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<blockquote data-quote="compufunk" data-source="post: 571278" data-attributes="member: 288741">Im not quite sure what you are asking here, apart from this bit.I dont have a HD system, but I can tell you that, FAT32 is the most common format for file systems used in portable or non PC based storage systems.FAT32 is a relatively simple system for STP/MP3player etc software developers to implement. Its almost just read from the drive, write to the drive. without to much complexity.NTFS is a windowz/MS file system and is really only used for PCs, NTFS has a lot of security, encryption etc features that are beyond the scope of the average STB or MP3 Player, EXT2,3 are the most common Linux equivalents. But even most Linux devices recognize FAT32.I can see why you might have problems if you have a drive that is formatted into multiple partitions along with multiple file systems.I assume you used a PC to partition and format the drive, This writes a partition table to the drive that a PC can recognize and use. Its probably beyond that capability of your STB to read this table and use the available FAT32 partition.The above may not apply completely to your system (I dont have or know your ST<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />. Im talking in general terms.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="compufunk, post: 571278, member: 288741"] Im not quite sure what you are asking here, apart from this bit. I dont have a HD system, but I can tell you that, FAT32 is the most common format for file systems used in portable or non PC based storage systems. FAT32 is a relatively simple system for STP/MP3player etc software developers to implement. Its almost just read from the drive, write to the drive. without to much complexity. NTFS is a windowz/MS file system and is really only used for PCs, NTFS has a lot of security, encryption etc features that are beyond the scope of the average STB or MP3 Player, EXT2,3 are the most common Linux equivalents. But even most Linux devices recognize FAT32. I can see why you might have problems if you have a drive that is formatted into multiple partitions along with multiple file systems. I assume you used a PC to partition and format the drive, This writes a partition table to the drive that a PC can recognize and use. Its probably beyond that capability of your STB to read this table and use the available FAT32 partition. The above may not apply completely to your system (I dont have or know your STB). Im talking in general terms. [/QUOTE]

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