Would this work with a 5400rpm drive? I read somewhere eSATA requires 7200rpm. Trying to add external storage to a cable DVR via eSATA. Thx in advance
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eSATA just means "external"SATA. Any SATA hard drive can be connected to an enclosure that has an eSATA connector on the outside of the enclosure. It could even be a solid state drive except they don't make 3.5 inch solid state drives!
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I see no reason why a 5400 RPM drive would not work in it. I am using a 7200 RPM drive in it myself and it works great. I have not read that about a 5400 RPM drive & eSATA. In theory it should not make any difference. The interface is the eSATA part and eSATA ports will work with either RPM speed. Hope this helps you.
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I've been working with computers for a long time (currently a Network Admin), with that said, motor rpm speed has nothing to do with interface type. eSATA is simply external SATA; so if a 5400 rpm drive will work with normal SATA (which it does-however 5400 won't saturate anything more than SATA II), you will be totally fine.
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Hi.I also have the Videotron Illico Explorer 8300HD + the WD My DVR expander 500Gb. Everything works perfectly. I'm considering buying the 1Tb version, but would like to know for sure if there's a compatibility problem before buying.
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I have hooked it up to a esata enclosure with 4 drives and it worked with no problem.
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I used 2 in external storage boxes and 2 in an NAS. All worked fine. All the data sheet on the following link shows is SATA 3Gb/s interface. http://www.hgst.com/hard-drives/enterprise-hard-drives/enterprise-sata-drives/ultrastar-a7k2000
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The cable has a standard USB connector on one end and eSata on the other. It is a 2-way path and I am using it for an external hard drive backup. It should work in your configuration.
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Given that there are conflicting answers to this question on Amazon, and I really wanted to know before purchasing a drive, I contacted Seagate. Here's their response: " Unfortunately, part of the information is not provided at all. The RPM of our Expansion drives are not a provided specification, meaning the unit can run from 5400 RPMs to 7200 RPMs. We have no way to know which is it. It is not a guaranteed specification." So, it's a crap shoot. And it matters.
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As long as the DVR you want to install it into can accomodate at SATA 5.25 bay hard drive, then I don't see why it would not work for that application.
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Just add an external SATA drive using provided connector on back panel. Manual does not specify maximum size and generation (II - III) of SATA drive which may be used. Contact DTV technical support to confirm spec details for external drive for HR-24 DVR receiver.
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I myself used it to salvage, format both a 300GB and a 250GB WD disk drives without any problems.Also used it to migrate Windows 7 Pro from a 120GB SSD to a 512GB SSD. Worked without a hitch.Reformatted the 120GB SSD in it afterwards, and now use it as an external disk drive in the unit.Device was tried on both esata and usb3 worked fine on both interfaces.
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Yes, it definitely matters. CIB sent me a list of comapatible SATA HDDs. They are ALL 7200 RPM. I bought the Western Digital WD10EADS, 1 teraByte drive. This will hold about 1 month of video from four 700TVL cameras at 60IPS. You may have to format the hard drive before installation. The electronic store where you buy the HDD can help you with that. Seagate, Maxtor and Hitachi also make 7200 RPM compatible HDD. Don't be shy about contacting CIB Customer Service at 408-736-3070. They have been most helpful to me on other things, like setting up internet access.
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Thats a broad question... It depends on the codec your using, I use this as a archival for projects and media. Most of the time I use 4TB G-Raids because I edit in Apple ProRes HQ and occasionally in Uncompressed 444. I haven't tested the speeds of the Drobo for anything other than archive. The other thing you need to consider is the speed of the drives your using in the Drobo, you shouldn't use anything slower than 7200 rpm drives. You'll regret buying the cheeper 5600 rpm drives because it will drop frames if it plays at all. I hope this helps. Jeff
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I'm told that there are limits as to how big a drive you can hook to a DVR. I found one post that said 500GB is it for the 8300HD; I've got a friend with a different brand of DVR and his instructions say his maxes out at 750GB. I'd want to be sure the 8300HD will support a 2TB before I dropped $500 on it!
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No, see http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/difference-between-sata-and-esata/
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Unable to answer exact question. I installed a WD green 3.5" 2TB Sata drive and it works fine. I did have to install the Gigabit driver before the Mother Board would see its eSATA ports.
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I have a 750 gig connected to a TiVo HD and a 1 tb connected to my TiVo Premier. Outside of an eSata cable issue with the Premier, I haven't had any issues with these Expanders. I just connected one to my Cablevision Scientific Atlanta DVR and so far so good.
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There are TWO esata inputs - each input utilizes 4 drives each. So you'd need two cables to run all of them.
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Dear customer, thank you very much for contacting ORICO customer care team. The 6518SUS3 supports both USB3.0 and eSATA. It can work solely with eSATA. Any other doubts please feel free to contact us.