Can I use my 3.5 HDD from my broken DVR to this model ? My old DVR is running LINUX Is that ok to do ?.
1331355
Should be able to use it as long as it is a SATA ( serial )drive. Older IDE drives are not compatible.
1646577
i never got mine working with any its junk i use a pc dvr, also i contatced the manufacture and they wont give any firmware update or any flash rom to put other linux on it
615436
Don't know the specifics of your DVR but something is not clear with your concept.Both IDE and SATA are *internal* interfaces, so it's difficult to see how you can end up with an external hard disk via IDE to SATA adapter.Or you might be thinking of putting your IDE hard drive *inside* your DVR and connect using IDE to SATA adapter. That might just worked.On the other hand, if your DVR accepts external hard drives, you'll need IDE to USB adapter. This will work but probably not worth it. You are better off just getting a new external drive .
1604592
I use a portable hard drive (segate) with my setup and works fine. This way you only need one power source ( for the DVR.
1603282
Hi, you will need to have a pc which is compatible with the dvr capture card to make it work. Irene
1635767
Yes this dvr has the ability to format over and use it. Hopefully this will help
156477
what kind the dvr should i use. do i need the hard drive to recorder or internet to do the recorder. thanks.
2009273
I'm having the same problem with the 1TB my dvr expander. Let me know if you found a fix. I've had a 500gb on my other sa 8300 hd and never had an issue.
1779233
If you are asking how to use this drive as a backup device for your computer, completely independent of any use for a DVR, then all you would need is an e-sata cable and an e-sata port on your computer. Plug the cables in, turn it on, and Windows should recognize the drive and allow you to format it/use as you see fit.
670079
what about netflix, etc? they all still work? can you hook an hdd up to use as dvr storage since the cloud no longer functions?
453546
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.
958889
Sure you can !! You'll just have to use the same hookup's you used on the old set. Either composite or component.......whichever you used before. Make sure you have the settings on the 650 set properly in the "input" menu. Enjoy the picture. You should try to take advantage of the HDMI inputs when you update to HD DVR. Enjoy.
1984404
Actually by default some of the Qsee DVRs are set to port 85, so yes you can use another port..
531562
As mentioned "Used With Hopper", your system should ask to FORMAT your MY BOOK. Just as a note, out of the box this drive is formatted NTFS (a file format system used by newer Window's opperating systems). Most likely the file format used by DVR's is the previous format of FAT32 file format system. FAT32 is still a widely used and excepted file format and is the default format used by many other systems other than Windows Vista, 7, & 8. As a matter of fact, WD My Book AV comes formated FAT32 out of the box. F.Y.I. USB 3.0 is Backwards Compatable w/ USB 2.0Sincerely, Bj As mentioned "Used With Hopper", your system should ask to FORMAT your MY BOOK. Just as a note, out of the box this drive is formatted NTFS (a file format system used by newer Window's opperating systems). Most likely the file format used by DVR's is the previous format of FAT32 file format system. FAT32 is still a widely used and excepted file format and is the default format used by many other systems other than Windows Vista, 7, & 8. As a matter of fact, WD My Book AV comes formated FAT32 out of the box. F.Y.I. USB 3.0 is Backwards Compatable w/ USB 2.0Sincerely, Bj
688001
it is not a bad unit, it just your tv resolution is not match to the dvr's display resolution. you need to connect the dvr to a VGA monitor then change the display resolution of the dvr that is match to your tv.
470540
Yes; however, MOXI no longer supports this unit which renders the DVR useless. Essentially you'll have a fancy tuner.
1754225
I don't know, I only use computer monitors. I have seen this question asked before, and guess that older TV's are not compatible with the software on the DVR.