Scott,
Can you please tell us what will happen if we do not delete our recordings and the 625 gets the software update? Can we delete the shows and timers at a later date and get the extra time?
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Scott,
Can you please tell us what will happen if we do not delete our recordings and the 625 gets the software update? Can we delete the shows and timers at a later date and get the extra time?
I basically have the same question as the past few posters--and its from my lack of understanding how this works. I guess I am envisoning this from the viewpoint of installing software on a regular PC.
Will the new L462 software download (somtime before Nov 8) even if timers/recordings have NOT been deleted? Then once the software download is verified (via MENU-6-1-3), can we then delete timers/recordings (for 24 hours?) allowing the software to install thus adding the extra 50 hours?
In other words, will all 625 users GET the download -- but its installation dependent on deleting timers/recordings?
(Am I way off base in my thinking here?)
Eric
Will the new L462 software download (somtime before Nov 8) even if timers/recordings have NOT been deleted? Then once the software download is verified (via MENU-6-1-3), can we then delete timers/recordings (for 24 hours?) allowing the software to install thus adding the extra 50 hours?
In other words, will all 625 users GET the download -- but its installation dependent on deleting timers/recordings?
(Am I way off base in my thinking here?)
Eric
i got the new software version on mine today -- yesterday i had already deleted all of my recordings after spending a couple weeks recording them to a DVD with a dvr burner and i still didnt get the extra 50 hrs -- does it take time for the drive to reformat or what
blueman did you erase all your timers and did you try a reboot?
the 625 has to reformat to get the extra time
the 625 has to reformat to get the extra time
what a bug? no impossible e software is rock solid
Perhaps the extended time was puled at the last minute>
I can tell you that I installed two 625's today and after the download they only had 100 hours.
Wait when Dish will assign a price for the feature - guess it will you cost $19.99 one time fee.
- guess it will you cost $19.99 one time fee. 
Congrats, blueman.
So you deleted the programs and timers right before the software update downloaded to your DVR right?
no i had the new software this morning-- i changed the tme earlier for the nightly download let it do its thing for about 10mins it reset then it came back on and said your hard drive will be formated or something similar then the receiver reset it self then i checked and there it was the 150hrs
Well what I meant is this was the order that it happened for you, correct?:
1) Yesterday, you deleted all the programs and timers.
Then:
2) Last night's update downloaded the software update to your DVR.
3) Tonight's update reformatted your hard drive to 150 hours.
Because what I wanted to do and hope this works also is:
1) Have the software update downloaded to my DVR
Then:
2) Delete all my programs and timers
3) The 2nd update (like the next night) reformats my hard drive
This is what I think should happen if you still have recordings and timers:
- Receiver downloads software and installs it.
- Checks for recordings and timers and since they are still there, nothing happens.
- When the receiver runs the diagnostics at whatever time is set, it checks again. If there are no recordings and no timers, it prompts you to reformat the hard drive and proceeds to formatting.
- Receiver has 150 hrs. for recording.
But again that's just what I think it should happen.
- Receiver downloads software and installs it.
- Checks for recordings and timers and since they are still there, nothing happens.
- When the receiver runs the diagnostics at whatever time is set, it checks again. If there are no recordings and no timers, it prompts you to reformat the hard drive and proceeds to formatting.
- Receiver has 150 hrs. for recording.
But again that's just what I think it should happen.
Does anyone know the exact procedure for this? What software version do I need to have for this to happen?
