WD My Passport 1TB not picking up on Samsung Smart TV

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Hi all,

My new passport 1TB isn’t being recognised when connected to my Samsung smart tv.  I’ve ensured that it’s formatted in FAT 32 and it works fine when connected to both a PC and Mac but isn’t detected when connected to my tv.

Can anyone offer any advice?

Thanks,

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I believe this would be a power issue. The passport is not getting enough power to spin up so it is not detected. How many ports does the samsung tv have? If it has 2 ports try buying a power booster cable.

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Hi there, 

Thanks for the prompt reply.  It does indeed have 2 USB connections.  It’s a Samsung UE40D6100 series.  Can you advise what type of power booster cable?  I’ve never heard of those.

Thanks again.

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It’s a Y shaped cable so the 2 USB ports on TV provide power to the drive.

Joe

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Thank you.  I’ve purchased this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LINDY-Type-Micro-B-Power-Cable/dp/B0086LO58I

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scottishsteveo did the power boost work?