Samsung SIR-S4080R, 48-bit LBA Limited??

[KDX]

Hi. I have a couple of Samsung SIR-S4080R DVR's. Does anyone know if it has the 48-bit LBA limit (137GB)? I was thinking that if it did, it would not make sense to try to upgrade it past a 120GB HD, if I ever got around to upgrading it.

THanks in advance for any information.

[Dkerr24]

I have the model before yours (SIR4040R) and am running a 300gb hard drive in it for 265 hours of programming. It's not the unit that is limited to 137gb, it's the software on it. Just make sure you download a LBA48 boot CD image and you can go as large as you want with the replacement drive.

[KDX]

Hi. Thanks for helping me out again (linux computer post). Would this LBA48 CD be somewhat like the old EZ-BIOS in the PC world?

I was thinking that I might not need too much space, but "more space" is making "more sense". :-)

[Dkerr24]

Here's a link to where you can download the ISO image for a LBA48 CD:

http://www.ptvupgrade.com/products/software/lba48/lba_4.04_license.html

Use your CD Burner software to create this... most CD burner software has a 'create CD from ISO image' option on it.

Follow the Hinsdale Howto for step-by-step instructions on how to use MFStools.

[mikehome]

Drives are so cheap.....why not put what you can afford. Never have to worry about recording time again. I have (2) 250 gig drives in my Samsung.

[rminsk]

You do not need to get a different image if you are running 6.2 software on it. 6.2 has a LBA-48 kernel. Versions before that did not have a LBA-48 kernel.

[KDX]

Hi. Thanks for the continued information. They are both running 6.2.something.