices/sticks, although when using a usb hard drive (not a stick) you need to have an AC adapter or a second usb cable to power the device, because the Wii U won't let you use a HDD that uses one usb cable for power and data.


that is because new portables are USB 3.0

you will need a Y cable. usb mini b to USB or mini usb to USB depending on the connector type.

Best is to get one on AC power.




 

 

fedfed on 05 November 2013
TheDarkBender said:
You can use USB 3.0 devices/sticks, although when using a usb hard drive (not a stick) you need to have an AC adapter or a second usb cable to power the device, because the Wii U won't let you use a HDD that uses one usb cable for power and data.


But a stick should be working no problem?



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TheDarkBender on 05 November 2013
fedfed said:
TheDarkBender said:
You can use USB 3.0 devices/sticks, although when using a usb hard drive (not a stick) you need to have an AC adapter or a second usb cable to power the device, because the Wii U won't let you use a HDD that uses one usb cable for power and data.


But a stick should be working no problem?


Yes, a stick works fine. You can even use an SD card reader as a storage for your games.



 

fedfed on 05 November 2013
TheDarkBender said:
fedfed said:
TheDarkBender said:
You can use USB 3.0 devices/sticks, although when using a usb hard drive (not a stick) you need to have an AC adapter or a second usb cable to power the device, because the Wii U won't let you use a HDD that uses one usb cable for power and data.


But a stick should be working no problem?


Yes, a stick works fine. You can even use an SD card reader as a storage for your games.

many thanks



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Anfebious on 05 November 2013

I think you can't use an SD card to store your games! I bought a 32 GB one and I couldn't use it for that! I think the SD is to save photos or something like that!



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TheDarkBender on 05 November 2013
Anfebious said:
I think you can't use an SD card to store your games! I bought a 32 GB one and I couldn't use it for that! I think the SD is to save photos or something like that!


You actually can if you have an external SD card reader connected to your Wii U via usb, but it is true that you can use the sd card slot of the Wii U itself for photos, saves and mii's only apparently.



 

Anfebious on 05 November 2013
TheDarkBender said:
Anfebious said:
I think you can't use an SD card to store your games! I bought a 32 GB one and I couldn't use it for that! I think the SD is to save photos or something like that!


You actually can if you have an external SD card reader connected to your Wii U via usb, but it is true that you can use the sd card slot of the Wii U itself for photos, saves and mii's only apparently.

Oh so I need a external SD card reader. Damn.. Well at least I had a USB hard drive with 320 GB that no one at home used. 320 GB is more than enough for me .



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