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markshore
11th June, 2011, 04:21 PM
Hi been playing with the external HDD on a DM500HD this only has esata so using a 2.5"enclosure the esata needs to be powered so used 500ma power supply formatted ok but had problems transfering files and recording very jumpy.
Had a thought that the external usb dvd writer i have has twin usb as the standard port only supplies 500ma, butchered an old 2a power supply and now it works great the 500ma may be ok for usb but the dreambox supplies no power to the esata.
Have read a few times on this forum of people having HDD problems recordings jumpy etc perhaps they are not image related but power to the HDD being insufficient.

Regards
Mark