SSD Drive

[Meierclan]

Hi everyone, newbie here. Quick question for everyone, how do I know whether the new SSD drive is faulty or if it's the software in my car. I tried to install the drive I just received and there isn't a camera icon showing up on my screen to indicate that the dash cam or sentry mode is working. Tried turning sentry mode on and the light comes on but nothing happens when the car is locked and you walked around. Any ideas would be grealy appreciated.

 

[house9]

Did you format the drive?

The car can do this for you now I think, previously it had to be formatted in Fat32 and have a special named folder on the drive.

 

[Meierclan]

I bought a formatted drive from Pure Tesla. They said it was plug in ready.

 

[saltsman]

1. Plug in your USB in the car
2. Go to Controls > Safety > Security
3. Scroll down untill «FORMAT USB DEVICE» and tap on it
4. Confirm by tapping on’FORMAT’

 

[DaveORD]

How are you trying to connect it? Via USB-C connector on the left? Or USB-A on the right? You should be using the left side USB-C connection.

 

[technoz]

I picked up my model Y last night hooked up the samsung T5 1TB drive and formatted. I couldn't get it to record no red icon near camera. I did the double scroll wheel reboot and now it works perfectly.

 

[Hoowzer]

Why does everyone prefer the SSD when you can go with a micro SD and get the same value without taking up a ton of space in your center console?

 

[FredMertz]

Why does everyone prefer the SSD when you can go with a micro SD and get the same value without taking up a ton of space in your center console?

They don’t. Read more before posting.

 

[jeffbco]

I bought a formatted drive from Pure Tesla. They said it was plug in ready.

The SSD from PureTesla is formatted and already has a TeslaCam directory set up - no need to format. Both the USB C and USB A in the front console support data. I plugged my PureTesla SSD into the USB A port on the right side and it worked fine.

 

[jeffbco]

How are you trying to connect it? Via USB-C connector on the left? Or USB-A on the right? You should be using the left side USB-C connection.

Either left or right both support data so it doesn't matter which port you use.

 

[Hoowzer]

They don’t. Read more before posting.

Triggered much? Whole post is about SSD.

 

[Vines]

Triggered much? Whole post is about SSD.

Many folks use a Jedahub, which expands to 6 slots and one has a dedicated cubby for the SSD.

 

[DaveORD]

Either left or right both support data so it doesn't matter which port you use.

Data=yes, power and compatibility=no. right=USB 2.0 and 500mA/2.5W max. left=USB 3.1 and whole lot more power than any SSD will use. There is a difference. I run my SSD off of the USB-C left side. No issues. Not enough power on right side to properly support writing to SSDs, depends on the make but I suspect most will encounter some sort of starvation while writing...

 

[jeffbco]

Data=yes, power and compatibility=no. right=USB 2.0 and 500mA/2.5W max. left=USB 3.1 and whole lot more power than any SSD will use. There is a difference. I run my SSD off of the USB-C left side. No issues. Not enough power on right side to properly support writing to SSDs, depends on the make but I suspect most will encounter some sort of starvation while writing...

I save the high power USB-C for the phone charging mat. I have a 500 gb SSD from PureTesla - they say either USB-A or USB-C, I've been using USB-A for 6 weeks now and no issues.

 

[DaveORD]

I save the high power USB-C for the phone charging mat. I have a 500 gb SSD from PureTesla - they say either USB-A or USB-C, I've been using USB-A for 6 weeks now and no issues.

Lucky you. Mine does not work on right side with USB 2.0 - not enough current to support writing, it needs 3.75W which is more than the 2.5W the right side can supply, so it does not write correctly, can starve and fail to write. I have to use the left side with USB-C hub to get the extra power it needs.

 

[FredMertz]

Triggered much? Whole post is about SSD.

Lazy much? Try using the search function and you'll see that plenty of people (perhaps even a majority) on this site favor a micro SD and you'll see entire threads of helpful people explaining the options.

You join the site a 4 days ago, read 6 posts in this thread, NONE OF WHICH EXPRESSED A PREFERENCE FOR AN SSD, and responded like a know-it-all.

And if you think "Read more before posting" is a triggered response, perhaps it is you who is the triggered one.