[access-uk] Re: TVOnics hard drive information
- From: "Darren Brewer" <darren.m.brewer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:31:13 +0100
Hi Mo
Thanks for publishing how you install / remove a hard drive from the DTR Z
500 model. It was very good timing as I have just bought one from ebay which
was very cheap as it didn't have a hard drive. Now you've done the hard work
and found out how to install the drive I'll be trying it out once I get a
spare hard disk.
Cheers
Darren.
how you did
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mobeen Iqbal" <mobeeniqbal@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 6:04 PM
Subject: [access-uk] TVOnics hard drive information
Hi All.
For those of you that are interested, the maximum size hard drive you can
have in a TVonics set top box is 2TB. I confirmed this the hard way when
dealing with a hard drive replacement for someone recently. I initially
bought a 3TB drive for the box, the box refused to recognise the drive and
therefore would not format it. I then tried out a 2TB drive. The box
formatted the drive, but refused to install software to the drive. For
those interested in technicalities, i then imaged a working TVOnics box on
to the 2TB drive via windows, and then made sure the partition was resized
from 500GB to accomodate the full 2TB. The box seemed to pick the drive up
fine, speech was working as expected and all other features were also
working fine.
Now for the 2 editions of the box. the DTRHD500 is the one that has a
weird kerved design, and is a weird shape. this seems to be the newer
updated version, and is a lot easier to work on. My instructions a few
weeks ago applied to this model, i should've specified. This is the model
that has an access cover on the back which you can remove and slip in a
new hard drive. The DTRZ500HD on the other hand is a lot harder to work
on. I have not written instructions for this model, perhaps i will if
there is enough interest but it took me hours of my time to establish how
to get in to the thing. I took a huge risk in atempting the replacement if
i'm honest as i could've damaged the cables/connections inside the box.
Although the box is a more conventional design, its a nightmare to get in
to. you have to remove both the front and back sections, insure the
infrared and USB connections are disconnected without damaging the flimsy
cables, insure the Sata connection is disconnected from the mainboard,
slide the mainboard out half way, undo screws holding the hard drive in
place, slide the board and drive out backwards symultaniously, screw the
new hard drive to the bracket, slide the hard drive in part way, connect
power and sata cables to the drive, slide the drive in all the way,
connect cables to the main board for the drive, slide the board back in,
connect the infrared and USB cables, then hope it'll work. I'd only advise
doing the above if you're extremely confident with hardware or you're not
bothered too much if something goes wrong. The above is not a guide, its a
summary so i will not be held responsible.
Finally, the Z500HD does not have any fans inside it for cooling, despite
the grill on the back of the unit. that's 1 thing i'd like to have seen.
the HD500 does have a fan, though how affective it is remains to be seen.
In a way, i can see why the company may have gone the way they did. the
designs by other manufacturers were more elegant and easier to work with,
too much competition. I'd be happy to advise anyone interested in an
upgrade off list or perform the upgrade for you. You can either source the
drive your self, or i'll source one for you.
all the best,
Mo.
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