i just bought a pair of headrest monitor/DVD players for my truck. I was hoping to use my WD passport ultra hd to play my movies on them but when I plug them in it just says read then stop and keeps doing this and nothing ever comes up. I originally thought maybe a low current issue so I bought a USB y-cable and hard drive seems to have good power but still does the same thing. Any suggestions?
Portable DVD player/portable hd issue
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If you're running it of a mini itx computer that is built into your vehicle then you may still have power issues. You may try getting a cigarette lighter to usb adapter and connecting the thinner cable on your Y splitter to that. Just off the top of my head though, I don't know a great deal about car computers.
You could test that theory without spending any money would be to connect the same USB connector into a laptop and trying it with the car running. A laptop will easily power your drive buy itself so it will let you know if your issue is power or not. It seems odd if it is, but as i say i don't know much about car computers..
The thinner cable on the Y is only a power supply, so you shouldn't have any trouble splitting the source.. If it is a permenant solution though, you could hardwire a usb connector into your vehicle. That would give you back the lighter (if you use it) and allow you to install a much more appropriate fuse to protect your HDD.
You could test that theory without spending any money would be to connect the same USB connector into a laptop and trying it with the car running. A laptop will easily power your drive buy itself so it will let you know if your issue is power or not. It seems odd if it is, but as i say i don't know much about car computers..
The thinner cable on the Y is only a power supply, so you shouldn't have any trouble splitting the source.. If it is a permenant solution though, you could hardwire a usb connector into your vehicle. That would give you back the lighter (if you use it) and allow you to install a much more appropriate fuse to protect your HDD.
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