external hard drive

[donkeyboy]

anyone give me a good idear which HD to buy external for my dm800 and does it have to be linux compitable

cheers guys

[NaNaNiii]

any would do. Then youll need to format it to FAT32 (max file size 4gb) or EXT2/3 which can be only read by linux but no file limit

[donkeyboy]

can you recomend any

[freck]

Tried out a little drive first last week so bought this....
DRIVE
works like a dream on the 800
Freck

[donkeyboy]

can it be USB3.0 or will it have to be 2.0

[NaNaNiii]

I have this one
[ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004445JIQ/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=computers&psc=1]WD My Passport Essential 500 GB Arctic White Portable Hard Drive (USB 3.0/2.0): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories[/ame]
It's both usb 2.0 and 3.0

[yiakas]

i have a 16gb usb on a dreambox 800hd with all russian ssl76 image mounted on hdd.works perfect ,i have attached meoboot. i have tried to record and does this too. not many images you can mount on hdd and record.

[bugsy]

I'm using a Maxtor Basics 500g with it's own power supply, works a treat never had any probs with it.
Cheers,
bugsy.