External dark drive stopped working on tv

vegabondstu

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Sep 8, 2013
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Hi All,

Much appreciated if anyone can help with this. My 1TB Samsung external hard drive suddenly stopped working on my Sony TV.

It has always worked for well over 2 years. It still works on other TVs and my computer. Also other USB sticks still work on the Sony TV

Wen I do plug this Samsung hard drive into the Sony TV, the hard drive light flashes intermittently, which suggests to me that the It keeps connecting only for a second before cutting off again.

It is formatted Ntfs and always has been.

Any help massively appreciated, thank you!
 

vegabondstu

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Sep 8, 2013
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Hi, many thanks for your answer. It is port powered. I have filled it up to 965GB and it still worked and is now lower, but maybe a port hub could help. I'll buy one and give it a go.

I remember the first time it happened I was watching something on it on the TV, took it out to add an avi file, the transfer froze, & after I sorted it and plugged it back in, it would no longer work.