Its almost like the HDD is drawing to much power ???
I would have thought a box setup for PVR would have a powerful enough PSU to cater for the hdd etc power draw.. ???
maybe a question to Daniel ??
Here's an interesting one.
Trying to run a 400s with HDD installed, FreeCAM and CS. All I get is heavily pixelated images Remove the power to the HDD and it runs fine.
So:
Use CS, HDD and CAM, no go.
Use CS and HDD, all ok.
Use CS and CAM, all ok.
Several CAMs have been tried as well as several images. The images have been tried with HDD connected and disconnected during install.
Sure, I can go HDDless route but doesn't give me a recording option.
Ideas anyone?
Last edited by vk6xlr; 27-06-09 at 04:48 PM.
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Its almost like the HDD is drawing to much power ???
I would have thought a box setup for PVR would have a powerful enough PSU to cater for the hdd etc power draw.. ???
maybe a question to Daniel ??
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how big is the HDD i think about 250g is the max they can handle.
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what image? i have always used Highland 2.16 and never had an issue with the HD or the unit.
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look at the drive 12v and 5v power needed.
bet you that a notebook drive works bootifully
maybe try a lappy drive as it will draw less current. You may have a power supply issue.
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It's a that some drives cause glitching.
It's been a long time since I bought the hard drive for my Relook 400S but I do recall being advised at the time to buy certain brands and not others. From memory the issue was mainly current consumption, with temperature being a secondary concern.
There's an outside chance the problem may be protocol or timing incompatibility with certain HDD firmware, but that's less likely IMO than current draw.
I seem to recall the drive I bought was a Hitachi but I'm not certain. At any rate I reckon your best bet is to read around and find a HDD model that is known to work well, then buy that.
good luck
PS. one other possibility is that your power supply might be beginning to fail, if your receiver has had several years of use. replace the electrolytics if you're confident (be sure to respect their voltage ratings) otherwise buy a replacement supply board.
Last edited by gw1; 27-06-09 at 10:11 PM.
Can Anyone that's got a Relook 400 and a HDD in it & NOT having any problems
Please list your Image details & FULL HDD make/model
I think we need to get a list of what does actually work..
I would like to think a brand new box doesn't have a PSU issue just yet being only a few weeks old..
Last edited by *fergs*; 27-06-09 at 11:16 PM.
DM500s & Relook 400S Owner.. was now =
copy of ATV Flash for ATV Gen1
WTD : Sniper Elite for Wii - with Rifle if possible
RIP gw1, "LIFE MEMBER" u will be sadly missed
Been through the Denktenk site already scouting for info. Seems to be HDD and image dependant. Any Neumo based image, the picture is unwatchable. Pixelation is THAT bad.
Have HL216 running at the moment with occasional minor pixelation. However, channel changing between 2 server cards and CAM is VERY VERY VERY SLOW Will leave it using the CAM overnight and see if it still updates.
With regards to the PSU, it's a brand new 400s bought from the group buy. One would assume (hopes) it'll have no problems for quite a while.
The HDD is the WD 320Gb also from the group buy. Even a WD 250Gb shows the same problems.
Nemo 2.13.6 +
Western Digital wd1600 150G
Works ok till the drive gets fuller, a format fixes it.
Sounds like 400's don't like WD too much.
250gb Seagate ST3250824A working fine for me.
I've run most of them now. All the DGS images seem fine to me.
OP has no problems without the CAM. I don't have a CAM.
I'll put a 200gb WD im when I'm finished fiddling with Enigma images and see how that goes for me.
Fnatacyteam 2.13.6 WD3200AAJB-00WGA0. The only problems I have is that it occasionally corrupts recordings, & lip sync is usually out unless you reboot after recording. The corruption issue can be sorted out for new recordings by setting the box to do an fsck on reboot (you need to reset this on the menus each time before a reboot). I also have waht DGS calls trick recording mode (actually time shift) enabled, & I think this is the root cause of the corruptions.
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