[Merged] - Eurovox Ex5000 PVR Problems/Issues in here

[jasegee]

Great i got a nice shiny new pvr 5000 so i thought untill i trierd to fit a an IDE 120 2.5" drive .........IT DOES NOT FIT !!!!! and no its not a SATA version i have tried 5 different drives and went out an got a brought a brand new maxtor one and that did not fit as well..... have eurovox stiched us up again ??

any ideas guys is there another part i need to buy because the connector in the pvr machine seems to be a lot shorter then required ??


HELP ME SOME ONE PLS

[edblack]

Hi guys i recently purchased my first Eurovox (EUROVOX EX5000 PVR.) I am computer literate and have every confidence that i can follow the tutorials i have manage to locate in this forum HOWEVER....The thing that is confusing me is which steps do i need to take in which order? I know that you ned to update firmware but is that all you need to do?

Please if someone could let me know the steps i need to take to get up and running and i can research the how to stuff from there.

Cheers guys

[thumperstu]

just read in the review first line it needs to be a LAPTOP hdd i assume there smaller than standard

[jasegee]

Originally Posted by thumperstu

just read in the review first line it needs to be a LAPTOP hdd i assume there smaller than standard

lol it is a laptop H/D (2.5")

just found out that only seagate ones fit

[McTazzz]

Hi All,
Got my new PVR today and working fine as a standard bo, problem I have is I bought hard drive and was looking forward to playing around with the box but cant seem to get it to work.
Turned of box at back, sliped in drive and powerd up ....
Only getting ---- on front screen.
I was reading earlier posts so opted for Seagat 160 drive ( photo atached ) but cant get it to work, am I doing something wrong
Many thanks
Taz
sorry wont let me uplaod pic...

Product Description - Seagate Momentus 5400.3 ST9160821A - hard drive - 160 GB -
ATA-100 Device Type Hard drive - internal Capacity160 GB Form Factor 2.5" x 1/8H Data Transfer Rate100 Mbps Average Seek Time12.5 ms Spindle Speed 5400 rpm Interface Type ATA-100 Buffer Size 8 MBWeight0.1 kgDimensions (WxDxH)7 cm x 10 cm x 9.5 mm

[cashy3]

my hd says western digital. and wd scorpio on it, it works fine but it came with the box.

[AAB]

Mine came with the box, it is Seagate. It lets me record progremmes and play that back including rewind, forward etc. However I can't seem to be able to pause or rewind live TV. Has anybody managed to do that on theirs? Where am I going wrong? When I am pressing 'pause' or 'rewind' button on remote nothing happens.

[youngmcc]

Hi

I have just purchased the Eurovox Ex5000 PVR and after checking it out (everything worked fine), I stupidly decided that I would install the CDF for my city, without saving the original channels.

I now try to go through the channels and it is coming up saying "Scrambled Channel"

Can anyone urgently help me on how to fix this?

Thanks

[no1dieselfitter]

Originally Posted by McTazzz

Hi All,
Got my new PVR today and working fine as a standard bo, problem I have is I bought hard drive and was looking forward to playing around with the box but cant seem to get it to work.
Turned of box at back, sliped in drive and powerd up ....
Only getting ---- on front screen.
I was reading earlier posts so opted for Seagat 160 drive ( photo atached ) but cant get it to work, am I doing something wrong
Many thanks
Taz
sorry wont let me uplaod pic...

Product Description - Seagate Momentus 5400.3 ST9160821A - hard drive - 160 GB -
ATA-100 Device Type Hard drive - internal Capacity160 GB Form Factor 2.5" x 1/8H Data Transfer Rate100 Mbps Average Seek Time12.5 ms Spindle Speed 5400 rpm Interface Type ATA-100 Buffer Size 8 MBWeight0.1 kgDimensions (WxDxH)7 cm x 10 cm x 9.5 mm

Hi, having same problem, installed seagate 160GB hard drive switched box on and nothing but ---- on lcd display. switched box off and removed hdd switched back on and scanned for channels ok, switched off and retried fitting hdd but still ---- don't know anything about hdd's do they have to be formated ? or somthing bought mine off ebay maybe faulty?

[McTazzz]

Formated my seagate hdd fat32 still getting ----
I will try nfts or similar ( drunk ) and try that
Taz