hey ppl, is it possible to use a hdd from a sly + box, as in, take it out and stick it in an external caddy ?.
sly + hdd
- reddevil157
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Yes it is I have done the same thing with my old sly boxes.
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Thanks for that umperlumpa, can pick up a new box for 25-30 euro, cheap hdd eh.. lol.
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There even cheaper at carboot sales ;)
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Haven't got my hands on one yet, are they 3.5" or bigger ?
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The ones I had were the standard sly+ and the hd sly+ boxes and they were both sata 3.5" drives both were 500gig
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Would be a nice external if you could pick one up cheap!
I know i was promised 3 sky+ boxes and a sky+ hd box before xmas but he still hasn't dropped them round!!..
Be nice to get!...
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I think it would be excellent, and you would get them cheap, off to the car boot sale on Sunday.
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You could always try your luck on freecycle you have to sign up and enter the area you are in and people on there give some cracking stuff away all for free :)
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Promised two sky+ and a sky+ hd box again today!
Lol... Would be nice to get one anyways!!...
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What about putting these hard drives into another reciever the vu plus duo?? I have tried this on a manhatan plaza with no luck??
Dont know why i dosent recognise the drive? -
could need reformating --some are fat32 while others ntfs...
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whats is a cheep and easy wat to do this?lol
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whats is a cheep and easy wat to do this?lol
i got a usb to sata/ide adapter from fleebay for about 10 euro delivered.
it allows me connect to both 2.5 and 3.5 hard drives both ide and sata, also comes with a power supply with adapters for both as well.
its a quick way to copy/format any hard drive without having to open a desktop to connect it up.
theres probably another way of doing the same thing using a dreambox but i find this easy and quick. -
Cheers Tapfit! Can you tell me the model number and make of such a device??
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What about putting these hard drives into another reciever the vu plus duo??
The Sky+HD HDD will slide straight in.
Look out for dead Thompson boxes as the power boards are prone to failure and therefore go cheap on Flea Bay.
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Cheers Tapfit! Can you tell me the model number and make of such a device??
Here's the one I've ordered.
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could need reformating --some are fat32 while others ntfs...
and some are raw drives or wos on cable boxes like the v+ box there raw not in fat32 or ntfs
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