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haggard said:
Can you hear yours gameboy?
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Just a bit, but not that I would notice - only if someone points it out.

The drive only runs during record and playback, if that helps. Most noise is apparent if you are scanning a recording and the drive is having to skip sectors.

If you want I can find out what drive they installed and let you know?
 
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gameboy said:
My 7000s came with a 160 gig installed and it runs cool - it has the extra vent slots on the left hand side.
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Any chance of a piccie (or a link), so I can duplicate them :)
My DM7000 is one of the ORIGINAL models, blue display, PSU fixes added etc, and runs warm with the HDD active, so its well out of warranty ;)
 
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djlemur said:
Any chance of a piccie (or a link), so I can duplicate them :)
My DM7000 is one of the ORIGINAL models, blue display, PSU fixes added etc, and runs warm with the HDD active, so its well out of warranty ;)
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Look at
http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/Bereiche/Produkte/gallerie7000.php
and click on top right image to enlarge
For crissake dont get any swarf on the PCB

gameboy said:
If you want I can find out what drive they installed and let you know?
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Thnx, that would be helpful to know. Eventually, I will stash the box in my study along withj PC and Apples so noise is a partial issue. Remote conttrol will then be my laptop via wifi to LAN.
 
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It's a Seagate Ultra ATA U Series 9 ST3160022ACE

Web info here...

http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/specs/ata/st3160022a.html

Interesting that no mention of speed is included.
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160 GB Seagate ST3160022ACE
USerie9, 5400U/Min. U-DMA100, 2MB Cache, max. Betr...

83Eu from first German dealer I looked at. So add that to the 280Eu I paid for D/B and it looks a nice total package.
 
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haggard said:
83Eu from first German dealer I looked at. So add that to the 280Eu I paid for D/B and it looks a nice total package.
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You will also need an IDE HDD drive cable and HDD drive power cable as you are buy the DB and Drive. Plus a UK plug - you can cut off the euro plug and fit the UK one.

Ethernet cable (crossover if direct connected to PC or to flash) normal if using a hub. A null modem cable is also useful for those few times when only new flash will fix it.

Have fun.
 
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haggard said:
160 GB Seagate ST3160022ACE
USerie9, 5400U/Min. U-DMA100, 2MB Cache, max. Betr...

83Eu from first German dealer I looked at. So add that to the 280Eu I paid for D/B and it looks a nice total package.
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where did you get the DB for 280eur?!?
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gb2 said:
where did you get the DB for 280eur?!?
thanks,
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Ah sorry for that. I tend to forget. I registered myself as a company and also for VAT so when buying from another Eu company it isnt charged (nor paid in UK either, unless I sell it on.) Its a legit Co. Her in doors is a TV director and does a lot of work around world. I need to archive all her stuff So the D/B is a godsend. Thats why she's a ManU fan. She left me once for 2 wks to go to Florida with RGiggs to make avideo of him - Home and Away. She came back and has hardly missed a game since. Do we all recall those heady days of C+N on D2mac when the codes would change 5 mins into the match - - - - I suspect the new generation dont know what it was like to live thru the 'war'.
 
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How about an easy suggestion - flash with a Hydra image.
I am using the B1 image at the moment. It is a beta but very stable. A new version is out - Lucian I think it is called. When I get time I will load it and try it out. Current reports say it is very good.
 
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BonceChops said:
...Lucian I think it is called...
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I have it here, it does at least as well as Olympia on a "Complex" setup :)
It seems to have transferred the entire of /var onto the HDD, which alieviates that load on the small flash.

BTW, If anyone is interested, an easy way to find you lat/long (required for a gotox setup) is to enter your postcode into Streetmap.co.uk, then there is a tiny link at the bottom that says click here to convert coordinates...
 
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