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aviz06 · 26-05-08, 08:35 PM

I Have Sky+ at the Mo, i opened up the Box to find that their is a 120GB Harddrive in it, can i either make the full use of this on Sky, can i buy another harddrive (BIGGER 1) to preplace the 1 that is in and can i re use the 1 that is in the Sky box to use on a PC?? Just need some info Really on these Harddrives and can i Change them and re-use them once they have been in the Sky+ Box??

raindancerob · 27-05-08, 06:35 PM

yes you can with kits like this: http://www.xtendedplay.co.uk/sky-har...-prodid-5.html & heres a guide on how to do it: http://www.morlocks.co.uk/disc-change-v2.htm

aviz06 · 28-05-08, 01:17 AM

so basically i just need a bigger harddrive???

I've got the Tools, But i've been told it needs to be at least 5ms harddrive i need to install? Is this correct or not??

pgh13 · 28-05-08, 10:39 AM

Don't know if things have changed, but a while ago a friend treid to fit a 300GB to his but it wasn't happy, so he come down to a 250.

aviz06 · 28-05-08, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pgh13

Don't know if things have changed, but a while ago a friend treid to fit a 300GB to his but it wasn't happy, so he come down to a 250.

So any 250gb IDE harddrive will be fine??

Robbo · 28-05-08, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aviz06

So any 250gb IDE harddrive will be fine??

Did you look at raindancers links?

This one looks useful

http://www.geocities.com/skypluswss/hdd.htm

It seems that some are better than others with regard to noise and heat.

Not having Sky myself, but I think it would be reasonable to go for one that someone else has already tried.

Robbo

aviz06 · 28-05-08, 01:02 PM

Thanks For that, Very Understanding...

26-05-08, 08:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
aviz06 Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 93 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	Sky+ HardDrive, Is it replaceable?? I Have Sky+ at the Mo, i opened up the Box to find that their is a 120GB Harddrive in it, can i either make the full use of this on Sky, can i buy another harddrive (BIGGER 1) to preplace the 1 that is in and can i re use the 1 that is in the Sky box to use on a PC?? Just need some info Really on these Harddrives and can i Change them and re-use them once they have been in the Sky+ Box?? Last edited by aviz06; 26-05-08 at 08:41 PM.

27-05-08, 06:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
raindancerob Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 132 Thanks: 13 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Sky+ HardDrive, Is replaceable?? yes you can with kits like this: http://www.xtendedplay.co.uk/sky-har...-prodid-5.html & heres a guide on how to do it: http://www.morlocks.co.uk/disc-change-v2.htm

28-05-08, 01:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
aviz06 Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 93 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Sky+ HardDrive, Is replaceable?? so basically i just need a bigger harddrive??? I've got the Tools, But i've been told it needs to be at least 5ms harddrive i need to install? Is this correct or not??

28-05-08, 10:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
pgh13 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Sky+ HardDrive, Is replaceable?? Don't know if things have changed, but a while ago a friend treid to fit a 300GB to his but it wasn't happy, so he come down to a 250.

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aviz06 Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 93 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Sky+ HardDrive, Is replaceable?? Thanks For that, Very Understanding...