My box actually didn't have any sticker warning about voiding the warranty.
The box itself indeed has no warranty sticker and / or seal but surely your hard drive plastic cradle had one of the bottom screw holes covered by "Warranty Void if damaged" sticker ...
Got HD installed this morning. Put in new 750gb Seagate using copy+ software. Working fine at the moment. Can drive noise when recording one thing and watching another, otherwise OK. What noise there is is not to bad anyway.
Only one screw left over after putting everthing back together!
Has anyone found a way to play the HD files via a PC, once copied from the drive in your HD box to an external drive?
I have recorded the Italy France match and would like to play it on my computer as well as on my HD box.
Only one screw left over after putting everthing back together!
Me too. I still haven't figured out where it came from, even after having been back in the case a couple of times. And I only got as far as opening up the inner metal case, so it must have been from the plastic stuff somewhere!
Me too. I still haven't figured out where it came from, even after having been back in the case a couple of times. And I only got as far as opening up the inner metal case, so it must have been from the plastic stuff somewhere!
When I suggested to my non technical friend that i was thinking of doing this upgrade, he suggested " I must have a screw loose" perhaps this is the one
Has anyone found a way to play the HD files via a PC, once copied from the drive in your HD box to an external drive?
I have recorded the Italy France match and would like to play it on my computer as well as on my HD box.
They'll almost certainly be encrypted in the same way as the ones on a 'normal' Sky+ are.
You might be able to play the ones from the BBC I guess?
Me too. I still haven't figured out where it came from, even after having been back in the case a couple of times. And I only got as far as opening up the inner metal case, so it must have been from the plastic stuff somewhere!
What colour was the screw ? If it was silver, it's probably the one in the underside of the card slot compartment.
Is it as simple as taking the old hard drive out and just re fitting the 500gb drive... doesnt the new drive need the software on it....
Sorry if i have missed something but I want to do it
For a 500Gb it really is that simple - fit the new drive and perform a Full System Reset.
For drives larger than 500Gb you will need the Copy+ software to create the required partition which also has the advantage that you can copy all your existing recordings to the new drive.
OK. I'm ready to order the Seagate 750GB drive, but I will need a SATA PCI adapter for my PC.
Can anyone tell me exactly what to order? My current PC is standard IDE so I will need power adapters and SATA leads too. It is the PCI card that is confusing me.
OK. I'm ready to order the Seagate 750GB drive, but I will need a SATA PCI adapter for my PC.
Can anyone tell me exactly what to order? My current PC is standard IDE so I will need power adapters and SATA leads too. It is the PCI card that is confusing me.
Many thanks.
One of these from Ebuyer will do the trick. It only comes with one SATA signal cable, so you will also need one of these and if your power supply doesn't have SATA power connectors, you will also need a couple of these too.
For a 500Gb it really is that simple - fit the new drive and perform a Full System Reset.
For drives larger than 500Gb you will need the Copy+ software to create the required partition which also has the advantage that you can copy all your existing recordings to the new drive.
do you now were i can pick up the 500gb from and how much,sorry if this has been said before
do you now were i can pick up the 500gb from and how much,sorry if this has been said before
THe best 500gb hard drive for the sky HD is the western digital SE16 drive. It runs cool and quiet and is designed for PVR use. (just remember and run accoustic management software on it first). cheapest is currently DAbs.com at £155. And its got a 5 year warranty!
Could someone summarise which 500Gb and 750Gb hard drives work in the Sky HD box, and will they work straight out-of-the-box?
Thanks
Just thought I'd post my findings.
Having too much time/money I bought three drives. A western digital WD5000KS, a Maxtor 6H500F0 and the seagate ST375064AS, to test in the SKYHD. Using copy+ I've installed each one after the other. The biggest, the seagate has been discounted as it really is very, very loud. click, click, whir clunk. It doesnt have accoustic management, and as such, cant be quietened, so avoid. The maxtor and the western digital are roughly the same in performance once the accoustic management is enables. Before that, the WD is far superior, so if you are not to experienced on setting accoustic management, get the WD. But in anycase once Accoustic management is enable the western digital still has the edge in quietness, temperature and most importantly, 5 year warranty versus 1 year in the maxtor.
so, at the moment the best drive for the upgrade is the Western digital WD5000KS.
However, no drive over 300gb will work out of the box. THey all require to be put in your pc, with the original drive and have copy+ run on them. If you are not up on pc upgrading, dont even think about changing the hard drive in the HD box. Its a far more complicated process than the sky+ was. More akin to a tivo upgrade.
I know that people have reported that to enable the full capacity of a 750GB drive you need to run software and I know accoustic software is a PC utility but assuming you do not wish to use the copy software and are happy with the noise levels of the native WD drive-why do you need to run it in a PC first?
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The box itself indeed has no warranty sticker and / or seal but surely your hard drive plastic cradle had one of the bottom screw holes covered by "Warranty Void if damaged" sticker ...
Only one screw left over after putting everthing back together!
There was a sticker!
I have recorded the Italy France match and would like to play it on my computer as well as on my HD box.
Me too. I still haven't figured out where it came from, even after having been back in the case a couple of times. And I only got as far as opening up the inner metal case, so it must have been from the plastic stuff somewhere!
When I suggested to my non technical friend that i was thinking of doing this upgrade, he suggested " I must have a screw loose" perhaps this is the one
Paul
You might be able to play the ones from the BBC I guess?
Andy
What colour was the screw ? If it was silver, it's probably the one in the underside of the card slot compartment.
I put in a ST3750640AS this afternoon. Works fine !
It is silver, but it's not from there. That screw doesn't need to come out anyway.
Sorry if i have missed something but I want to do it
For a 500Gb it really is that simple - fit the new drive and perform a Full System Reset.
For drives larger than 500Gb you will need the Copy+ software to create the required partition which also has the advantage that you can copy all your existing recordings to the new drive.
Can anyone tell me exactly what to order? My current PC is standard IDE so I will need power adapters and SATA leads too. It is the PCI card that is confusing me.
Many thanks.
One of these from Ebuyer will do the trick. It only comes with one SATA signal cable, so you will also need one of these and if your power supply doesn't have SATA power connectors, you will also need a couple of these too.
THe best 500gb hard drive for the sky HD is the western digital SE16 drive. It runs cool and quiet and is designed for PVR use. (just remember and run accoustic management software on it first). cheapest is currently DAbs.com at £155. And its got a 5 year warranty!
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=42DD&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=wd5000ks&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/108235
Thanks
Just thought I'd post my findings.
Having too much time/money I bought three drives. A western digital WD5000KS, a Maxtor 6H500F0 and the seagate ST375064AS, to test in the SKYHD. Using copy+ I've installed each one after the other. The biggest, the seagate has been discounted as it really is very, very loud. click, click, whir clunk. It doesnt have accoustic management, and as such, cant be quietened, so avoid. The maxtor and the western digital are roughly the same in performance once the accoustic management is enables. Before that, the WD is far superior, so if you are not to experienced on setting accoustic management, get the WD. But in anycase once Accoustic management is enable the western digital still has the edge in quietness, temperature and most importantly, 5 year warranty versus 1 year in the maxtor.
so, at the moment the best drive for the upgrade is the Western digital WD5000KS.
However, no drive over 300gb will work out of the box. THey all require to be put in your pc, with the original drive and have copy+ run on them. If you are not up on pc upgrading, dont even think about changing the hard drive in the HD box. Its a far more complicated process than the sky+ was. More akin to a tivo upgrade.
I know that people have reported that to enable the full capacity of a 750GB drive you need to run software and I know accoustic software is a PC utility but assuming you do not wish to use the copy software and are happy with the noise levels of the native WD drive-why do you need to run it in a PC first?
ps scan have the maxtor on special for £143.34