specs for the hard drive in the HR21-100

[Rey]

does anyone know the specs for the current hard drive in the HR21-100 besides size? for example rpm's, buffer size etc etc... thanks guys :up

 

[Hemi 6.1]

does anyone know the specs for the current hard drive in the HR21-100 besides size? for example rpm's, buffer size etc etc... thanks guys :up

Open it up. Just Kidding!

 

[harshness]

We can't tell you what the specifications are because they are proprietary information and D* has absolutely no reason to share it with us.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

I bet Weaknees knows.

 

[charper1]

I am sure the HDD unit has a make, model and serial number sticker on it as required. That is all you need to search it.

 

[Rey]

Open it up. Just Kidding!

i guess i'm gonna have to

 

[charper1]

Search reveals:

Western Digital Caviar Blue SE WD3200AAJS (anyone confirm?)

Model WD3200AAJS
Brand Western Digital
Series Caviar SE
Interface SATA 3.0Gb/s
Capacity 320GB
RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 8MB
Average Seek Time 8.9ms
Average Write Time 10.9ms
Average Latency 4.2ms
Form Factor 3.5"
Features Cool operation results in the highest reliability, even in intensely hot environments such as digital video recorders. That's why these, the coolest on the market, are the drives of choice for the world's leading consumer electronics and PC manufacturers. Quiet - The technology that Tom's Hardware Guide called "very fast and nearly silent" is used throughout this family of drives. Our WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing. To cut seek noise, SoftSeek technology streamlines read/write seeking algorithms, resulting in more efficient operation.

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=305

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...le-_-Hard+Drives-_-Western+Digital-_-22136098

 

[Rey]

Search reveals:

Western Digital Caviar WD3200AAJS (anyone confirm?)

thank you charper

 

[charper1]

I would think they (model #) may vary a bit from one batch run to another like say from a unit made at the very beginning vs one rolling off the line right now; but that the overall base specs would be the same across the board.

 

[Zynergi]

If you swap out the internal drive for a bigger one don't you have to Mirror the entire Boot record and OS for it work properly using something like Acronis?

 

[jdspencer]

I don't think so. The firmware in the DVR will recognize it as new drive and format it for use.