DaveC
Member Since: 29 Sep 2009
Location: Wirral
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anything I should watch out for when buying a USB pen drive for music storage in the D4?
thinking maximum memery size and also physical size?
want to get a 32GB one that should be enough for me but don't want to shell out £60 and find it don't fit! 
thanks XC90 T8 R Design Pro
MY14 D4 HSE Lux (sadly gone)
Mariana Black with Ivory interior and lots of toys!
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 20th Jan 2010 5:51 pm |
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Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
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D3 was 2GB so I'd RTFM carefully 
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| 20th Jan 2010 5:58 pm |
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patrickl
Member Since: 20 Jan 2010
Location: Berkshire
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64GB works just fine on mine formated as FAT 32.
Occasionally it'll not scan all folders and tracks if you select the USB option too quickly after start up. I've got just over 37GB of music over 16,000 tracks on my pen drive.
Hope yours works too.
Patrick
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| 20th Jan 2010 6:04 pm |
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Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
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Well thats a big tick for the D4
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| 20th Jan 2010 6:13 pm |
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DaveC
Member Since: 29 Sep 2009
Location: Wirral
Posts: 1033
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cheers Patrick
only got 2GB worth of music I like on my phone at moment but want to future proof by going big! XC90 T8 R Design Pro
MY14 D4 HSE Lux (sadly gone)
Mariana Black with Ivory interior and lots of toys!
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| 21st Jan 2010 12:50 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
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What about an external HDD? I'm thinking the 150Gb+ Passport drives rather than a SSD USB stick I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 21st Jan 2010 12:52 pm |
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DaveC
Member Since: 29 Sep 2009
Location: Wirral
Posts: 1033
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if they connect via USB then it should but bumpy ride may affect the HDD?
also i can never see me owning that amount of music! XC90 T8 R Design Pro
MY14 D4 HSE Lux (sadly gone)
Mariana Black with Ivory interior and lots of toys!
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| 21st Jan 2010 1:27 pm |
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patrickl
Member Since: 20 Jan 2010
Location: Berkshire
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USB hard drives don't work, the vehicles electronics and memory can't support a hard drive. I've tried two conventional drives one a 40gb and a 320gb one both with NTFS and FAT32 formatting using internal (USB) and external 12v utility socket to USB power. You could try an SSD one and see if it'll play as it probably has less of current draw. The problem I believe, is anything that is multi layer is beyond the D4's ability to mount and cope with in terms of computing power.
Patrick
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| 21st Jan 2010 10:08 pm |
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bigD
Member Since: 29 Apr 2008
Location: westmidlands
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probebly a stupid question and expecting some flack
but where do you plug a usb stick in a d3 ?
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| 21st Jan 2010 10:35 pm |
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DrLex
Member Since: 15 Jul 2005
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bigD wrote:probebly a stupid question and expecting some flack
but where do you plug a usb stick in a d3 ?
No flack - you'll need the Land Rover ACM kit fitted - allows connection of iPods/iPhones and other devices with a USB interface. The old kit used to manage a small HDD according to this post. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
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| 21st Jan 2010 10:46 pm |
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DaveC
Member Since: 29 Sep 2009
Location: Wirral
Posts: 1033
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OK, got USB sorted, 32GB san disk cruzer.
just checking on line car audio manual and it suggests only putting music files on to speed up file access/checking.
if on my PC i make a folder for other items "hidden" will the car software still 'see it' and slow things down or will it not see the hidden file?
want to make sure i have my music sorted for the drive home!
good job Feb is a short month as this is torture! XC90 T8 R Design Pro
MY14 D4 HSE Lux (sadly gone)
Mariana Black with Ivory interior and lots of toys!
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| 1st Feb 2010 1:06 pm |
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DiscoDad
Member Since: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Beautiful Teesdale
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A few tips on file types and folder/file naming.
This is what I have learned from my own experiences...
If you are copying music files from iTunes to your USB stick, check that the file is mp3 and not mp4 (most of mine are mp4). The Land Rover system will not play mp4 files and they need to be converted.
The audio system will play music files in alphabetical order no matter what order you have them in a playlist. So, if you copy a favourite playlist from iTunes into a folder on your USB stick, even if you have the files stored in your preferred order, the Land Rover system will re-arrange them. You have to number the tracks to get them to play in order, this also applies to albums.
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| 1st Feb 2010 2:55 pm |
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DaveC
Member Since: 29 Sep 2009
Location: Wirral
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Thanks DiscoDad
Quote:You have to number the tracks to get them to play in order
Doh
start again with organization! 
anyone any idea about the 'hidden' file query? XC90 T8 R Design Pro
MY14 D4 HSE Lux (sadly gone)
Mariana Black with Ivory interior and lots of toys!
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| 1st Feb 2010 4:28 pm |
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Winger
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Member Since: 15 Feb 2005
Location: UK
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The USB stick works perfectly for me when the files are organised in Windows Media Player style, which numbers tracks and gets everything in the right order. Searching seems to take very little time - but I haven't tried putting anything I don't want to system to read on the stick to be honest. I just bought another stick exclusively to leave in the car.
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| 1st Feb 2010 5:22 pm |
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mwestcrew
Member Since: 24 May 2005
Location: Warwickshire
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My experience exactly the same as Winger's. I also bought a seven quid stick to put music on for the car. The LR system is much better than the USB interface in my 09 Mini. 2011 D4 Landmark, Mini Cooper SD Clubman, Range Rover Vogue SE
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| 1st Feb 2010 10:24 pm |
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