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Humax - Best Upgrade Hard Drive
I recently bought a Humax Freesat PVR and want to replace the hard drive - what is the maximum size the Humax will work with and which hard Drive would you recommend?
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I recently bought a Humax Freesat PVR and want to replace the hard drive - what is the maximum size the Humax will work with and which hard Drive would you recommend?
Latest model WD10EVDS http://www.wdc.com/en/products/productcatalog.asp?t=1 |
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Not reccomended to go larger than 1TB. I have two Western Digital EV range 1TB HDD's Both work fine.
Latest model WD10EVDS http://www.wdc.com/en/products/productcatalog.asp?t=1 Graham, did the WD10EVDS simply plug into the HUMAX through USB and work right away. Or did you need to fiddle around with connections and formatting etc ? Thanks. |
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Graham, did the WD10EVDS simply plug into the HUMAX through USB and work right away. Or did you need to fiddle around with connections and formatting etc ? Thanks.
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It has to be formatted EXT3 . In my case the internal drive is mounted externally in a esata drop in caddy. To format the drive I simply slotted the new drive into the caddy and let the hdr format it. It's now connected as a Archive drive to the rear usb port. You need a PC to format the drive in EXT3 either by booting it into Linux or using something like gparted to format it under windows.
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OK thanks. If I buy the drive and the caddy so I have exactly the same set up as you, and plug it in via USB, will the HUMAX do the formatting, ...or are you explaining that I would need to do the EXT3 formatting bit myself ?
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If you in effect replace the internal hhd with the new one (mines externally mounted connected by an esata cable - I have two caddies) then the hdr will format it for you. It won't format a drive purely connected by USB, you have to do that yourself. Because my internal HDD is externaly accessible I simply stuck the new drive in the esata connected cradle and let the hdr format it before moving it to the usb connected cradle.
If it is plugged internally, did you cut a hole in the case for the cable to come through? |
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Is there an external esata socket or do you have to take the lid off to find it?
If it is plugged internally, did you cut a hole in the case for the cable to come through? More info here http://foxsatdisk.wikispaces.com/ |
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I simply replaced the drive with the same make (Spinpoint?) but at 1 TB capacity.
Seems the most likely to work, if you want to take the fewest risks. |
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Is there an external esata socket or do you have to take the lid off to find it?
If it is plugged internally, did you cut a hole in the case for the cable to come through? Quote:
I simply replaced the drive with the same make (Spinpoint?) but at 1 TB capacity.
Seems the most likely to work, if you want to take the fewest risks. |
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Surely if both HD are powered and run externally the size can be higher than 1TB ???
Is it possible to move the original drive into a caddy and view it either by USB or e-sata? Using a new WD10EVDS as the prime drive? |
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Easy way out is to use normal SATA.
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Is it possible to move the original drive into a caddy and view it either by USB or e-sata? Using a new WD10EVDS as the prime drive? |
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Surely if both HD are powered and run externally the size can be higher than 1TB ???
Is it possible to move the original drive into a caddy and view it either by USB or e-sata? Using a new WD10EVDS as the prime drive? |
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Surely the easy way out is to just use USB - what's the advantage of SATA over USB for an external drive now?
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It has to be formatted EXT3 . In my case the internal drive is mounted externally in a esata drop in caddy. To format the drive I simply slotted the new drive into the caddy and let the hdr format it. It's now connected as a Archive drive to the rear usb port. You need a PC to format the drive in EXT3 either by booting it into Linux or using something like gparted to format it under windows.
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I connected my hard drive caddy with 160gd drive formed to EXT3 by gparted. the usb drive was recognised and I can access via the media button but there is no option to copy from the HDR ( the green button is faded out). Help please!
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Enter file manager (opt+ from media list). The usb drive icon should be on the right hand side. Cursor right to open the drivea nd click OK on the icon. Cursor left to the hdd list move to a file the green copy buton should be active. For multiple files press yellow and select them all by clicking OK. Green will copy them all. You can't copy ITV 1 HD recordings.
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