You would likely get this message when first re-booting on the "new" drive. I think it's possible your external drive failed or has otherwise been inadvertently disconnected.
OK, then I don't want to do that. Thanks for the info.K4SMX said:If you do that and it still works, you'll re-format it and lose all your recordings. It would be better to test it with a PC with an eSATA card.
This is not true. It doesn't reformat the the disk. The eSATA can be moved to a different HR2x box. You will see the recordings but they only play back on the original STB.K4SMX said:If you do that and it still works, you'll re-format it and lose all your recordings. It would be better to test it with a PC with an eSATA card.
The eSATA will not reformat when connected to another DVRK4SMX said:If you do that and it still works, you'll re-format it and lose all your recordings. It would be better to test it with a PC with an eSATA card.
cynical2 said:OK, then I don't want to do that. Thanks for the info.
What he said. All your settings and recordings will be there and the settings will function, but you will not be able to watch the recordings as they are tied to the DVR they were recorded on.Cyrus said:This is not true. It doesn't reformat the the disk. The eSATA can be moved to a different HR2x box. You will see the recordings but they only play back on the original STB.
Took the words right out of my keyboard. You're correct.Cyrus said:This is not true. It doesn't reformat the the disk. The eSATA can be moved to a different HR2x box. You will see the recordings but they only play back on the original STB.
I have seven 20/21s and seven eSATAs and have had no problems. One of the things you want to do is shut off the "circle" immediately after a reboot or installation. If the "circle" is lit after being turned off, you have experienced a reboot or received an NR. At that point, there is a good possibility the eSATA will not be the main HD. A simple hard reboot will solve that.Guitar Hero said:I'm telling you, all the external HDD problems seem to have started after this software update. It cannot be all these HDDs going bad! My own eHDD worked flawless until mid-late July.
Could it be D* is trying to cash in on those of us who use the external HDD connection? Trying out new software that limits or blocks eHDD access? I wonder how much they'll screw us for the use of the eHDD, this time? $5.99 a month sounds about right, to me, hmmm?
I wouldn't doubt it for a second. If that the case, they can keep their free ShowTime offer and their service. In two months time, I'll have the money back on the eHDD I purchased that sits in my home theater room right now collecting dust.
Do it, you won't lose anything and will answer your question about whether it is the eSATA or the DVR.cynical2 said:OK, then I don't want to do that. Thanks for the info.
K4SMX said:If you do that and it still works, you'll re-format it and lose all your recordings. It would be better to test it with a PC with an eSATA card.
K4SMX said:Anybody else???
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