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[John]

Hi All,

I have just taken delivery of a new (2008) model Accord EX diesel with ADAS and I couldn't get the radio to recognise a USB flash drive placed into the USB socket in the car. The error message was "unsupported format"

After some research I found that Ipods use the windows FAT32 file system. I checked the system on my flash drive and it was the older Microsoft FAT file system.

I reformatted the flash drive in my computer with the FAT32 sytem, downloaded a test track and hey presto! it worked.

Of course in reformatting the drive, all the previous data was lost.

As you can now get 8 gigs of flash drive for a reasonable price, this is a very nice way of storing your music. The radio shows all the tracks and folders on the Satnav screen and it is an easy way to handle the music.

I am not familiar with other models' audio systems but I suspect that if you do have the facility and can't get it to work, then it might be a good idea to try this.

If you have an Ipod ( overpriced and overrated ion my opinion) then you can plug in without a problem.

regards

John

[Lighting90]

Useful info John, worth remembering also if you purchase a new head unit for your old Honda. Will give it a try on my Accord, which of course has the radio replaced to have USB, as it is a 1991 model..

[rayambrose]

Hi, reading your post about Flash Drives...Thank you, it will help a lot. I also studied the approved mobiles for the 2008 Honda Accord. Reason is I have a 2008 Honda Accord 2.2 cdti Ex Gt Adas on order. Hopefully I will get it next month. I wondered...Are you happy with your car. Have I made the right decision?..Thanks...

[sohell]

You lucky souls.. think about us poor drivers who are stuck with 90s media on optical discs... Thankfully, CD-RW play nice!