Thread: DM 800 HD PVR + PLI Jade + HDD

Page 50 of the manual.

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Initialization

If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD
menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select.

1. Navigate to the option “System” and press the OK-Button

The “System” menu will open up.

2. Navigate to the option “Harddisk…” and press the OK-Button

3. Navigate to the “Harddisk setup” option and press the OK-Button

Navigate to the “Initialization” option and press the OK-Button.

If you have installed another hard disk this option will
differ from the one depicted!


By pressing the red Options-Button you will
initialize (format) the hard disk. After you confirm the
safety question the initialization process starts.


WARNING!!!
All data stored on the HDD will
be lost.

if no hard disk setup is visible - then the box can not see the hard drive

was the hard disk a brand new one??? if so had it been intialised first up in a computer before putting into the unit.

brand new ones come in an unformatted state

i put a brand new one in mine and after as bit of playing in the menus managed to format it for use

Originally Posted by digidude

i put a brand new one in mine and after as bit of playing in the menus managed to format it for use

Thank you.

But how??

Regards,

Originally Posted by Frank Drebin

Page 50 of the manual.

-----------------------
Initialization

If no OSD menu is visible on your screen, press the Menu-Button to open the main OSD
menu. Navigate to the option “Setup” and press the OK-Button to select.

1. Navigate to the option “System” and press the OK-Button

The “System” menu will open up.

2. Navigate to the option “Harddisk…” and press the OK-Button

3. Navigate to the “Harddisk setup” option and press the OK-Button

Navigate to the “Initialization” option and press the OK-Button.

If you have installed another hard disk this option will
differ from the one depicted!


By pressing the red Options-Button you will
initialize (format) the hard disk. After you confirm the
safety question the initialization process starts.


WARNING!!!
All data stored on the HDD will
be lost.

SORRY BUT under System> there is no Hardisk option on PLI Jade..............what do I do next??

Kind regards,

my guess is that its not connected correctly. In the absence of a HD the menu will not be visible as mentioned above. Ensure your data and power cables are connected and you physically hear the HD spin up when you boot the dm800.

Try another image.... I found Nabilosat Blackhole to suit me best... Install pure flash first and it will instal Barry Allen automatically. then install Blackhole to hard disk... If you have a clone, don't use the latest image to flash... Use 11 dec 08... then you can use latest images to hard disk...

Originally Posted by jonc

so you are saying even if his HDD is not seen in Enigma 2 it will still work - jeese more magic (2nd time today) maybe I will do the same with this image but my magic has run out

PS: see the post from nfnovice above

No... I am not saying that... just that if Barry Allen does not install, it will tell him that something is wrong with his connections or hard disk....

Does PLI install Barry Allen by default? Why are you taking my post so personel?

Originally Posted by Phillip James

Thank you.

But how??

Regards,

i found it in menu, setup, system, harddisk, initialisation, then it was listed there

if its not listed then something must be not connected properly somewhere

the drive i have is connected internally, i had to unplug the rear connector to fit the drive inside using the small cables supplied with the receiver

at first it wasnt listed, but after a reboot it was there, which is wierd as it had to boot from scratch after id fitted it?

LOL at least Jade2 sees a HDD, I couldn't get Gemini2 to record even though the drive was recognised in the device manager

the more and more I use these boxes the more I'm convinced they're Germany's latest joke on the world, it's a pity they aren't liable here in Australia to refund the purchase price.

There havent been too many positives posts that I have seen.

Originally Posted by fandtm666

was the hard disk a brand new one??? if so had it been intialised first up in a computer before putting into the unit.

brand new ones come in an unformatted state

Gentlemen,

The disk is brand new hence unformatted, as I only use notebooks I have no device to format this SATA drive. When I installed an IDE HDD in a DM600 there was a format option on the DM600.

No such FORMAT option appears in PLi Jade or PLi Jade 2. Someone mentioned previously they did it but no method was described, I am still looking for an answer.

Thank you so far for your guidance,

Phillip

I put a new HDD in my DM800 this morning. I was unable to use it through Gemini2, and against my better judgement, I put the latest PLi Jade2 on the box - at least Jade2 recognised the drive (my Smargo USB card reader is another problem for another day).

I set the HDD up for use by:

Menu > Setup > System > Harddisk > Initialization

As these boxes run a version of Limux it doesn't matter that your new HDD isn't formatted, if you can't see the drive though the Jade2 menu then I'd suggest to try and find someone who can attach it to a laptop to at least see if the drive is functional.