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    Hi all.
    I had changed the original hdd years ago on my foxsat for a 1tb hdd that was recommended here.
    That drive has failed now.
    I have put the original hdd back in for now.
    I am looking for a new hdd, what would your recommendation be now?

    | Mon 16 Nov 2020 21:26:34 #1 |
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    hoe - 20 mins ago  » 
    Hi all.
    I had changed the original hdd years ago on my foxsat for a 1tb hdd that was recommended here.
    That drive has failed now.
    I have put the original hdd back in for now.
    I am looking for a new hdd, what would your recommendation be now?

    In what way has it failed ?

    Have you installed the Custom Firmware available for the Foxsat-Hdr for a long time ago ? If so there are ways of repairing disk errors without losing content.

    | Mon 16 Nov 2020 21:50:15 #2 |
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    Hi graham
    Yes,I have the custom firmware installed and raydons patch
    The "new" hdd was showing as having no capacity and attempts to reformat did not work.
    it was working for about 5 years

    | Mon 16 Nov 2020 22:19:21 #3 |
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    The drive that failed was a western dIgital 1TB WD10EVDS

    | Mon 16 Nov 2020 22:27:14 #4 |
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    Any recommedations on a new hard drive please

    | Thu 19 Nov 2020 18:35:50 #5 |
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    hoe - 2 days ago  » 
    Hi graham
    Yes,I have the custom firmware installed and raydons patch
    The "new" hdd was showing as having no capacity and attempts to reformat did not work.
    it was working for about 5 years

    Did you try maintenance mode and the fixdisk option all in the CF documentation (the books icon).

    | Thu 19 Nov 2020 19:28:56 #6 |
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    No. i just swapped the original disc back in
    I did not know there were those options.
    I will swap discs and try those options.
    Thanks

    | Thu 19 Nov 2020 21:06:10 #7 |
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    Hi
    I have enabled telnet om my laptop and have found the foxsat hdr on the command screen.
    documentation says to type in "fix-disk" but all I get is no "disk found"
    What is the command please
    Never used telnet before
    Thanks

    | Sat 21 Nov 2020 14:50:45 #8 |
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    hoe - 1 hour ago  » 
    documentation says to type in "fix-disk" but all I get is no "disk found"
    What is the command please

    Try

    fix-disk /dev/sda

    | Sat 21 Nov 2020 15:56:18 #9 |
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    Thanks.
    No joy. Telnet just repeats what I've typed and then not found.
    Then foxsat hdr in the line underneath.
    I've tried spaces,inverted commas,capitals.
    I'm definitely connected to it. I turned off the hdr and Telnet said connection lost.

    | Sat 21 Nov 2020 16:47:08 #10 |

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