bought myself a pvr satellite receiver
i'm looking for a hard drive which has to be very quiet, reliable and not heat up
what would you guys recommend?
thanks
bought myself a pvr satellite receiver
i'm looking for a hard drive which has to be very quiet, reliable and not heat up
what would you guys recommend?
thanks
PCW replaced the hard drive in a Sky+ box - I think they used a 5400 Seagate
A word of warning : if you replace the hard drive in your sky+ box , it may stop working when sky decides to update the software inside. My boss replaced his sky+ with a bigger hard drive and it stopped working after sky update his plus box software.
you need to access the engineers menu for that and reset it
you will lose your recordings but then go back the engineers menu and theres a rebuild option to get them back
btw id go for a 5400rpm drive, as late a model as you can find
thanks guys, should have mentioned that this is for a satellite receiver, not sky+
I use a Samsung 7200rpm drive. They are quiet and have a warrenty that allows for 24x7 usage (last I looked most drives didn't allow that).
Be aware that more storage means more head and therefore more friction and heat. Only go for a really big drive if you have good cooling in the case.
I remember reading somewhere that 5400rpm Seagates were the best for this job. I guess a nice Samsung would also be just as good though.
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you have no use whatsoever for a fast drive so just get one that will stay cool and last longer in the cramped conditions
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