eurovox ex5000 pvr

[potter]

Hi guys, just to let you know the ex5000 pvr does not take any 2.5" IDE laptop hard drive
so be carefull when buying. just bought western digital 160gb and it does not work.
Been told the only one that works is seagate 2.5" IDE.

[smirnoff_rules]

thats a bit fussy .. a drives a drive ? it might play up a little but should work , is the drive formated

[potter]

i really dont now bud if formated, all i got told to buy any 2.5" IDE laptop hdd
and just slot in. did not work then i get told from a friend they only work on seagate mate

[smirnoff_rules]

does the box say anything when u connect the drive . u might have to flash the software with the drive in .. the old replay used to load software to the harddrive so the software was faster

[potter]

Yes, no harddrive or full. you can hear it when you slot it in but nothing after. how do you format the hdd mate

[smirnoff_rules]

theres no option in the menu then to format then ? and how have u got the jumpers set

[potter]

Na no option on the menu mate. been told only seagate will work for now
just wasted ?40

[smirnoff_rules]

as u say l find it strange only one make works .. most drives a basicly the same m8 , just the speed the drive works well at .. just thinkin of u incase u blow money on another drive ..is there jumpers on the drive ?

there site says nothing about that

You can remove and share your Hard Drive with others to share your Media Library.
You can also connect the Hard Drive to a PC and download your Content To Store or Burn on to DVD.
It takes a IDE Laptop Hard Drive between 80gb/120gb giving you 40/60 hours worth of recording.

[satsmo]

Haven't had much of a chance to mess around with mine as of yet. I used a Samsung 120Gb HDD and all is fine. However Seagate is recommended. Some other manufacturers HDs don't suit because they have a plastic collar around the IDE and they wont even fit.

I have been told that Eurovox now recommend an 80GB HD. As these are only new to market there is still a bit of trial and error.

Regards your HDD not working could be a number of things. Have you tried as already recommended a reflash with HDD installed. You may also have to try a recording before HDD is recognised or a reboot. As said its trial and error for now as we all have a new toy.

[potter]

I cant really tell mate dont no much about hdd and were jumper are on them
it slots in perfect you can hear it running but does not recognise the hard drive

[smirnoff_rules]

can u see anything like this . it might not have any tho

[potter]

I`ll just go and check if it has one mate

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na mate no jumpers on it, gonna flash box again with hard drive in see if that works

[satsmo]

smirnoff your first recommendation of a reflash with HDD installed is valid as I had the same thing today on another forum.
I flashed mine with HDD installed and it was fine.

[potter]

tried flash but failed, could it be the hard drive is to big 160gh

[smirnoff_rules]

well its well over wot they say it should have