RE: TL-002 SimulCharge USB 1-port for Galaxy Tab
LavaSupport > 07-23-2015, 10:44 AM
Unfortunately I can't definitely say that by purchasing a new 500 GB drive it will work, as there are other issues to contend with, most notably power requirements. That being said I was just dealing with another customer who has a 500GB Seagate Slim Hard Drive and was able to read the drive through TL002, but apparently 500GB is the absolute upper limit so its sort of a crap shoot.
As for the file format that is based on how the hard drive has been formatted, usually within Windows you can right click on a drive, select properties and it will inform you of the drive's file format. If the drive (flash or hard) is in NTFS you will need to reformat the entire drive to FAT32.
At the end of the day the TL002 is more geared towards Flash Drives as their power requirements are much lower but an external drive should work given the able constraints. Personally I would suggest starting with a Flash drive initially to make sure that everything is working and then move on to an external drive after the fact.
- Lava Support