Edit by 57 2011.06.13. It works - See post 2, 21.
Please note that only certain drives work properly. Use the experience of others in this thread and you may wish to also see the thread on the external drive addition.
Becoming frustrated with running out of space on my 8000HD. My wife records multiple shows in HD and they chew the disk space. Hard drives are now a dollar a gig so it has to be time to upgrade. I remember hearing rumours of people upgrading the 8000 and wanted to know if anyone has done this on the 8000HD yet.
1, Has anyone taken the cover off yet. Is there room for 2 drivers and does it support master slave type capabilaties.
2, Is it simply a matter of unplugging the drive and plugging a new one in.
3, Is there a certain recommended speed would 5600 RPM be to slow would 7200 create to much heat.
4, Are the drives locked ie do they use the IDE Hard disk password
(Obviously renters who are not afraid of violating rental agreements and people who value warranty this is not a good option).
Instructions & Photos - see:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/61-...-cloning-too-see-post-1-a-68.html#post2854378 Useful PDF.
SA8000/8300HD - Internal Hard Disk Upgrade Works (Cloning too) See Post 1. - Page 9 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums Images seem to be dead, if anyone has images, please post in this thread and I'll modify this link. Thanks.
For Torx bits, please see posts 621, 622, link below:
SA8000/8300HD - Internal Hard Disk Upgrade Works (Cloning too) See Post 1. - Page 42 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
SATA Adapter thread: Note that recent firmware may have created issues for some people with Adapters.
8300HD - Internal SATA Hard Disk adapter Upgrade - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
"Cloning" summary post - read the post and several posts that follow (at least to post 371): Edit - Cloning appears not to work properly any more after the most recent firmware update. This is discussed in a few posts on page 46 of this thread. Apparently the drive can be cloned, however, the "extra space" available above 160 GB is not available any more? (or whatever drive size you are currently using) Experiment if you wish...
SA8000/8300HD - Internal Hard Disk Upgrade Works (Cloning too) See Post 1. - Page 25 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
Note: If you get a Video Recorder Not Ready message after installing a new internal drive, you may need to do the "last resort" format as outlined at the bottom of post 1 of the SA FAQ below. This came about after a recent firmware update.
57 FAQ - Tips For SA (Cisco) STBs. (also Pace) - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
Note that it's getting difficult to find PATA drives, especially 500 GB and sometimes even 320. See the following post (and the posts that follow) for additional recent information.
SA8000/8300HD - Internal Hard Disk Upgrade Works (Cloning too) See Post 1. - Page 54 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
Please note that only certain drives work properly. Use the experience of others in this thread and you may wish to also see the thread on the external drive addition.
Becoming frustrated with running out of space on my 8000HD. My wife records multiple shows in HD and they chew the disk space. Hard drives are now a dollar a gig so it has to be time to upgrade. I remember hearing rumours of people upgrading the 8000 and wanted to know if anyone has done this on the 8000HD yet.
1, Has anyone taken the cover off yet. Is there room for 2 drivers and does it support master slave type capabilaties.
2, Is it simply a matter of unplugging the drive and plugging a new one in.
3, Is there a certain recommended speed would 5600 RPM be to slow would 7200 create to much heat.
4, Are the drives locked ie do they use the IDE Hard disk password
(Obviously renters who are not afraid of violating rental agreements and people who value warranty this is not a good option).
Instructions & Photos - see:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/61-...-cloning-too-see-post-1-a-68.html#post2854378 Useful PDF.
SA8000/8300HD - Internal Hard Disk Upgrade Works (Cloning too) See Post 1. - Page 9 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums Images seem to be dead, if anyone has images, please post in this thread and I'll modify this link. Thanks.
For Torx bits, please see posts 621, 622, link below:
SA8000/8300HD - Internal Hard Disk Upgrade Works (Cloning too) See Post 1. - Page 42 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
SATA Adapter thread: Note that recent firmware may have created issues for some people with Adapters.
8300HD - Internal SATA Hard Disk adapter Upgrade - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
"Cloning" summary post - read the post and several posts that follow (at least to post 371): Edit - Cloning appears not to work properly any more after the most recent firmware update. This is discussed in a few posts on page 46 of this thread. Apparently the drive can be cloned, however, the "extra space" available above 160 GB is not available any more? (or whatever drive size you are currently using) Experiment if you wish...
SA8000/8300HD - Internal Hard Disk Upgrade Works (Cloning too) See Post 1. - Page 25 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
Note: If you get a Video Recorder Not Ready message after installing a new internal drive, you may need to do the "last resort" format as outlined at the bottom of post 1 of the SA FAQ below. This came about after a recent firmware update.
57 FAQ - Tips For SA (Cisco) STBs. (also Pace) - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
Note that it's getting difficult to find PATA drives, especially 500 GB and sometimes even 320. See the following post (and the posts that follow) for additional recent information.
SA8000/8300HD - Internal Hard Disk Upgrade Works (Cloning too) See Post 1. - Page 54 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums