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post #16891 of 16895
5/18/13 at 2:24pm
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If I would have the drive I'd like to try set it to "do-not-spin-after-power-on" mode and see if DVR's CPU's SATA controller would better negotiate with it.

I think you are probably correct. However we can only guess as you don't have this drive and I can't possibly send it to you.
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5/19/13 at 4:45pm
So take the hint and check it yourself. How to do it is found elsewhere. Maybe download a free Ubuntu live file system and see if it has the utility you need.
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5/20/13 at 6:46am
I know how to do it. I have checked and changed drive parameters. The problem is it is now back hooked up to the DTVPAL and has recordings on it. I'm not going to mess with it at this point when it works fine. I think the point is if we need to replace drives in the future and they don't work internally they can probably work externally or if you are up to it you can check drive parameters and possibly change them to make it work internally.
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post #16894 of 16895
5/20/13 at 10:41am
If it ain't broke, don't fix it wink.gif

Vantec's Nextar enclosures are the brand I use. I know they have an internal SATA controller, but I thought it was only used for USB connectivity and that eSATA was merely a pass-through. But apparently the internal controller is used for eSATA too.

At this point my best guess is that the Pal's SATA controller won't negotiate a SATA III drive down to SATA II, but the enclosure's controller will, allowing your drive to work with the Pal. At any rate, we now know an external enclosure will let at least one additional drive model work with the Pal.
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post #16895 of 16895
5/20/13 at 2:17pm
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Originally Posted by JHBrandt View Post

If it ain't broke, don't fix it wink.gif

Vantec's Nextar enclosures are the brand I use. I know they have an internal SATA controller, but I thought it was only used for USB connectivity and that eSATA was merely a pass-through. But apparently the internal controller is used for eSATA too.

At this point my best guess is that the Pal's SATA controller won't negotiate a SATA III drive down to SATA II, but the enclosure's controller will, allowing your drive to work with the Pal. At any rate, we now know an external enclosure will let at least one additional drive model work with the Pal.

Yup and that is a very good thing. I think it also means that if you use the right enclosure you can possibly use just about any make and model 1 TB drive with the DTVPAL.

By the way I really love using an external drive with this unit. It runs so much cooler with the hot drive out of it and it also opens up the cabinet for more air circulating.
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