Can I use 1TB external Drive

[voodooevil]

Hello.
I have vip622 receiver.
Can I use a 1TB external drive?

For example a Western Digital My Book 1TB?

Thanks Joe

 

[Peter Parker]

No one seems to know for ssure. If you do get an answer let us know in this thread http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-ne...ad-compatible-external-storage-vip-622-a.html

 

[harshness]

Can I use a 1TB external drive?

All signs point to no at this time

For example a Western Digital My Book 1TB?

If this is a dual-drive model, the Tech Forum all but recommended against them.

 

[Cab Driver]

Not really an answer, but...

If I remember correctly, the WD MyBook 1 TB drive has only an Ethernet interface and is, therefore, not usable with the 622's USB interface.

This still begs the question of whether the 622 would work with a 1 TB drive that did have a USB interface. The slides in the Tech Forum said to attach a 40 to 750 GB drive. They also cautioned against using 2 drive external enclosures and said that some would work and some would not. The WD MyBook 1 TB is a 2 drive device.

Sorry I don't have a definitive answer for you.

 

[voodooevil]

I guess a 750 is big enough. Thanks for all the help...Joe

 

[Smith P.]

Someone posted today - 1 TB works fine.

 

[Peter Parker]

thre are different versions of the My Book drives. Some might work an some not. I am not sure that we can make a definitive statement like all 1 TB drives will or will not work.

 

[whatchel1]

Are the ext HDD's partitioned?

Someone posted today - 1 TB works fine.

On the ext HDD's partitioned or just used as a single volume HDD? When formatted how does it set the size of the partitions if it is partitioned? Just wondering if you knew P. Smith.

 

[Smith P.]

All disks (regardless of size or organization as RAID-0 or other type internally in the enclosure) formatting (partitioning) same way:

partition #1: x83 1GB [2,120,517 sectors] with one folder 'lost+found';
partition #2: x83 <rest> with two folders - 'DishArc' and 'lost+found'.

 

[sampatterson]

My 1TB LaCie Bigger Disk does not work, so depends on the drive.

 

[Smith P.]

My 1TB LaCie Bigger Disk does not work, so depends on the drive.

Try Linux and create that 2 partitions as mention above.

 

[Poke]

I think 750GB is the max that will be recognized.

 

[Smith P.]

WE knew what DISH told us and our thinking is good enough for ourselves, but the device working by own thoughts ( algorithms and limitations ) so - thinking is irrelevant !

 

[Andyjunction]

This Hitachi 1TB drive seems to work perfectly so far. I've transfered about 200 gigs to it and watched quite a bit of programming from it. No issues at all to this point. Took about five minutes to format.

Hitachi - 1TB External Hard Drive - H31000U

 

[Hall]

No one seems to know for ssure.

One idea for the original poster to try immediately jumps to mind....

 

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All disks (regardless of size or organization as RAID-0 or other type internally in the enclosure) formatting (partitioning) same way:

partition #1: x83 1GB [2,120,517 sectors] with one folder 'lost+found';
partition #2: x83 <rest> with two folders - 'DishArc' and 'lost+found'.

Good to know that the first partition is always the same size. That will yield some interesting information. The second partition is obviously for the content itself.

And, of course, remember, you can use a file system and bypass it (e.g., direct sector access) simultaneously...