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..but I don't think you'll be able to export encoded HD material!!! Internal drive replacement was my route.
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The reason we can't endorse the upgrades officially is that we cannot be sure of the level of competency of those doing the upgrades and we cannot be responsible for any side-effects of using a drive that we have not tested.
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Consumer electronics is not like the world of the PC,
I'm not so sure about that. Most consumers won't open up a PC or a PVR. I'd expect anyone opening up a Humax to be capable of a simple disk swap. Forum members aren't typical consumers.
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..but I don't think you'll be able to export encoded HD material!!! Internal drive replacement was my route.
. Doing the following easily allows you to move existing HD recordings to a new HDD. Install the old disc in the caddy/cradle (if it's a slot in cradle it takes seconds) with the foxsat off. Copy all the recordings from the old disc to a ntfs partition using a linux booted computer. Switch everything off, replace the drive in the caddy/cradle with the new larger drive, switch on the foxsat and install the new drive. Switch off the foxsat, and reconnect the linux booted PC and copy all the old recording from the ntfs partition to the new drive. Disconnect the PC, boot up the foxsat, all your old recordings are now on the new larger disc. As I have a cradle I have not bothered as it's very easy to slot in the old drive into the cradle to watch the old stuff anyway. |
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I think he meant removing the drive to fit it inside the Humax.
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The reason we can't endorse the upgrades officially is that we cannot be sure of the level of competency of those doing the upgrades and we cannot be responsible for any side-effects of using a drive that we have not tested. We spend a great deal of time testing each new drive that we use, even a new design for the same capacity from the same vendor would require many days of in-product testing to ensure it didn't affect the operation of the product.
Consumer electronics is not like the world of the PC, consumers are a lot less tolerant of foibles and will blame us if something they tried to do didn't work, even if we didn't say it was possible or advisable. Bob Couldn't you unofficially offer warranty support on a couple of conditions: 1. The HD was one of an approved list of compatible models - there are only 1 or 2 PVR specific models out there from major manufacturers noteably WD and Samsung, so testing them would take no time at all and considering you have been considering greater capacities it wouldn't be wasted testing to test eg 750GB and 1TB from those manufacturers. 2. That any swap of the hard drive for an approved model had been performed in a manner that hadn't physically damaged any other components in the box and hadn't involved any alterations to the design of the box or its components. That should cover any potential problems. |
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I put a 500gb hitachi drive in mine yesterday, it worked fine, but the heat it kicked out was shocking(i think you could fry eggs on the top)
Put the standard drive back in , cool as a cucumber now. I will get a special pvr drive in a few weeks one of the green power ones. |
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Oops I was wrong - there is a warranty sticker joining the top of the bocx to the bottom on the side - must have missed it in my excitement this morning
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I put a 500gb hitachi drive in mine yesterday, it worked fine, but the heat it kicked out was shocking(i think you could fry eggs on the top)
Put the standard drive back in , cool as a cucumber now. I will get a special pvr drive in a few weeks one of the green power ones.
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the samsung 1TB runs very cool in mine
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Has anyone tried the 1.5TB or 2TB drive from Western Digital ?
This one : http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=615 I know people have the 1TB version of the same drive, its just hard to come by and the 1.5TB version is now only £30 more expensive. Also, just found the 'WD10EADS' for sale - does that one work? |
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Could you tell me which model that is?
Thanks I have the 500GB version in my Toppy, and it's virtually inaudible. |
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Has anyone tried the 1.5TB or 2TB drive from Western Digital ?
This one : http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=615 I know people have the 1TB version of the same drive, its just hard to come by and the 1.5TB version is now only £30 more expensive. Also, just found the 'WD10EADS' for sale - does that one work? |
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Yes internal drive required.
So I shouldn't just get the 'WD10EADS' then - wait for a 1TB 'WD10EVDS' |
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Yes internal drive required.
So I shouldn't just get the 'WD10EADS' then - wait for a 1TB 'WD10EVDS' |
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Woot, found them available at Dell.co.uk for £65.99 with Free delivery
Nice Christmas present to myself
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I.ve upgraded to 1TB Drive 3.5 drive replacing the original Seagate with a Samsung. 1TB is the maximum the box will handle. The recveiver will detect the new drive and re-format and set partitions- about 2/3 minutes to complete
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The reason we can't endorse the upgrades officially is that we cannot be sure of the level of competency of those doing the upgrades and we cannot be responsible for any side-effects of using a drive that we have not tested. We spend a great deal of time testing each new drive that we use, even a new design for the same capacity from the same vendor would require many days of in-product testing to ensure it didn't affect the operation of the product.
Consumer electronics is not like the world of the PC, consumers are a lot less tolerant of foibles and will blame us if something they tried to do didn't work, even if we didn't say it was possible or advisable. Bob If you look through my posting history you'll see my comments about the 1TB upgrade, which for someone who knows how to swap a drive in a PC is a total no-brain operation. If it hadn't been for the fact that I actually think the Foxsat is a good box I would have chucked it in the bin after that misery. The 1TB upgrade is absolutely worth it. Of course, what happens when the 1TB fills up and the Foxsat panics again is anyone's guess, it might just mean three times more recordings lost than the previous time ...
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Any drive with a capacity beyond 1 TB isn't handled well. Stick to 1 TB max. The default 320GB drive is a Seagate Sata drive. It's a straightforward process to switch the drive (bearing in mind that if you do this when still under warranty then you break the warranty conditions) If you lack IT knowledge and some practical experience then better to get someone who has to do the job for you. - the receiver will detect the new drive and request you OK that the drive be formatted. I haven't had any running issues since switching mine.
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