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title: Identifying External USB Hard Drives for NEXUS and UltraNEXUS Video Servers
description: Find the storage devices connected to your NEXUS or UltraNEXUS and identify the model.
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# Identifying External USB Hard Drives for NEXUS and UltraNEXUS Video Servers

## Find the storage devices connected to your NEXUS or UltraNEXUS and identify the model.

Check the USB ports on the back of your NEXUS, UltraNEXUS, or E-HD2 for any USB cables, then follow that cable(s), the other end should connect to your USB hard drive storage unit.

Below are pictures of various hard drives, and their respective model names:

![HardDrivePics](https://support.leightronix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HardDrivePics.jpg?width=688&name=HardDrivePics.jpg)

 

- [UltraNEXUS-HD](https://support.leightronix.com/ultranexus-hd?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [TOTAL INFO-HD](https://support.leightronix.com/ultranexus-hd?hsLang=en#total-info-hd)
    - [WinLGX](https://support.leightronix.com/ultranexus-hd?hsLang=en#winlgx)
    - [WebNEXUS](https://support.leightronix.com/ultranexus-hd?hsLang=en#webnexus)
    - [Firmware](https://support.leightronix.com/ultranexus-hd?hsLang=en#firmware)
    - [Transcode](https://support.leightronix.com/ultranexus-hd?hsLang=en#transcode)
    - [Video](https://support.leightronix.com/ultranexus-hd?hsLang=en#video)
    - [Storage](https://support.leightronix.com/ultranexus-hd?hsLang=en#storage)
    - [Audio](https://support.leightronix.com/ultranexus-hd?hsLang=en#audio)
    - [Network](https://support.leightronix.com/ultranexus-hd?hsLang=en#network)
    - [Time](https://support.leightronix.com/ultranexus-hd?hsLang=en#time)
    - [Video-on-Demand](https://support.leightronix.com/ultranexus-hd?hsLang=en#video-on-demand)
    - [Closed Caption](https://support.leightronix.com/ultranexus-hd?hsLang=en#closed-caption)
- [NEXUS/UltraNEXUS](https://support.leightronix.com/nexus-ultranexus?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Troubleshooting](https://support.leightronix.com/nexus-ultranexus?hsLang=en#troubleshooting)
    - [Operation](https://support.leightronix.com/nexus-ultranexus?hsLang=en#operation)
    - [WinLGX](https://support.leightronix.com/nexus-ultranexus?hsLang=en#winlgx)
    - [Video](https://support.leightronix.com/nexus-ultranexus?hsLang=en#video)
    - [Storage](https://support.leightronix.com/nexus-ultranexus?hsLang=en#storage)
    - [Slide Editor](https://support.leightronix.com/nexus-ultranexus?hsLang=en#slide-editor)
    - [Program Guide](https://support.leightronix.com/nexus-ultranexus?hsLang=en#program-guide)
- [WinLGX](https://support.leightronix.com/winlgx?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [VLC](https://support.leightronix.com/winlgx?hsLang=en#vlc)
- [IncodeX Vier](https://support.leightronix.com/incodex-vier?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [VieBit](https://support.leightronix.com/incodex-vier?hsLang=en#viebit)
    - [Point-to-Point](https://support.leightronix.com/incodex-vier?hsLang=en#point-to-point)
    - [Stream](https://support.leightronix.com/incodex-vier?hsLang=en#stream)
- [VieBit](https://support.leightronix.com/viebit?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Streaming](https://support.leightronix.com/viebit?hsLang=en#streaming)
    - [VOD](https://support.leightronix.com/viebit?hsLang=en#vod)
- [IncodeX Stream](https://support.leightronix.com/incodex-stream?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Live Stream](https://support.leightronix.com/incodex-stream?hsLang=en#live-stream)
- [IncodeX One](https://support.leightronix.com/incodex-one?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Point-to-Point (P2P)](https://support.leightronix.com/incodex-one?hsLang=en#point-to-point-p2p)
- [PEGstream-SD2](https://support.leightronix.com/pegstream-sd2?hsLang=en)
- [Hard Drive](https://support.leightronix.com/hard-drive?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Video Server](https://support.leightronix.com/hard-drive?hsLang=en#video-server)
- [TOTAL INFO®](https://support.leightronix.com/total-info?hsLang=en)
- [E-HD2](https://support.leightronix.com/e-hd2?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [WinLGX](https://support.leightronix.com/e-hd2?hsLang=en#winlgx)
    - [Transcode](https://support.leightronix.com/e-hd2?hsLang=en#transcode)
- [MINI-T-NX](https://support.leightronix.com/mini-t-nx?hsLang=en)
- [PEGvault-SD](https://support.leightronix.com/pegvault-sd?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [PolyOptix](https://support.leightronix.com/pegvault-sd?hsLang=en#polyoptix)
- [NET Series](https://support.leightronix.com/net-series?hsLang=en)
- [TCD Series](https://support.leightronix.com/tcd-series?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [TCD-1000](https://support.leightronix.com/tcd-series?hsLang=en#tcd-1000)
    - [TCD/V3](https://support.leightronix.com/tcd-series?hsLang=en#tcd-v3)
    - [TCD/IP](https://support.leightronix.com/tcd-series?hsLang=en#tcd-ip)
- [PRO Series](https://support.leightronix.com/pro-series?hsLang=en)
- [MINI-T](https://support.leightronix.com/mini-t?hsLang=en)
- [MINI-T-IR](https://support.leightronix.com/mini-t-ir?hsLang=en)
- [UARB-S1](https://support.leightronix.com/uarb-s1?hsLang=en)

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