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Old 20-04-2010, 20:18
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I know there have been several posts in the past on this forum about replacing the internal HDD with a 1TB Hard Drive, but I have a few questions that I would like to ask readers which I'm sure many others would also like to have answers to and thought it would be useful to have a central thread where all such questions could be posted (and hopefully answered).

Q1 - Is there any specific size limit as to how large a capacity drive can be installed?

Q2 - I know the internal drive uses a SATA interface, but what type? Is it Sata I, or Sata II ?

Q3 - Are there any specific tech specs which are required in the Hard drive for it to work in this model of set top box? Eg, specific amount of cache required etc?

Q4 - Can anyone recommend specific models of HDD to use? I'm thinking of getting a 1TB, or possibly depending on price even going for 1.5TB if that would be compatible?
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Old 22-04-2010, 19:32
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Anyone able to answer the four questions above?
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Old 22-04-2010, 20:05
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Old 23-04-2010, 00:36
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1. 1TB generally. There are problems with 1.5TB + larger although it has been done, but not easily.

2. Not sure, I think SATA II but Western Digital Drives work OK. Most choose a PVR specific drive as they have lower power consumption / heat specifications.

3. Power consumption is your main problem. Even a slight increase can potentially cause problems. My PSU burnt out in 3 months after installing a 1tb WD media box specific drive. However, I can't be sure it was because of the Hard Drive upgrade.

Since however, I've gone with an external hard drive enclosure and transferred my 1Tb drive into that, and had no problems since (nearly a year now). This also has the advantage that you take all load off the PSU entirely, thus potentially increasing its life expectancy and reducing the heat in the box overall - I left the inernal caddy empty (put the original drive in storage) but left the caddy fans powered so the box has no real PSU load and additional cooling so it should run cooler than a factory standard box for ultra reliability.

4. You could try the Western Digital WD10EVDS. This a green low power / heat model and recommended for PVR's.

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=615

I accept no liability though if you fry your box. An external mod is highly recommended if you're technically competent enough to pull it off safely. It's not hard but if you're unsure of electrical safety, leave it to an expert. Again I accept no liability for you tampering with electrical equipment if you're not competent to do so.
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Old 23-04-2010, 08:08
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You could try the Western Digital WD10EVDS. This a green low power / heat model and recommended for PVR's.

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=615
This drive was fine for me. I upgraded mine to the 1TB version and I've had no issues whatsoever. Bought an external caddy for the old drive so have an external hard drive out of it too!


http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=617
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