Ages ago I posted a suggestion to use rsync to restore your files under these circumstances.
Strange behaviour from HDR-FOX T2
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Black Hole
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I've probably mentioned it before: some enterprising person might consider creating a package (or something) which can export just the user customisation within their CF (list of optional packages, configurations, ...). Then a rebuild could be based on a fresh (rather than stale) installation, and the customisation applied afterwards.
Until such is available, I would (personally) much prefer to rebuild manually than copy en bloc... complete with any inconsistencies and latent trouble.
Asking around on Hardware forums .... been advised that buying a WD HDD is much better (on all fronts) that a Seagate.
Better reliability, 3 yr warranty to quote " WD20EURX AV-GP Specifically built to last in high temperature always-on streaming digital audio/video environments such as PVR/DVR and IPTV systems. "
Being used by a lot of people to upgrade Sky+ box ................ anybody any reason not to use this drive, as Seagate Pipeline now ceased manufacture.
Black Hole
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Tough one that. IIRC the branded HDDs are all actually made by just a few plants, so really they are all much of a muchness when it comes to reliability or whatever. What matters is their features, some of which (I have said) are not desirable unless you can turn them off.
Western Digital branded HDDs use colour names. For example:
As I said before, in other threads, if you can get one it doesn't matter that there is no future continuity of supply.
I think you will find the WD20EURX AV-GP is also out of production. They are still available but quite pricey.
The WD I mentioned is a BLACK and it does say recommended for PVR, I have been reading through past posts and it seems there was was a reason not to have the model with 'auto head parking' but that seems to not be on the models for some years. Maybe I'll just get what is best offer.
Black Hole
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You pays your money and takes yer choice - ultimately it's a stab in the dark (there will always be supporters and nay sayers, you have to decide who to listen to based on reputation).
With a candidate drive in the sights, I would run a Google search to see what comes up. For example,
With a candidate drive in the sights, I would run a Google search to see what comes up. For example,
site:hummy.tv wd black comes up with:Just passed this interesting pdf ..... shows drives suitable for HD recorders
Black Hole
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That's interesting - I don't know what all the columns are (I presume different models of recorder), but if you avoid the rows with few ticks you immediately remove the WD Purple, which we know about.
Interesting but it looks rather out of date to me; I suspect the 151007 at the end of the filename is the date i.e. 07-10-2015.
peterworks
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Does anyone know what HDD the latest offering from Humax is ?
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bingbonglong
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My new HDD has now arrived. Am I right in thinking that I can remove the old one, put the new on in, switch on, and it will take care of the formatting for me?
Ezra Pound
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As long as the new HDD is no bigger than 2TB, yes
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bingbonglong
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Ive installed the new HDD (500GB, CS29474 from CPC as suggested by @everthewatcher earlier in the thread).
When I power on the device, I get my TV picture and my TV guide, but there's no automatic option to do any formatting.
When I press MEDIA on the handset, nothing happens.
If I go to its IP address on a web broswer it says "The system is initialising". That page keeps reloading and eventually it gives up and says "no hard disk is detected".
If I try to do Menu >> Settings >> System >> Data Storage >> Format Storage, I can't select Data Storage because it's greyed out.
Looks like it's not detecting the HDD.
Can anyone make any suggestions? Thank you for any help you can offer.
When I power on the device, I get my TV picture and my TV guide, but there's no automatic option to do any formatting.
When I press MEDIA on the handset, nothing happens.
If I go to its IP address on a web broswer it says "The system is initialising". That page keeps reloading and eventually it gives up and says "no hard disk is detected".
If I try to do Menu >> Settings >> System >> Data Storage >> Format Storage, I can't select Data Storage because it's greyed out.
Looks like it's not detecting the HDD.
Can anyone make any suggestions? Thank you for any help you can offer.
Fairly obviously the Humax isn't recognising the hard drive; I take it you are confident that it is correctly connected. Can you connect it to a PC and see if that can see the drive?
Black Hole
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Let's see photos of any labels.
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bingbonglong
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When my USB-SATA converter arrives I should be able to try that.
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bottletop
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That pic shows you've got a sata1 drive. Look at post 37 of this thread. You need a sata2 drive or above for the HDR to use it. The P/N code on the drive label looks a little low.
Also this may help
https://hummy.tv/forum/threads/replacing-hard-disk.9691/
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Black Hole
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We've been absolutely explicit about that in various posts to various people.