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Think its finally cracked ! The external USB drive came with a cable that had one USB at one end and 2 USB at the other end - turns out its one of the units that needs 2 sources of USB power ! Hooked the 2 USB to the 2 on the back of the HB1000S and all now seems ok.

ok - looks like it will be a case of trying the other usb port followed by a different external drive and possibly using a powered external drive - thanks for your insights !

Doesn't seem to be a one off - if i power down the unit for a couple of mins and turn back on the hdd is still recognised. If the unit is left in standby for any long period (a few hours) the hdd seems to not be recognised on next power on ? Should I be plugging the hdd into the usb below the...

Just purchased an HB1000s - setup went perfectly and connected a 2.5inch usb-powered external 1TB drive which the unit identified and requested it be formatted. I did this and the unit was then able to record programmes which I watched later in the evening. However, on powering up the unit this...