My Directv HDDVR his a eSATA port I nead to connect my Western Digital 1TB external Hard Drive that has a male USB connection would this device work?
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I am pretty sure this is a female USB to male esata. Check the picture at the new egg website. Maybe some people don't know the difference between "male" and "female". In other words you will need a female esata cable that will go around the center piece in the port, to connect one end and then the male USB port on the other end
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No, It wont work. USB to eSATA adapter is an uni-diretional, it wont do other way around. I highly recommend to use eSU3F8 that would cover ANY host interface
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It the device has an esata port, and the computer has a USB 3 port, it should work.It worked for me, my MSI notebook has dual USB 3 ports, my 500GB Seagate Free Agent Xtreme backup drive has both esata
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Use a hard drive with a native SATA connection. You cannot use a USB drive in conjunction with a USB/eSATA adapter or cable.Read more: How to Hook Up an External Hard Drive to a DirecTV DVR | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_6801076_hook-hard-drive-directv-dvr.html#ixzz2BNQtM6jJ
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Yes, Alan, I think so. I have the MDR533H HDD & DVR. Page 56 of the Owner's Manual is titled "Dubbing" and the first subheading is "Connecting to an External Device Using a DV cable" Contact Magnavox at 1-800-605-8610 or visit online help at www.magnavox.com/support...Good luck! -Tom B.
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Yes, that will work fine, however, to connect it to eSATA you will either need to install the drive into an eSATA enclosure or have an adapter cable. The enclosure is the safest bet. Also, be sure that the chipset of your esata controller is capable of seeing a drive that big. Most are, but some of the older ones may give you trouble.
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I am not sure if it will work. I am using the adapter for a Western Digital WD500 external hard drive and it works fine.
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I tried to do this, but the device doesn't work with a hard drive. I wish they would make a version with a DVR or hard drive storage.
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For a hard drive, any SATA drive should work without issue, I'd recommend a 2TB Western Digital PURPLE drive as they're specifically made for DVR systems, such as this.
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How do you expect connecting an external drive to a TV to make any sense?!?
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Just make sure that your DVR has a eSATA hook up on it as well as a USB. On almost all of the DVR's I've seen or used. The eSATA hook up works best and fastest. The USB is OK but a lot of the newer dvr's must be hooked up by the eSATA only. And will only work by that particular hook up. So make sure yours have it. As for space on your dvr, almost any size will do, as you are adding an entire 2 tb . Unless you do an extraordinary large amount of recording all in HD. The 2tb will work fine with any size dvr you buy. But some have said that the 2tb slows the dvr playback down and makes it skip. I myself have not yet had this problem. Hope this answers some of your questions. Happy New Year. And enjoy your movie watching.
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I used it with a Seagate FreeAgent device and it worked. I have not had a need to use it on a Western Digital, sorry.
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Yes. It has 2 USB ports, one for external hard drive (to be used as a DVR), and one for a Dish wireless adapter.
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My unit did not have a USB port and only an eSATA Port. I think the description may be wrong as this device is eSATA only.
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I also installed this drive on my DirecTV DVR(HR23-700) and it caused nothing but problems. In particular, if you were in the menu-->manage recordings, etc. for any length of time, it would hang the unit and only a hard reset(pull the power plug) would work. I have since installed the WD DVR expander drive and have had zero problems. Western Digital My DVR Expander 1 TB eSATA External Hard Drive
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As this is made for the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex it has a cable with USB connections and an adapter to SATA. The Western Digital Passport has Mini USB, but the model called My Passports looks like it has the same flat USB 3.0 socket, so in that case you just need this. http://amzn.com/B005K6G7BU
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There's nothing OS-specific about the enclosure, anything with eSATA "port multiplier" support should work fine.
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I only have experience with the Western Digital one, and it works fine once you use Acronis to format it. It's up to you. But, keep in mind if you do get the Western Digital one, they send the drive alone, no screws and no cables, just the drive.
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You will need Qty 2 USB ports, an audio port, a 1394 com port,( if you need it), A four pin connector from your power supply. Also, you can plug the esata connector into a sata port if you do not have esata port. I hope this helps.
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If your DVR supports external hard drives and can provide enough power through the USB port yes.