I want to buy a My Book Essential 2TB external Hard drive with USB interface & to connect it to My WDTV Live media Player for storing my media files & then playing it on my HDTV. I want to know if it can be connected directly to the media player or it have to be formatted or partitioned first using …

hi there simple as it sounds no need for any PC [subject to : those two drives plugged into two separated usb port of the same WD MEDIA PLAYER] I have passport 1TB and 3TB BOok - did copied that waty [as you wish - that is “with no PC however” ] - seems ok - you can watch/observe the proce…

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Connecting My Book Essential 2TB external Hard drive with WDTV Live

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DRSHKD August 11, 2011, 7:34am 5

Thanks Pawson for your help…