Upgrading with 250Gb Hard disk
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I decided to upgrade my Sky+ box to a 250Gb Hard disk, just wondering if anyone else has done this and if so what problems you have found etc? Ive read a thread over at DS, which gives full instructions etc, and have been building / repairing PCs for years so am fairly confident. Just really looking for real experiences etc... KP |
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i aint , but i seem to recall something about the box complaining about the amount of free space being wrong :erm: :D
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Yeah, thats what i read, with the new firmware it should be able to read it... i was just wondering if it would cause any issues, i.e. programs getting lost etc........
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AFAIK the old firmware was OK keeping programmes etc. it was just the %age free that was wrong (minor issue?) at the end of the day, if it's all wrong you've got a 250gb HDD for your PC!
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Well will do it tonight (maybe, depends on how much ive had to drink) Will let you know how it turns out, and what problems (if any) i come accross :) KP |
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I might do the same with my box if yours doesn't fry it! :p: |
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I take it he's blown it up, as we've heard nothing else since. :)
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The hard disk is a bugger :(
Basically according to DS you should initialize the drive using maxtors powermax (no probs.... done) then you should use a program called wvset to turn write verify off (found the program, no probs, but it cant find the hard disk :S) then you should use a proggie called amset to put it into quiet mode (found the program, but again it cant see the hard drive) Currently doing a low level format using the powermax software, and will try again :) |
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Already using a dos boot disk..... pure dos.... nothing else.....
This low level format is taking forever (21 hours so far) and judging by the numbers, at least another 2 hours to go..... Ive tried looking on Maxtors site, but cant find anything..... i really hate maxtor drives :( but according to DS they have the best success rate in Sky+ units :( Im just gonna see if there is a new version of the util or something, cos powermax sees the drives no probs..... but these other 2 dont :( |
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Well after the low level format all worked perfectly..... had it installed for a while now and its all going smoothly..... only thing is the hard disk is a little noisier, (you hear it spin up when you power the unit up, but thats all) Ive been recording junk just to test it, its about 20% full so far, and i have about 24 hours of Tv to watch :O :O :O
Ive kept the old drive, cos i have the extended warranty on the sky+ box, theres no security stickers or anything, so i can just swap the drives over should i need to have it repaired or anything :) A worth while update :) |
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Question - If you connect the old drive to your PC can you see any data on the drive? - I was thinking of a mod to my SKY+ to allow a docking solution for Laptop 2" HDD's and then I could burn programmes to DVD using my PC
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