It seems that Freecom themselves skip over the blanked out USB port on the left (photo src).As others have written, there is a space for a USB port on the circuit board and the newer firmwares (1.46 and above) automatically support this. I have also read that some MusicPals come with a USB already installed, but have yet find anyone that has this out of the box (German forum postings).
As you can see from the photo on Mr mcproductions.eu site, there is a space for a USB port, but AFAIK this isnt factory installed.
I expect that I need to order something likethis L51AZ USB Type A USB 2.0 socket from http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=43990 for £1.29.
I havent started to disassemble the device yet, but once I perform the soldering job (careful not to short the circuits or fry other components) , I will also apply the read only firmware change to stop an ugly eject when you pull out the USB stick.
There is an interesting forum read on the subject here although the firmware output mentions USB 1.1 and not 2.0. Forums point to this USB socket (pdf).
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Hi Jazid - did you try this yet? - would be interested to see your findings.
Do you think it would be possible to use attached USB drive as wireless network share drive for all workstations attached to the local network?
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