Hard Drive Failure 722k

[jtoo]

Hi everyone,

I woke up this morning and got the 'hard drive failure' error on my 722k. There's no warranty left on my receiver, I own the equipment, so I opened it up and removed the drive, tested it and as I expected its completely dead. I tried replacing it with another I had laying around but nothing. I tried hooking up an external hard drive it gives me the prompt to format it, but the receiver just keeps resetting prompting me again to reformat. In the end I still have TV, but no DVR function, since I cannot get the external one to work My questions are, since I'd like get DVR service back, do I need a specific type of drive to work with the 722k? I've read there are only certain ones that'll work, but so far have been unable to find a specific list. And should or can an external drive work, if the primary one has failed? If anyone could help me out Id really appreciate it. Thanks.

 

[osu1991]

Call dish add protection plan and have them send you a replacement


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[jtoo]

Call dish add protection plan and have them send you a replacement


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Thanks, thought of that, but thats not an option for me right now.

 

[KAB]

Any drive that was "listed" is probably no longer to be had. The receiver won't boot up without an internal hard drive, so a"skip over" to an external won't work.

 

[KAB]

Thanks, thought of that, but thats not an option for me right now.

Curious as to why not. Surely more advantageous than the time and money that would be spent trying to get a new drive ( IF you even can).

 

[primestar31]

You can't power up one of these drives outside of the dvr, using a pc or pc power supply, even if it's good. They are set in firmware to not work that way.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/magic-hidden-commands-to-reformat-722-hard-drive.237650/

http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/vip-722-internal-hard-drive-replacement.223265/

 

[WiCkeDuDe]

The dish mod forum on yahoo tells of the specific drives needed. I replaced mine a few years back and had trouble finding a drive even then..,

 

[the mack]

Dish should replace the receiver even without the protection plan, you will have to pay shipping without it.
Here is a list of drives that work but you will have a hard time finding any of them. The numbers must be exact.

HDT722525DLAT80
Hitachi HCP725025GLA380
Hitachi HCP725025GLAT80
Hitachi HCP725032GLA380
Hitachi HCP725050GLA380
Hitachi HCS5C1032CLA382
Hitachi HCS5C1050CLA382
Hitachi HCS5C3225SLA380
Hitachi HCS5C3232SLA380
Hitachi HCS725025VLAT80
Hitachi HCS725032VLA380
Hitachi HCS725050VLA380
Hitachi HCT721010SLA360
Hitachi HCT721016SLA380
Hitachi HDS721616PLAT80
Maxtor 4A250J0
Maxtor 4R120L0
Maxtor 4R160L0
Maxtor 5A250J0
Maxtor 6L120P0
Maxtor 6L160P0
Maxtor 6L250R0
Maxtor 6L250S0
Maxtor 6L320S0
Maxtor 7Y250M0
Maxtor 7Y250P0
Maxtor TBD model
SAMSUNG HA250JC
SAMSUNG HA500LJ
SAMSUNG HA501IJ
SAMSUNG HD502HI
SAMSUNG HD503HI
SAMSUNG SP1243N
SAMSUNG SP1644N
SAMSUNG SV1203N
SAMSUNG SV1604E
ST31000335CS
ST3120025ACE
ST3120213ACE
ST3160022ACE
ST3160023AS
ST3160212ACE
ST3160215ACE
ST3250310CS
ST3250820ACE
ST3250820SCE
ST3250823ACE
ST3250823SCE
ST3320310CS
ST3320311CS
ST3320820SCE
ST3320832SCE
ST3500312CS
ST3500321CS
ST3500830SCE
WDC WD10EAVS-57
WDC WD1200JB-57REA0
WDC WD1600AAJB-57
WDC WD1600AVVS-57
WDC WD1600JB-57REA0
WDC WD2500AAJB-57
WDC WD2500AAJS-57
WDC WD2500AVVS-57
WDC WD2500JB-55GVA1
WDC WD2500JB-57GVA1
WDC WD2500JB-57GVC0
WDC WD2500JB-57REA0
WDC WD2500JD-55HBB1
WDC WD2500JD-57HBB1
WDC WD2500JD-57HBC0
WDC WD2500JS-57MHB1
WDC WD3200AAJS-57
WDC WD3200JS-57PDB0
WDC WD5000AAJS-57
WDC WD5000AAVS-57

 

[jtoo]

Thanks folks, I was able to find a new one online, of the exact same drive that was in it, for $50.

 

[the mack]

Keep us posted on how it works out, it should be painless as the receiver will walk you through it. If all goes well you should be up and running in about 15 minutes.

GL

 

[TheKrell]

The dish mod forum on yahoo tells of the specific drives needed. I replaced mine a few years back and had trouble finding a drive even then..,

I haven't seen hide nor hair of dishmod in months. I think somebody deleted it from Yahoo Groups.

 

[WiCkeDuDe]

I haven't seen hide nor hair of dishmod in months. I think somebody deleted it from Yahoo Groups.

That could be. I replaced my HDD years ago and haven't looked since. Which hard drive did you find OP?

 

[jtoo]

I was able to get the Seagate Pipeline ST3500312CS, which was the same one that was in it, very decent price I thought.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148539

 

[WiCkeDuDe]

Interesting. I think I had to pay like $100 for a seagate back when. Good to know they are still out there. I was barely able to find mine

 

[the mack]

That is the same one I got for mine a couple of years ago on ebay. Paid around $50 shipped.
Still have the one I replaced because there was nothing wrong with it.
The drives used in dish dvr's are pretty robust as my second receiver I did not replace the drive is going on 8 years old.

 

[WiCkeDuDe]

How come you replaced the drive if there was nothing wrong with it?

 

[the mack]

How come you replaced the drive if there was nothing wrong with it?

Because it was 4-5 years old and did not want to risk loosing content I had recorded. Saw what I thought was a good deal on a replacement and went for it.
But mostly because I missed working on and modifying receivers like I did in the past when I had the "everything package"

 

[WiCkeDuDe]

Gotcha. I lost a HDD in one of my purchased 722s which is the only problem I have had with any of the receivers Ive purchased. I was pretty amazed how simple it was to swap.

 

[jtoo]

Maybe I'm crazy, but since I removed the old drive that died and am temporarily running without one, the picture quality has seemed to improve, brightness on HD channels especially. I had noticed the past few weeks just before the drive failed that the picture quality wasn't great, I thought it was just my TV. Has anyone else experienced that? Or is it all in my head?

 

[primestar31]

Maybe I'm crazy, but since I removed the old drive that died and am temporarily running without one, the picture quality has seemed to improve, brightness on HD channels especially. I had noticed the past few weeks just before the drive failed that the picture quality wasn't great, I thought it was just my TV. Has anyone else experienced that? Or is it all in my head?

It's probably in your head. Or maybe you reseated the HDMI cable, and that did something...