Sky+

**marcode** · 29th October 2003

ok, considering sky+ atm. yes i know a tivo or dedicated pvr box would be better, but my parents have to use it too, so basically it aint gonna happen as they can barely work the ****ing telly as it is.

so.. what can i do to my nice new sky+ box if i get it?

afaik i can change the hdd but ive heard that only certain hard drives work in it. does anyone have any info on this or anything else useful?

just looking for any info about the box and sky+ itself, anything other than the basic crap sky tell you.

cheers

**marcode** · 3rd November 2003

well this section was a great idea :-/ pfft.

**wizer** · 3rd November 2003

all you can do is upgrade the hdd, as you allready know

**marcode** · 3rd November 2003

yes, but dont only certain hardrives work? and how do i upgrade the drive, surely its not as easy as pluggin in an ide cable.

just after some sites with any info.

**Q-Buster** · 4th November 2003

Apparently it is as simple as plugging a bigger drive in, there was an article on how to do it in What Satellite a few months ago, some more info HERE and HERE

Q-Buster

**marcode** · 4th November 2003

Current HDD Size: 40Gb ~20 Hours recording Time
Upgradeable up to: 137Gb ~70+ Hours recording Time
COMPATIBLE Hard Drives
Maxtor 6Y120L0, 120Gb, 7200rpm
Maxtor 4G120J6, 120Gb, 5400rpm
Maxtor 6L080J4, 80Gb, 7200rpm
Maxtor 4K080K4, 80Gb, 5400rpm
Maxtor 4K080H4, 80Gb, 5400rpm
Maxtor 4K060H3, 60Gb, 5400rpm
IBM/Hitachi 180GXP, 123Gb, 7200rpm ATA100

this is EXACTLY what i was after. cheers m8.