Help with sky+ upgrade - Sky+

robadob · 29-10-2009, 21:47

hi sorry if this in wrong place etc, but im looking for advice on a new hard drive for v2 sky+ box.
please note yes i have read the above sticky FAQ on upgrade but the link in it to the list of hard drives no longer works.
im looking for a hd of 160 / 250 gb, so any advice would be great thanks alot.

Shoog · 29-10-2009, 23:48

I've got a 160GB Seagate ST3160215ACE in mine, been working flawlessly for over a year.

Tried a 160GB Western Digital WD1600AVBB before that and it worked for 9 out of 10 recordings but every so often a recording would skip.

robadob · 30-10-2009, 10:19

Thank you for your quick reply, have now ordered said disk

wolverine · 30-10-2009, 11:14

Please help a n00b.

Can anyone advise on this hard drive? I understand that 5400rpm is what Sky + prefers although that's based on hear-say.

After Anytime takes 80 of the 250gb, would I in effect be doubling the current disk space I have? I believe I have an Amstrad V3 but I'm not too sure about that - I got it in June 2007 if that helps.

robadob · 03-11-2009, 13:43

just like to say thanks Shoog all in and working, hardly a sound from the disk best thing i done

jeallen01 · 03-11-2009, 14:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolverine

Please help a n00b.

Can anyone advise on this hard drive? I understand that 5400rpm is what Sky + prefers although that's based on hear-say.
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Try and find a disk that is optimised for audio-visual tasks, like the Seagate ACE disk mentioned above - that said, my Seagate AV optimised 320GB ACE disk is not working properly (see seprate thread)!

jeallen01 · 04-11-2009, 19:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeallen01

Try and find a disk that is optimised for audio-visual tasks, like the Seagate ACE disk mentioned above - that said, my Seagate AV optimised 320GB ACE disk is not working properly (see seprate thread)!

Now got my disk working OK (see separate thread) , so see if you can still find a Seagate DB35, ST33208ACE (320GB - I got mine from DELL, but can't find any on the web.

You could possibly go to the Seagate website and look (possibly in the obsolete products section!) for IDE drives with the "ACE" suffix at the end of the P/N - that (AFAIK) denotes an AV optimised drive - and then search for one of those.

John

jeallen01 · 04-11-2009, 19:48

posted in error.

29-10-2009, 21:47	#1
robadob Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3	Help with sky+ upgrade hi sorry if this in wrong place etc, but im looking for advice on a new hard drive for v2 sky+ box. please note yes i have read the above sticky FAQ on upgrade but the link in it to the list of hard drives no longer works. im looking for a hd of 160 / 250 gb, so any advice would be great thanks alot.

29-10-2009, 23:48	#2
Shoog Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scotland Services: Digifusion FVRT100, FVRT200, FRT101, Inverto IDL7000M, Pace BSKYB3100 Posts: 325	I've got a 160GB Seagate ST3160215ACE in mine, been working flawlessly for over a year. Tried a 160GB Western Digital WD1600AVBB before that and it worked for 9 out of 10 recordings but every so often a recording would skip.

30-10-2009, 10:19	#3
robadob Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3	Thank you for your quick reply, have now ordered said disk

30-10-2009, 11:14	#4
wolverine Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,036	Please help a n00b. Can anyone advise on this hard drive? I understand that 5400rpm is what Sky + prefers although that's based on hear-say. After Anytime takes 80 of the 250gb, would I in effect be doubling the current disk space I have? I believe I have an Amstrad V3 but I'm not too sure about that - I got it in June 2007 if that helps.

03-11-2009, 13:43	#5
robadob Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3	just like to say thanks Shoog all in and working, hardly a sound from the disk best thing i done

04-11-2009, 19:48	#8
jeallen01 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: W.London Services: Sky+ V2 320GB, TM5500DAPCI, various cams, 4 dishes, Virgin box,Slingbox etc Posts: 603	posted in error.