External Hard Drive Crashes Rekordbox

0) Have you read the "READ ME FIRST" thread in its entirety before posting: Yes, I swear it!

1) Operating System:  XP

2) OS Type: 64bit  (but not sure as following the windows instructions to find out doesnt work)

3) Rekordbox version: 1.5.1

4) Using LINK: No

4a) LINK Connection method:

4b) Using with CDJs: Yes 2 x CDJ2000

5) Hard drive: External Hard Drive. Marked as FAT32 but if you click properties it says NTFS (possible to format to exFAT)

5a) Does the device have multiple partitions:  Unsure

5b) If it's a flash drive, is it a U3 device: Unsure

5c) With what utility did you format the device:  (cant remember)

6) Have you scanned your files for errors:  Yes

7) Have you scanned your drive for errors: Yes

8) Is Rekordbox crashing at all:  Yes

8a) If crashing, is it resulting in:  crash log OR both

8b) If not crashing, are there any error messages:

9) Are you able to repeat / reproduce the problem:  Yes

9a) If yes, can you do it consistently:  Yes

10) Any other notes regarding your setup only:  Use Samsung 1TB External Hard Drive connected via USB 3

Provide as much detail of the issue here: Recordbox works fine until i connect the external HD & then it crashes with an error message as whether to send an error report. I have been using the same device for 3 mths with no previous problems & the device works fine when connected to the CDJ2000s still.