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teeda
External Hard Drives
Feb 26, 2008 at 5:55:00 PM  |  #1
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I would like to add a 1TB external HD. Which brand works the best right out of the box??
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craig413
Feb 26, 2008 at 10:08:17 PM  |  #2
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how would you set that up?
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ebonovic
Feb 26, 2008 at 11:32:46 PM  |  #3
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Most eSATA drives work..

The Segate drive however (which tends to be the cheapest), does have some compatibility issues.

Basically...

-) Unplug your DVR.
-) Connect your eSATA drive (via the eSATA cable).
-) Turn on Drive
-) Wait about 30 seconds to give that eSATA enough time to completely start up...
-) Plug in DVR..

That's it... the system does all the detecting, initilizing/formating and setting up of the drive.

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brianscott
Feb 27, 2008 at 12:50:38 AM  |  #4
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Holy hard drives Batman. You mean we can add an external drive to the DVR?
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dcd
dcd
Feb 27, 2008 at 6:58:56 AM  |  #5
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Substitute my friend, not add but substitute. The external drive REPLACES the internal one which become inaccessible.
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frotastic
Mar 3, 2008 at 7:00:50 AM  |  #6
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I am contemplating adding a 1TB drive as well, but I had a couple of questions before I do.

1). Do the programs stored on your existing internal hard drive get transferred by the receiver to the new external drive as part of the setup process?

2). If your receiver has to be returned for whatever reason, will the new receive overwrite the programs that were saved to the external drive? If so, are there any methods of saving the programs for future viewings in the event of a receive dying and needing to be replaced?

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greywolf
greywolf
Mar 3, 2008 at 10:41:25 AM  |  #7
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1. No. The external drive takes over and you start from scratch. It's like getting a new DVR. Remove the external drive and you are back where you left off with the internal drive.

2. When a DVR first starts up with an external drive, it checks for a format code that is written to the drive by the DVR it was last attached to. If not found, the DVR will format the drive for new usage. This is to prevent using a hard drive to get around copyright laws.

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