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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: IrishDerby on March 11, 2004, 01:16:39 pm

Title: Supported portable players?
Post by: IrishDerby on March 11, 2004, 01:16:39 pm

I was wondering if there is a full list of portable devices currently supported and planned for support. I just purchased a new Rio Chiba, and it is not supported. I have three other devices (PDAS and MP3) that are not supported, and this really detracts from my use of Media Center.

Title: Re:Supported portable players?
Post by: SteveG on March 11, 2004, 01:29:01 pm

The Rio Chiba should work with MC 10. You must enable WMDM support to access it. To do this, go to Tools->Options->Devices and select the checkbox for 'Enable WMDM support'. Other decices will work if they are either WMDM compatible or can be accessed as a Removable or Fixed drive.

Steve

Title: Re:Supported portable players?
Post by: IrishDerby on March 11, 2004, 02:09:23 pm

Thanks!! I checked WMDM, and it works like a charm. I was able to read the Chiba and transfer files flawlessly.

One other question about using MC with portable players. Is there a way to see how much storage there is on the portable players and how much is still available?

Title: Re:Supported portable players?
Post by: IrishDerby on March 11, 2004, 03:48:53 pm

I just noticed that the total space and free space do display at the bottom of Media Center. However, it does not display the extra memory on the SD card that I have inserted into the Chiba. Is there a way to get that extra memory to display?

Title: Re:Supported portable players?
Post by: SteveG on March 12, 2004, 04:04:33 pm

We don't have a Chiba here, but when you expand the CD, DVD section, does the SD card show as a separate item? IF not,we are reporting all that Chiba is reporting to us.

Steve

Title: Re:Supported portable players?
Post by: IrishDerby on March 12, 2004, 06:25:41 pm

Steve,
     I took out the MMC card and put it back in again, and Media Center recognized the music that I had already transferred to the card, so everything appears to be working just fine.

Title: Re:Supported portable players?
Post by: gregoryx on March 14, 2004, 03:25:20 pm

What about support for "removable drive" media in general? Even the "PDA" support looks for a PDA. I have SD and CF slots natively and would love to see them supported if I insert an SD that is all music or such.

Thanks!

Title: Re:Supported portable players?
Post by: SteveG on March 15, 2004, 08:30:41 am

gregoryx,

All removable drives should be recognized under the CD, DVD and Handhelds section currently.

Steve

Title: Re:Supported portable players?
Post by: gregoryx on March 15, 2004, 10:05:08 am

Thanks for the feedback.

Huh... 9.1.319... four "removable drives" in the system plus two DVD drives. Only the DVD drives show up.

Any suggestions?