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    Hr-20, can I simply add this SATA drive I have laying around ?

    OK, you guys make some compelling points :) Thanks
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    Hr-20, can I simply add this SATA drive I have laying around ?

    I disagree. Components without cases are passively cooled. The HR-20 receiver has an 80mm fan cooling the underside of it's internal drive and with no lid the rest of the components are passively cooled. As for ESD ? Well there is no carpet in the room and no one touches the components, so I...
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    Hr-20, can I simply add this SATA drive I have laying around ?

    Alright Satellite guys, you didn't help me :( But I forgive you :) The Hr-20 can simply accept a new SATA hard drive, it's bios will "program" the new drive so you just stick any compatible drive in there. So my question was : Hey my HR-20 receiver's internal hard drive is failing, causing...
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    Hr-20, can I simply add this SATA drive I have laying around ?

    Regarding the link : 2 terabytes ??? Groovy !!! I wonder what the maximum capacity for the HR-20 external drive can be ? Thanks and have fun! Craig
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    Hr-20, can I simply add this SATA drive I have laying around ?

    I don't know why you quoted my post then linked to that? A 6 foot ESATA to ESATA cable won't help me with the parts I have. I am using a bare SATA hard drive so I need a ESATA to SATA cable (to connect the new drive to the back of the receiver) and a Y power splitter cable (to split power with...
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    Hr-20, can I simply add this SATA drive I have laying around ?

    (click) Here is my computer. Backup drive on top - used only once per week, then unplugged to keep it safe from surges etc. RAID array out of the case for passive cooling. "RAID" means multiple drives act as one, it is faster by (I think) about 30% than just a single drive. The fans in the...
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    Hr-20, can I simply add this SATA drive I have laying around ?

    OK thank you all :) I'll see what I can do and post pics when I'm done :)
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    Hr-20, can I simply add this SATA drive I have laying around ?

    And I'll need this to split the power cable ? SATA 15 pin Y splitter 5 wire Power Cable - 6 inches - eBay (item 290343979035 end time Jul-23-10 08:10:24 PDT) I take it both hard drives must be present so the first hard drive can configure the second? I can't simply replace the first hard...
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    Hr-20, can I simply add this SATA drive I have laying around ?

    a quick search of eBay and this one is closest : http://cgi.ebay.com/SATA-eSATA-Cable-/290343859625?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4399d7b5a9 Can I use that? Thanks :) Craig
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    Hr-20, can I simply add this SATA drive I have laying around ?

    Yes it's "internal", I'll just sit it on top :) It's too bad the back of the receiver is e-sata rather than plain old sata, I have a bunch of sata cables LOL Thank you, Craig
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    Hr-20, can I simply add this SATA drive I have laying around ?

    Hello from Maine :) I have an HR-20 and it's hard drive is failing, it scans for hours, often. I happen to have a spare 500 gigabyte SATA 3GB/s drive (Seagate Barracuda ST3500630AS) All I need to do is buy a special cable and plug this drive in to the back of my HR-20, right? ? Thanks :) Craig