Playing videos from an external hard disk

odysiuos · December 6, 2016 at 10:49 AM

Hi there,

Is it possible to play media from a removable/external WD hdd connected to a usb port of my box ?

thanks!

**Klojum** · December 6, 2016 at 11:51 AM Official Post

Yes. Just don't expect the RPi-3 to power the WD drive on its own. Use a powered USB hub.

odysiuos · December 7, 2016 at 1:57 PM

Quote from Klojum

Yes. Just don't expect the RPi-3 to power the WD drive on its own. Use a powered USB hub.

Good to know that. I use an 2.5A adapter, though.