WD TV Live does not work when connected to My Passport

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Another problem has just arisen

Having given up on trying to access my media on my Mac with a wireless network share (Password/Username invalid), I decided to buy a WD My Passport 1TB.

I formatted the drive to Fat32 after reading the posts in this forum (I’m aware that many of you prefer the other formats). I then loaded it up with all the media from my Mac and safely disconnected the MyPassport.

When I plugged the MyPassport into the WDLTV’s front usb port, the player would not switch on and didn’t respond to the remote. So I unplugged the Passport and hey presto, it switched on!

As soon as I plugged the Passport back in though, the remote stopped working again, and the light on the Passport began flashing. Basically, I cannot use the remote while the Passport is connected to the player…

Anyone else heard of this happening before?

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How long did you wait for the flashing to start?   The flashing is normal – that’s the indication that the WD is accessing the drive and building the media library.

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I don’t know. I’ve just connected it again, and will let you know how long it takes for the flashing to stop.

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Ok it works now, thanks. It took about 20 mins to stop flashing, but that could just be because I had loaded so much onto the Passport.

Panic Over!