No, you need external power to make a 320GB drive spin, the Archos just doesn't supply enough power. Get a SimpleTech 320-it comes with a "y" cable (two usb's) plug the data/power end into the Archos and the other end (just a power usb) into a powered usb hub or an AC plug with a usb socket (like an ...

You can try a 1.8" drive such as those made by Apricorn, They work just fine without external power. I have a 120GB and a 160GB, however they no longer make the 160GB

HI, thanks ever so much for your help. Im not very good with stuff like this!!

I have worked out (i think) about the music and pictures its just the videos im gettin stuck with. So for me to copy a DVD on to my Archos, I need to download the software from that link you provided, chuck in the DVD ...

Not bookmarks, but everything else as you state.

My sound is too low at least 50% of the time and when it is good, the volume is at 100%, never much below. See my post on the "Headphones too low" thread.

My archos unit also has a low volume. I will not be using on a plane anytime soon, fortunately. I find the internal speakers too low at least 50% of the time. I purchased folding LG speakers which are really basic (no volume), I think they are actually for a cellphone. However, the volume is twice ...

There is a post for CloneDVDMobile volume boost which explains how to boost the volume of converted DVDs using this program. Is there something that can be done with the FairUse program? I am having the same problem with sound.

You can download photos and videos from your digital camera by just using the usb host cable supplied. You do not need the dvr station or the travel adapter. You only need these two items to record. Unlike he 605, the usb host as well as the av out capability is actually built into the 705 itself ...

Actually, the search bar at the bottom of the page works fine.

My Amazon search text entry block has shrunk and to the casual eye one would think it wasnt there. but I can click on it and type in my critera even though I cant see what I'm typing and it works.

Thanks for the info, this is exactly what has happened to me. Wonder what happened? Oh well, I guess ...

Well, I updated to 1.8.05 and as feared the device is not working correctly when accessing the web. Sites do not work properly, for instance I cannot use the search function anymore on Amazon.com. Hope Archos provides a fix soon.

I can no longer use the search function on Amazon.com after updating. I contacted Archos and the good news is they got right back to me (they alway do). The bad news: Their suggestion was I needed to update to the new firmware. Well, that what I did in the first place and that's what I told them I ...

The 1.8.3 update affects the 705's ability to access some websites. It will not see some routers and the machine will run way, way slower. The 1.8.5 corrects this problem (although nothing in Archos says this.)

I have not updated to 1.8.03 or 1.8.05. I still have 1.7.13. Do you think that ...

Simpletech portable drives are formatted in NTFS and go up to 320 gb in a very small package, I own several of them. You cannot do a FAT 32 format in XP, I just use my Mac for this. If you don't have access to a Mac, you will need to search the Internet for a utility. I believe Western portable ...

When I press multisession, it then tells me to pick one episode out of the six. I can't make it run them all at once. Would it be possible for someone to place a mini-walkthrough on here?

In step 3, highlight all of the episodes you want to cache using the shift key. Then at the bottom make sure ...

FWIW, I remember reading an article that said an easy way to subvert the silly apple DRM is to simply burn the music to a CD and then rip back to non-drm MP3s. I imagine the same sort of thing COULD be done with videos and writeable DVDs, though perhaps the DRM may prevent some DVD burners from ...

This problem has happened to me about three times. The first two times I have no idea if the battery was fully charges. However, after reading this thread, I make sure the battery is fully charged and the problem seemed to have been corrected. But then it happened when I started recording after the ...

The headphone jack on the 705 allows this, but not the 605.

I've been using the directions to rip found in this forum's Stickie using the FairUse Wizard. It has been working great.

The only problem I had was that although the newly ripped file would play perfectly on my PC, after transferring it to my 605 the audio/video would be out of sync. The solution ...

this what i do actually
1-i conect a direct cable from tv out (left and right audio and video) to DVR Station Gen 5 in (left and right audio and video)
2-go to recorder
3-go direct to tv scheduler
4-open menu
5-after that i press add program
6-and no thing happen

note that i don't need to use tv ...