Can you plug a USB external hard drive for this to work or does it have to be internal?
160037
Manual says USB ports are only for mouse and memstick (for video copy only). So, it has to be internal.
1887456
no. this is strictly an external backup drive with usb as the sole interface to the computer.
2015633
You need to install at least one internal hard drive for it to operate. It will take 2 hard drives internally. You can also attach and external USB hard drive to it, but you must have an internal drive for it to work. Any size internal hard drive will work.
94954
You will need an external cd/dvd drive. There is not an internal one in this model.
328371
I read it does not support an external drive. It does not record unless there is an internal drive.
1232669
Yes, you can connect an external hard drive using one of two USB 2.0 ports (front or rear), and can then watch movies stored on the connected drive in any of the supported formats. If your external drive requires more power than one USB port can provide you may need to consider an externally powered drive like the WD MyBook or similar.
59211
it can be hooked up using the desktop internal cables as a primary drive, but mounting it inside might be difficult. You can buy a kit that would enable you to use it as an external drive via usb connection but I don't think you use it externally as the primary drive. May need to check that with a computer expert.
1916788
This will work fine just like any other external USB drive. If you don't want it formatted as NTFS, it can be easily formatted as FAT32 or whatever your need is.
333223
I ordered a portable external hard drive that uses a USB. Do not know what you a referring to.
227895
No. You would have to by an external adapter for a cd drive. It does however have 2 USB drives.
1132929
I have used flash drives but I am not sure if it will have enough juice for a external hard drive. It will play MP3's though, I would recommend you get one with a external power source or use a USB in-line power cable to make sure. Even if it does power it, you'd need to contact them and see if it was built for that or you might overwork and burnout that hardware after time.
606460
It has a slot for an additional hard drive. You'd need to purchase an HDD enclosure and the cord to plug in the drive.
1814027
No, there is no internal hard disk. Unless you connect it to an external recording device. Hope this help.
774391
Great question. I purchased and configured several but never attemped to test without a HD. I honestly don"t know but imagine it would since there is an option to select internal HD or USB HD. However, this is a solid product and is an excellent substitute for a external HD.
1301936
Yes, but do not buy this hard drive. it is terrible. What they don't tell you is the hard drive must be plugged in to an outlet even while plugged into your computer via USB 3.0, because that will drain the battery and make it die if not attached to an outlet.
1456557
It's not a problem to power an external HD on this USB port. DVD? Sorry, not sure about that. Never tried.
874206
If you want to use it as an external drive, you can get an enclosure for it. Here's an example of what I mean: http://www.amazon.com/ORICO-2588US3-External-Enclosure-Support/dp/B00FYKRI9M/