Minimum EHD Size for Hopper’s

[littlecloud319]

What is the minimum EHD size requirement for the Hopper’s? I tried a 250GB drive powered externally but it wouldn’t recognize it.

 

[n0qcu]

it's either 40GB or 50 GB I don't remember which.

 

[KAB]

What is the minimum EHD size requirement for the Hopper’s? I tried a 250GB drive powered externally but it wouldn’t recognize it.

Maybe try another USB/mini cable? Tried re-booting Hopper and trying again? Reformat drive from your PC?

 

[littlecloud319]

Maybe try another USB/mini cable? Tried re-booting Hopper and trying again? Reformat drive from your PC?

What should I format it too?


Edit: I’ve tried NTFS,fat32,and unformatted with the msdos partition table. Havent tried gpt yet.

 

[KAB]

What should I format it too?

NTFS...to erase any partitions that may be on the drive.

 

[KAB]

What should I format it too?


Edit: I’ve tried NTFS,fat32,and unformatted with the msdos partition table. Havent tried gpt yet.

Next best guess, from experience, bad EHD power supply. I had a Hopper replaced for the same reason as yours, no diff! When I traded a power brick (from an identical housing), it showed up!

 

[littlecloud319]

Next best guess, from experience, bad EHD power supply. I had a Hopper replaced for the same reason as yours, no diff! When I traded a power brick (from an identical housing), it showed up!

It work in any other system I use and it will spin up before plugging usb in. Already tried several power supplies and none work. The drive just might not be compatible. It’s a western digital Scorpio blue.

 

[KAB]

It work in any other system I use and it will spin up before plugging usb in. Already tried several power supplies and none work. The drive just might not be compatible. It’s a western digital Scorpio blue.

Guess it's time to move on to something else.

 

[littlecloud319]

Guess it's time to move on to something else.

It’s odd because I previously plugged in another drive of mine and it was recognized but now it isn’t anymore. At least it’s not like I’m running out of space on the hopper, I just want to have the option if I were to upgrade.

 

[pamajestic]

The fine print here says 320GB minimum and 2TB maximum for Hopper.

External Hard Drive | MyDISH | DISH Customer Support

 

[littlecloud319]

The fine print here says 320GB minimum and 2TB maximum for Hopper.

External Hard Drive | MyDISH | DISH Customer Support

That would explain why my other drive was recognized as its 1TB.

 

[KAB]

50GB most certainly used to be the minimum.

 

[TheKrell]

50GB most certainly used to be the minimum.

I tried a 64GB thumb drive and it worked, at least on a 722.

 

[Jim5506]

I have multiple 250GB EDH's using a dock with both of my H2's.

 

[stejamand]

Related question: I'm getting the H3 installed on Sunday and am needing a hard drive to transfer/archive recordings. Does the hard drive need to have a separate plug or can it be one that just has USB power? I know the DISH site says it needs its own power supply, but I just wanted to make sure.

 

[Bobby]

There are those that say that a USB powered EHD works just fine for them. Dish doesn't support that. The Hopper's power supply may give that EHD power for a while but it will tax it. It is best to use a self powered EHD.

 

[joewhite57]

¹ External hard drive capacity requirements:
Connected to Hopper: minimum 320 GB, maximum 2 TB
Connected to Wally: minimum 500 GB, maximum 2 TB
Connected to other receivers: minimum 50 GB, maximum 2 TB

From MyDISH EHD info page

 

[Jim5506]

Smaller hard drives will work, if they have already been formatted by a 612/622/722, but it appears that a Hopper will only format a drive if it is 320GB or larger.

I have tried blank 100GB and blank 250GB drives and my Hopper never recognizes them.

250GB drives that I have that were formatted when I had a 722 are recognized and used by my Hopper.