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  1. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    You were right. The drive had been previously formatted by an HR34. As another thread (http://www.dbstalk.com/topic/208642-process-for-formatting-3tb-wd-drive-on-hr44-500/) details, with the help and advice of you and others, I've now been gotten through the process of initializing a new...
  2. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Well, the saga continues. Rebooted everything once again. My external drive hooked up with the HR 44-500 fine, and more importantly has remained fine for 48 hours or so.... I've decided from this experience that external drives are mysterious and fickle creatures. Witchcraft of some sort may...
  3. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Ah. How does one do that?
  4. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    It seemed to get up to speed in maybe 5-10 seconds, after which I powered up the 44. I can wait longer, and probably should. But that's a different issue to me than how simply turning off and on the TV would make me lose the external connection, right?
  5. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    External is a 3TB WD commonly recommended for this application. Enclosure is a Thermaltake, similarly recommended... The enclosure worked fine with my previous HR 34, and with this 44 (perhaps 3 weeks, during which of course we turned the TV off and on regularly, and the external drive...
  6. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I spoke too soon. After turning the TV off and doing something else for 45 minutes or so, I returned to start programming some shows. All I did is turn the TV off. The external drive remained connected. Nevertheless, when I turned it back on, I got the internal drive, not the external drive...
  7. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Final (it appears) update: Returned the bad drive to Amazon. Got a new one. The new drive initialized quickly and easily. Plugged it in to the HR44, which formatted it fine. I'm back in business. Thanks to everybody for input. A related question: If I now want to watch a program...
  8. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Believe I found the problem. More diagnostics on the drive indicated it had at least one "bad block." Returning and trying again, this time under warranty.
  9. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Yes, it's making normal noises. Clicks and whirls for about 15 seconds, then quiets down and spins normally. Moreover, before I try to initialize the drive I also get a message that "the drive is working normally", or something like that. The blue circle comes after I select GBR and then...
  10. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    So this is getting more complicated. Using the USB connection, the drive showed up. So, too, did the box for initializing. I am given a choice for MBR or GBT. GBT is for drives greater than 2 TB. When I select that, I get the blue circle of death for about a minute, and then a message that...
  11. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Well, it turns out that neither my laptop nor my desktop has an esata connection, but my work computer does. So, I took the drive into work, and hooked it up, and followed the above instructions for initializing a drive. Unfortunately, no go. The drive does not show in the menu as even...
  12. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Ok. This is super. Thanks. My laptop is more modern than my desktop, so I'll start there. Seems an esata jack would be ideal, although offhand I don't know whether I have one or not in either machine. I will find out tonight!.... That said, I just remembered that my laptop has Win 8, so...
  13. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Sorry to be dense, but hook it up how? With a USB cable? With it still in the enclosure, or taken out? And once it is hooked up to my desk top, how do I set up a partition, as you say?
  14. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I received a replacement recently for a WD 3TB green external drive that had gone bad after 2 month's use (with a Thermaltake enclosure) . I had hooked it up to an HR34 with no problems. That unit was faulty for other reasons, so DTV came out and gave me an HR44-500. The external drive hooked...
  15. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Thanks, once again. I appreciate this community a lot.
  16. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    For various reasons I've flushed the guide a few times recently (trying to get the unit to recognize an external drive). It takes awhile to repopulate, as we all know. During that time, when I go to a series I want to set up as a series link, of a show that is in syndication (so there are...
  17. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Thanks to you both. I may try it with my desktop. It certainly sounds the same as it did before--very quiet, but definitely running, not just the fan. It's just not hooking up anymore...
  18. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I have the set-up described in the title to this post. It's the "recommended" 3TB drive, with Thermaltake enclosure. First had it with a HR34, but when that went south and DTV replaced it with a HR44, it hooked up fine with that as well. It was working perfectly for about 2 months, between...
  19. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Sorry. Omitted the R. I have an HR44-500, and my 3TB WD drive with TT enclosure hooked up on the first try. That was the point of my message.
  20. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    That would make sense, except I have an H44-500.
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