Specs on a Dishnetwork hard drive ?

[HardwareAddicted]

Ok, so I have the 501-PVR receiver and want more space on my hard drive for movies.

So I thought a 160gb 5400rpm drive would do nicely....

But I don't know if I need a 7200RPM drive for this or not....What is in the receiver stock ? (Still have warranty issues)

EDIT: Oh, and how is it formatted I wonder ? (Fat32 ?)

Anyone care to comment ?

Thx...

~ HardwareAddicted

 

[HardwareAddicted]

Anybody?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Its probably not much different than a tivo (read: GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND).

EDIT: Cnat tpey

 

[hankster]

goto dbs forums and dig around the pvr information forum for info on this subject. 5400rpm drives are preferred in pvrs due to heat and sometimes noise issues. i have a dishplayer and have upgraded the drive in it, but i think the process is different for the 501s.

you're gonna love having a pvr - i don't know if i'll ever be able to watch tv w/o one now...

good luck,

 

[HardwareAddicted]

(read: GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND).

I tried that B4 I posted here....got nowhere. Thx for the brainstorm though

EDIT: Cnat tpey

No idea on that one....Thx again.

Hankster I looked around some on the DBS forum and really haven't found anything conclusive yet...I'll keep looking.

Do you recall how your drive was formatted in the one you upgraded ?

5400rpm drives are preferred in pvrs due to heat and sometimes noise issues.

I figured this was the case, this is why I was thinking about the 160GB 5400 RPM drive.

Do you recall if the stock drive was 5400RPM ?

Thx for the input guys....

 

[boomerang]

Try the alt.dbs.echostar newsgroup. You should find your answer there. Folks are always talking about this there.

 

[Paulson]

I doubt you could put a 160 gig drive in there, because they rely on ata133, and I'm sure in a dishnetwork tivo type recorder, they aren't ata133...

Just thought I'd give you something to think about lol...

 

[boomerang]

I did a little research on this. Click here for your answer. Looks like 120GB is the max.

 

[Paulson]

I figured that one...

Oh well, 120GB would be damn nice

 

[hankster]

the original drive in my dishplayer was a seagate 8G 5400rpm. i currently have a WD 30G (no formatting required - but the 501s are running a different OS so that may not apply with them). i have a 60G maxtor ready to go when i get a chance to swap it in...