Dish 510 drive replace

[kruser]

Can the drive be replaced in the Dish DVR 510?
I've heard yes and no.
Can it be cloned with a compatible drive before it fails?

 

[Smith P.]

I just used Search for "Replace hard drive" phrase and found a LOT of info.
Would you try it too ?

 

[GaryPen]

Also, check out the Yahoo Group "Dishmod".

 

[Stargazer]

Remember, taking the reciever apart voids any warranty that you have or that you may be able to purchase (DHPP).

 

[larrystotler]

The 5xx series requires a specific type of HD. You can't just stick any Hard Drive in it.

 

[Geekesoft]

That be cool to add a 300 GB HD in the 510 then wonder how many hours you could record on it

 

[Smith P.]

I would like to install Seagate 400 GB into 501; is there how-to description ?
Then the model should be named as 540 .

 

[larrystotler]

The 5xx series, like I said earlier, REQUIRE a SPECIFIC hard drive. The 501/08/10 can ONLY use 40, 80 or 120GB drives. I'm not sure about the 522. The 721 can't see beyond 137GB due to the limitation of the IDE controller(there is a Linux kernel patch to get around this, but I don't know if it would work). Drive sizes are generally limited by the hardware on a lot of DVRs. Most TiVo's can't use a HD larger than 137GB either.