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Can we upgrade the hard drive on the HDR1000s from 500gb?

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    ColonelSnow

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    Hi guys.

    Can the 500gb hdd be swapped out for a bigger drive?....if so is it any easy process or is it difficult?

    | Fri 8 May 2015 11:57:14 #1 |
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    Yes you can, a 2TB drive can easily be fitted. A simple screwdriver job (case screws under the stick on rubber feet).

    Use a AV specified drive like the WD AV-GP range. You can't transfer your existing recordings though.

    http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/SpecSheet/ENG/2879-701250.pdf

    | Fri 8 May 2015 12:12:51 #2 |
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    Thanks Graham.

    Can we use a standard HDD?.......Are certain drives especially suitable for this purpose or is it all down to the way the HDD is formatted?

    | Fri 8 May 2015 12:18:23 #3 |
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    ColonelSnow - 20 minutes ago  » 
    Thanks Graham.
    Can we use a standard HDD?.......Are certain drives especially suitable for this purpose or is it all down to the way the HDD is formatted?

    You can but it is likely to get unreliable after time as hard disk wear invokes data integrity checking. Look at the link re the low power and duty cycle requirements for AV drives. I and repassac fitted a 2TB WD-AVGP drive shortly after launch. So far mine has been very reliable and virtually silent.

    | Fri 8 May 2015 12:42:23 #4 |
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    Thanks Graham.....will use an av HDD..........Thanks again for the prompt replies and info.

    | Fri 8 May 2015 12:45:16 #5 |
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    grahamlthompson - 3 hours ago  » 

    ColonelSnow - 20 minutes ago  » 
    Thanks Graham.
    Can we use a standard HDD?.......Are certain drives especially suitable for this purpose or is it all down to the way the HDD is formatted?

    You can but it is likely to get unreliable after time as hard disk wear invokes data integrity checking. Look at the link re the low power and duty cycle requirements for AV drives. I and repassac fitted a 2TB WD-AVGP drive shortly after launch. So far mine has been very reliable and virtually silent.

    Mine also - good purchase.

    | Fri 8 May 2015 16:15:16 #6 |
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    Hi Guys.

    I have a spare WD20-EARX 1.5tb......would this be suitable?

    | Fri 8 May 2015 16:48:15 #7 |
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    ColonelSnow - 2 minutes ago  » 
    Hi Guys.
    I have a spare WD20-EARX 1.5tb......would this be suitable?

    That's a desktop drive. WD AV (Consumer Electronics) drive have a EURS or EURX model numbers. It will as already said work but is likely to cause issues eventually.

    Note a 6Gps (SATA 6.0) drive may need a jumper on pins 5 and 6 to reduce transfer speed to 3Gbps.

    http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/search/1/a_id/5473#jumper

    Note because you can't backup recordings on these models, long term reliability is much more important. Backing up a Foxsat-hdr is relatively simple.

    | Fri 8 May 2015 16:53:42 #8 |

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