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lincsat · 03-04-08, 12:39 AM

Here's a couple of very useful guides - all credit to the author.

upgrade HDD on sky+ box
Upgrading HDD on Sky HD

Rick · 01-07-08, 08:44 AM

Really good guides. Never realised that they just used a standard IDE drive. And with the price of them now SATA drives are out. Just ordered a 750gb drive £70 + VAT. Won't have to delete anything for ages brill.

Thanks for the link

stokie mac · 15-08-10, 12:48 PM

SUPERB Guide..

unadkat · 27-09-10, 05:46 PM

The Sky HD box which i have has got a SATA hard drive in it.

Here is a more Updated version of a Guide:

http://www.jpjones.co.uk/tag/skyhd/

Not that the firmware is actually on the HDD itself. Removing the HDD will cause the box not too boot up. However on the link it tels you how to clone it etc etc and how to transfer the firmware to a new HDD

Here is another link for the tools needed for firmware transfers:

http://www.skycopyplus.co.uk/download.php

lincsat · 29-09-10, 12:27 AM

And I can tell you that my 1GB Samsung Green HDD works sweet on the Sky+HD

BTW, If upgrading the HDD in a Thomson box especially, you may want to take the opportunity to uprate the PSU while the box is open. See here - Spares for Sky digibox and other receivers

buck247 · 09-06-11, 11:17 PM

Hi folks, and please forgive my ignorance, I have not used this site for a while, and have spent the last couple of hours trawling, but still not found what I am looking for.

I am looking to get sky HD installed, and am wondering if my 1TB western digital external HDD can be used to record to from the sky box, if so, does it need to be formatted a certain way. I have tried it on a friends sky but no luck.

Any feedback is much appreciated.

Buck

unadkat · 10-06-11, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buck247

Hi folks, and please forgive my ignorance, I have not used this site for a while, and have spent the last couple of hours trawling, but still not found what I am looking for.

I am looking to get sky HD installed, and am wondering if my 1TB western digital external HDD can be used to record to from the sky box, if so, does it need to be formatted a certain way. I have tried it on a friends sky but no luck.

Any feedback is much appreciated.

Buck

hello mate

you can format the Drive from the Engineers menu after its been installed.

I don't know what the max it can support.

Install it , access the Engineers menu, format it.

I cant remember the sequence of numbers which you need to type in order to get into the '' Engineers menu''

kind regards

unadkat · 10-06-11, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unadkat

hello mate

you can format the Drive from the Engineers menu after its been installed.

I don't know what the max it can support.

Install it , access the Engineers menu, format it.

I cant remember the sequence of numbers which you need to type in order to get into the '' Engineers menu''

kind regards

Just to add that the software is on the HDD itself so I would assume that would need to move the firmware as well onto the new HDD.

Follow the guides above on the link which I posted on post #4

Otherwise your box will fail to boot up.

03-04-08, 12:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 5,913 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2,575 Times in 663 Posts	Upgrading the Hard Drive in a Sky+/SkyHD box Here's a couple of very useful guides - all credit to the author. upgrade HDD on sky+ box Upgrading HDD on Sky HD __________________ Blade7000 & Vu+ Duo in Stock, Linux Sat boxes from £52.25. Kryptview £123.50 & SV7 under £93 with Members Discount - Lincsat's Nick-Nacks (Shop) Drivers Protest Union Last edited by lincsat; 03-04-08 at 12:45 AM.

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Rick Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Blackburn, UK Posts: 2,597 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,029 Times in 669 Posts	Re: Upgrading the Hard Drive in a Sky+/SkyHD box Really good guides. Never realised that they just used a standard IDE drive. And with the price of them now SATA drives are out. Just ordered a 750gb drive £70 + VAT. Won't have to delete anything for ages brill. Thanks for the link

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stokie mac Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Stoke-On-Trent.. Posts: 254 Thanks: 197 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Upgrading the Hard Drive in a Sky+/SkyHD box SUPERB Guide.. __________________ Be LOYAL.. Be PROUD.. Be STOKE!!..

27-09-10, 05:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
unadkat Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2,101 Thanks: 1,214 Thanked 800 Times in 634 Posts	Re: Upgrading the Hard Drive in a Sky+/SkyHD box The Sky HD box which i have has got a SATA hard drive in it. Here is a more Updated version of a Guide: http://www.jpjones.co.uk/tag/skyhd/ Not that the firmware is actually on the HDD itself. Removing the HDD will cause the box not too boot up. However on the link it tels you how to clone it etc etc and how to transfer the firmware to a new HDD Here is another link for the tools needed for firmware transfers: http://www.skycopyplus.co.uk/download.php Last edited by unadkat; 27-09-10 at 05:51 PM.

29-09-10, 12:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 5,913 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2,575 Times in 663 Posts	Re: Upgrading the Hard Drive in a Sky+/SkyHD box And I can tell you that my 1GB Samsung Green HDD works sweet on the Sky+HD BTW, If upgrading the HDD in a Thomson box especially, you may want to take the opportunity to uprate the PSU while the box is open. See here - Spares for Sky digibox and other receivers __________________ Blade7000 & Vu+ Duo in Stock, Linux Sat boxes from £52.25. Kryptview £123.50 & SV7 under £93 with Members Discount - Lincsat's Nick-Nacks (Shop) Drivers Protest Union

09-06-11, 11:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
buck247 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 21 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Upgrading the Hard Drive in a Sky+/SkyHD box Hi folks, and please forgive my ignorance, I have not used this site for a while, and have spent the last couple of hours trawling, but still not found what I am looking for. I am looking to get sky HD installed, and am wondering if my 1TB western digital external HDD can be used to record to from the sky box, if so, does it need to be formatted a certain way. I have tried it on a friends sky but no luck. Any feedback is much appreciated. Buck

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