Maximum thickness of replacement HDD?

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Justintime

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I am considering replacing the HDD in my Humax HDR1100S and I believe I need a 3.5” SATA 3 that is suitable for AV type workload. The AV suitable HDDs I find on the internet seem to be quite thick at 26.1mm: -

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-seagate-skyhawk-st1000vx013-nvr-hard-drive-35-hdd-sata-iii-6gb-s-180mb-s-transfer-256mb-cache-cm

https://www.cclonline.com/hdwv110uzsva-toshiba-s300-1tb-sata-iii-3-5-hard-drive-5400rpm-64mb-cache-397963/

I think I read somewhere that someone had a struggle with fitting an HDD that was too thick so can anyone confirm if 26.1mm is not too thick to fit in the box please?

| Sat 14 Sep 2024 8:04:44 #1 |
Justintime

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If it helps anyone else here is the answer: -

26mm is too thick for the retaining clip so the HDD I linked will not fit.

Here is an HDD that does fit and is suitable for PVR use: -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST3500312CS-Pipeline-HD/dp/B002CMOH26

https://www.seagate.com/docs/pdf/marketing/po_pipeline.pdf

And here is a video of how easy it is to install: -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlt2Ap3bT-A

| Tue 24 Sep 2024 8:30:53 #2 |