drblaze
10-01-2009, 04:26 AM
K- I have a basic series 3 tivo hd. A year and half ago my first Western digital 500 gig expander went kaput. I could not find my receipt and was out of luck. Then I got another one which just lasted for about a year. It was not totally dead- but it just before all the new shows- and I just decided scre w it; (it was slowly dying for sure)- Decent time to due a an upgrade and some fall cleaning. Wow- my family and I are filling it up- fast. I have mere days! lol- it has only been 3 days so far.It does only record 19 hd hours after all. This time- WD will send me a new one to use as backup for my laptop or whatever at least.
So time for my third external drive. Is a 1 tb as big as I can go for plug and play, (or something that does not void the warranty), with my tivo hd? I want to go as big as possble as safely as possible. Safety is more important. I need to know what to avoid in the future. it was defintely hot weather both times when the drives started to go bad. This time it just started to crash more and more. I watched as many shows as I really wanted and could and told my family to do the same. Saw maybe a third. My network is messed up so I didnt back up my shows. This will not be happening in the future. I basically want to know what to do to keep it running in tip top shape. How far away from a speaker should it be? how much room does it need on each side? anything else to keep it away from? Should I put a laptop fan under it? Any tips are greatly apppreciated.
This dummy at Best Buy convinced to me to buy a 1.5 TB Free agent seagate extreme today. That is- of course going back tomorrow. Is my only bet to Buy a 1 Tb Western Digital (sighhh) made for the tivo? Is a site like Amazon the best place to get it- or can I just get from best Buy? So I am reallllllly hoping to avoid any issues in the future. willing to put the drive wherever I have to in my home theatre area instead of just on the shelf. Again- thanks so much in advance. This site has always rocked. I know I will get good advice. Time is of the essence people!
Blaise
So time for my third external drive. Is a 1 tb as big as I can go for plug and play, (or something that does not void the warranty), with my tivo hd? I want to go as big as possble as safely as possible. Safety is more important. I need to know what to avoid in the future. it was defintely hot weather both times when the drives started to go bad. This time it just started to crash more and more. I watched as many shows as I really wanted and could and told my family to do the same. Saw maybe a third. My network is messed up so I didnt back up my shows. This will not be happening in the future. I basically want to know what to do to keep it running in tip top shape. How far away from a speaker should it be? how much room does it need on each side? anything else to keep it away from? Should I put a laptop fan under it? Any tips are greatly apppreciated.
This dummy at Best Buy convinced to me to buy a 1.5 TB Free agent seagate extreme today. That is- of course going back tomorrow. Is my only bet to Buy a 1 Tb Western Digital (sighhh) made for the tivo? Is a site like Amazon the best place to get it- or can I just get from best Buy? So I am reallllllly hoping to avoid any issues in the future. willing to put the drive wherever I have to in my home theatre area instead of just on the shelf. Again- thanks so much in advance. This site has always rocked. I know I will get good advice. Time is of the essence people!
Blaise