KDBCOM – 5 hours ago  » 

I beg to differ

Yes if you’re lucky your device “just will not work” but as an ex pc engineer I have encountered several USB ports ruined due to overloading & in this case the manufacturer has every right to invalidate the warranty.

Using a powered drive will avoid this possible problem & this is probably the reason Humax Tech Support advised me in January not to use an unpowered drive.

I have to disagree again (as a chartered electrical engineer). A properly designed USB port is current limited at the max supported output current, no matter how low the load resistance (including a full short circuit) it cannot output more current than it’s designed to deliver. If the usb port is destroyed by attempting to pull more current than the design limit. It’s either not fit for purpose or faulty. No matter how you power the device it’s always possible for the current output pins to be short circuited by a faulty or accidentally damaged cable.

Example

http://www.maximintegrated.com/en/products/interface/circuit-protection/MAX1607.html

I regulary connect a usb3 (usb2) compatible drive to the usb ports on any of my Humax boxes that have a media player capability. I imagine thousands of other owners do the same. A HDR FOX T2 and a Foxsat-HDR are designed to allow archiving SD content to these devices, and over many years this has not been an issue. My 2008 Foxsat-hdr is still used every day.

Hi, I have received my HD :http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B006IMFT32/ref=pe_386181_51767671_TE_dp_1

and thecaddie:

http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B004K2Y18Q/ref=pe_386181_51767671_TE_dp_1

Unfortunately the caddie is way too small for the disk!

The disk measures 10/15cm and the caddie only 7.5/12cm. I’ll try and send the caddie back but how do I find one big enough for the HD? In the détails actual size is not mentioned.

Sorry to bother you all, and thanks for the advice!

Ok thanks,

I’ve looked for a 3.5 caddy which is not easy to find on french websites and it seems that some people have ordered them and they weren’t compatible. I’ve found this:

http://fr.aliexpress.com/item/ORICO-1106SS-BK-CD-ROM-Space-hard-disk-Mobile-Rack-Internal-3-5-sata-hdd-case/32375911741.html

Or do you think it would be better to exchange the 3.5 HD for a 2.5?

Thanks

Thanks!

I’ve found this, which would come with a french plug:

http://www.grosbill.com/4-advance_boitier_pour_disque_3_5_usb_2_0_-136745-informatique-boitier_externe

Would that do the trick?

rmartin1 – 13 minutes ago  » 

Thanks!

I’ve found this, which would come with a french plug:

http://www.grosbill.com/4-advance_boitier_pour_disque_3_5_usb_2_0_-136745-informatique-boitier_externe

Would that do the trick?

My schoolboy French isn’t up to Repassacs who lives in France , but yes that should work just fine with a SATA 3.5″ Hard Disk.

Hi again,

First of all thanks for all the advice! I finally received a bigger caddy, and with some help managed to install it. It’s now functioning and I’m able to record. However, I cannot record and watch another channel at the same time. Is this normal? Is there anything I can do to allow me to watch another channel simultaneously?

Thanks in advance!