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markcronin · 29-01-07, 02:22 PM

Am i right in thinkin that i need to buy a cetain type of Hard Disk to install into my 7025?

In the book it says UDMA66, however this is a very old standard and is not longer available? or will i be ok to put in a ATA100 spec?

Any ideas?

nanochickin · 29-01-07, 03:34 PM

ATA 100 is backward compatible with UDMA 66 & 33. (I.e an ATA 100 drive will work with a UDMA 66/33 controller and Visa-versa) Your ok as long as its not SERIAL ATA.

I'm sure i read somewhere that you also need to stick to a 5400rpm drive to avoid over heating however i'm not sure how much truth there is in it :? I'm sure one of the other more experienced dreamers will put me right if i've got it wrong

I've got a 5400 rpm drive in my 7020 and it works fine

nano

BGonaSTICK · 29-01-07, 04:29 PM

The 5400/7200rpm thing was more of an issue with the 7000 I think, but generally, slower-spinning drives are quieter and therefore more suited to STB applications. I don't know of any specific restrictions on drives for the 7025.

Dream used to produce a list of compatible drives, but then they just turned to whole thing over to Seagate who produced a single custom range for the Dreamboxes. Not sure if that situation remains unchanged.

Some folks even fit 2.5" laptop drives I believe. These tend to spin slower by default, and use less power too.

STICK

koy · 01-12-07, 08:57 AM

Seagate = very good drives, highly reliable I recommend and they have "5 year warranty".

29-01-07, 02:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
markcronin Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	7025 & HD Am i right in thinkin that i need to buy a cetain type of Hard Disk to install into my 7025? In the book it says UDMA66, however this is a very old standard and is not longer available? or will i be ok to put in a ATA100 spec? Any ideas?

29-01-07, 03:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: 7025 & HD ATA 100 is backward compatible with UDMA 66 & 33. (I.e an ATA 100 drive will work with a UDMA 66/33 controller and Visa-versa) Your ok as long as its not SERIAL ATA. I'm sure i read somewhere that you also need to stick to a 5400rpm drive to avoid over heating however i'm not sure how much truth there is in it :? I'm sure one of the other more experienced dreamers will put me right if i've got it wrong I've got a 5400 rpm drive in my 7020 and it works fine nano __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

29-01-07, 04:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	Re: 7025 & HD The 5400/7200rpm thing was more of an issue with the 7000 I think, but generally, slower-spinning drives are quieter and therefore more suited to STB applications. I don't know of any specific restrictions on drives for the 7025. Dream used to produce a list of compatible drives, but then they just turned to whole thing over to Seagate who produced a single custom range for the Dreamboxes. Not sure if that situation remains unchanged. Some folks even fit 2.5" laptop drives I believe. These tend to spin slower by default, and use less power too. STICK __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

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koy Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 7025 & HD Seagate = very good drives, highly reliable I recommend and they have "5 year warranty".