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External HDD's CONFIRMED To Work With CS7.1K (all other posts will be deleted)


This thread is for cs7.1k users to post a list of external HDD's that work with the box.

Please post make and model number of HDD, number of gb, where it can be purchased (if possible), and how you set it up so others can learn from your experience.

We are testing a brand new box (been available only 2-3 weeks now) so all input from users is appreciated as more sat testers will be trying this box in the future.

If you are having an issue setting up YOUR external HDD, PLEASE start a new thread as this is only for confirmed HDD's that work.

My experience:

I hooked up a Maxtor OneTouch 4, 500 gb external HDD to my 7.1k. Purchased it on sale on Best Buy for $129 yesterday (12-21-07).

Out of the box I hooked the HDD to my laptop. It comes with pre-installed software so I needed to set up the HDD before hooking it up to the sat box.

I installed the software and got a pop-up that new software was available. I downloaded it (software version 4.01.0226), went into settings and set it to "never" power down (see problems with external HDD's going to sleep and not waking correctly in 7k chat forum). Those were only settings and changes I made to the drive.

I then unplugged the HDD from my laptop
and plugged it in to the rear usb port on the 7.1k.


Then I went into menu, selected "utilities", then selected "usb", then selected "format".

Formatting took less than a minute.

Started recording right after that.

Have recorded 3 movies of ppv so far, several tv shows, and tested the live tv pause functions.

All is working well, no freezes. This whole set up has been a breeze with the 7.1k.

Peace
 
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