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[dish_dtv]

WD IDE with enclosure

Experts,

Is there 1 that you would recommend over the other for using it as EHD for my 211K? I have narrowed my choices to:

EHD Enclosure:
RX-358-S SLV Rosewill.com - Accessories, Enclosure, 3.5" SATA, 3.5" SATA to eSATA & USB, RX-358-S SLV

Internal Hard-Drives:
WD10EVVS WD AV-GP ( WD10EVVS )

WD10EVDS WD AV-GP ( WD10EVDS )

WD10EADS WD Caviar Green 1 TB SATA Hard Drives ( WD10EADS )

Thanks in advance.

 

[dish_dtv]

no recommendations?

bump.....

 

[TheKrell]

Well, that enormous fan on the Rosewill would be great on the 7200rpm heaters like Seagate's. But really it (and it's expense, and it's noise) is unnecessary for WD green drives. I'd go with a much cheaper enclosure and forgo the noisy fan.

 

[getstuff4less]

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Good speed for a DVR. You want slower speeds.

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[dish_dtv]

Thank you

Well, that enormous fan on the Rosewill would be great on the 7200rpm heaters like Seagate's. But really it (and it's expense, and it's noise) is unnecessary for WD green drives. I'd go with a much cheaper enclosure and forgo the noisy fan.

Thank you for the response. Unfortunately, the enclosure has already been ordered. I will pick one of these AV or AV-GP drives and post back once I enable EHD. From what I hear, the enclosure's fan is loud and the LCD is too bright too. Thankfully, I should be able to point it towards the wall and avoid the light. Noise, I don't know yet.

 

[joecap1946]

Anybody seen a deal like this recently?? $80 + FREE ship for 1TB.... I am sad I missed this.....

Dealnews has something similar.

Western Digital 1TB eSATA/FW/USB2 HDD - dealnews.com

Hope this helps.

 

[KAB]

Dealnews has something similar.

Western Digital 1TB eSATA/FW/USB2 HDD - dealnews.com

Hope this helps.

Must be old dealnews...$121.99 now.

 

[joecap1946]

Must be old dealnews...$121.99 now.[/QUOTE


Must have been an error

He is what I seen.

Sorry

Western Digital 1TB eSATA/FW/USB2 HDD - dealnews.com

 

[dish_dtv]

EHD enabled on my 211K, 98hrs HD, 329hrs SD

Thank you for the response. Unfortunately, the enclosure has already been ordered. I will pick one of these AV or AV-GP drives and post back once I enable EHD. From what I hear, the enclosure's fan is loud and the LCD is too bright too. Thankfully, I should be able to point it towards the wall and avoid the light. Noise, I don't know yet.

Wohoo! Thanks to this thread, I went ahead and purchased the WD AV-GP (WD10EVDS) 1 TB hard-drive. installed it on the Rosewill USB 2.0/eSATA enclosure RX-358-S and plugged it in and voila, my 211k recognized the new hard-drive and the screen displayed a # to call. Within 2 minutes after calling the # to activate the DVR feature, message changed to the 'Shall I format?'. After clicking Ok and waiting for another 2-3 minutes, my receiver rebooted and I clicked on the DVR button on my 211k remote and voila! I see approx 98hrs free HD-DVR space, which is approx 329 SD-DVR space.

Thanks everyone! After an hour of my EHD running/recording 2 events (1 OTA and 1 SAT feed), the enclosure was pretty cool to the touch. And, to my pleasant surprise, the enclosure's fan was silent, unless I went very near to the enclosure.

 

[DIRANONI]

I just ordered a WD 1.5 TB USB EHD, I currently have a WD 1TB connected to my VIP211. How do I switch EHD's without losing content......sorry for the noob question.

 

[yaz96]

Can we please keep this thread for Bargain Pricing on EHD's??

There are plenty of other EHD threads for questions about usage, which drive to buy, etc., in the Technical Forum as well as in this forum.

Thank you!

 

[joecap1946]

Can we please keep this thread for Bargain Pricing on EHD's??

There are plenty of other EHD threads for questions about usage, which drive to buy, etc., in the Technical Forum as well as in this forum.

Thank you!

Here is another HD special from Dealnews.

Western Digital 1.5TB USB2 HDD - dealnews.com

 

[navychop]

I just ordered a WD 1.5 TB USB EHD, I currently have a WD 1TB connected to my VIP211. How do I switch EHD's without losing content......sorry for the noob question.

You can have as many EHDs as you want. No need to have just 1. I have 4. Or is it 5?

Just have only one attached at a time. But if you insist, you can move material back to the DVR, and then from the DVR to the new EHD.

 

[ehren]

The USB powered EHD's work with 211 recievers? Or do you need the power supply?

 

[navychop]

Should have your own PS. USB for data transfer.

 

[smokey982]

Here is another HD special from Dealnews.

Western Digital 1.5TB USB2 HDD - dealnews.com

I thought 1TB was the biggest you could use on the Dish receivers?

 

[Voyager6]

I thought 1TB was the biggest you could use on the Dish receivers?

E* will only support up to 1 TB drives. Larger drives have been successfully tested and they work but no support yet from E*.

 

[NotMe546]

FD G-Force MegaDisk Hard Drive - MDE2000
Fantom 2TB G-Force MegaDisk Hard Drive/Raid - Dual Interface (USB 2.0 & eSATA) External Hard Drive/Raid

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Or if thats to big they still have this one:

Fantom G-Force 1TB Triple Interface - USB 2.0/eSATA/FireWire External Hard Drive - GF1000T

Our Price: $109.99Price After Rebate(s): $89.99 Shipping: FREE

 

[NotMe546]

Cavalry CAXB 1TB USB 2.0 / eSATA - 7200RPM 16MB Cache

Our Price: $95.99Price After Rebate(s): $75.99 Shipping: FREE

 

[smokey982]

E* will only support up to 1 TB drives. Larger drives have been successfully tested and they work but no support yet from E*.

So I assume by that you mean the 1.5TB will work fine, but Dish won't help you if there's any problems?