D djmaui SatelliteGuys Pro Original poster Aug 7, 2008 193 0 Maui May 10, 2011 #1 I have two 2TB WD My Book ehd's that work great, but my new 3TB WD My Book w/ USB 3.0 will not format. Has any found a work-around for this?
I have two 2TB WD My Book ehd's that work great, but my new 3TB WD My Book w/ USB 3.0 will not format. Has any found a work-around for this?
C CK SatGuy Formerly ckhalil18 Feb 7, 2011 4,023 112 The Motor City May 10, 2011 #2 I think 3TB is too big as the 612/622/722/922 only support up to 2TB.
MattG@DISH SatelliteGuys Pro Dec 30, 2010 3,871 243 Denver, Colorado May 10, 2011 #3 djmaui said: I have two 2TB WD My Book ehd's that work great, but my new 3TB WD My Book w/ USB 3.0 will not format. Has any found a work-around for this? Click to expand... The size limit for VIP DVR's is 2TB. IIRC, it would still format the EHD, but would say that it is too large after the format is completed. The 211 family is 1TB I don't think the 3TB will work
djmaui said: I have two 2TB WD My Book ehd's that work great, but my new 3TB WD My Book w/ USB 3.0 will not format. Has any found a work-around for this? Click to expand... The size limit for VIP DVR's is 2TB. IIRC, it would still format the EHD, but would say that it is too large after the format is completed. The 211 family is 1TB I don't think the 3TB will work
D djmaui SatelliteGuys Pro Original poster Aug 7, 2008 193 0 Maui May 13, 2011 #4 MattG@ DISH NETWORK said: The size limit for VIP DVR's is 2TB. IIRC, it would still format the EHD, but would say that it is too large after the format is completed. The 211 family is 1TB I don't think the 3TB will work Click to expand... Thanks, I guess I'll use the 3TB on my PC. I sounds as though USB 3.0 is not an issue. Is that true? I ask because I was looking at a 2TB WD My Book w/ USB 3.0. Mahalo.
MattG@ DISH NETWORK said: The size limit for VIP DVR's is 2TB. IIRC, it would still format the EHD, but would say that it is too large after the format is completed. The 211 family is 1TB I don't think the 3TB will work Click to expand... Thanks, I guess I'll use the 3TB on my PC. I sounds as though USB 3.0 is not an issue. Is that true? I ask because I was looking at a 2TB WD My Book w/ USB 3.0. Mahalo.
mike123abc Too many cables Supporting Founder Sep 25, 2003 25,766 5,082 Norman, OK May 13, 2011 #5 An USB 3.0 device is backwards compatible with a 2.0 host. It will just talk at the 2.0 speeds (or 1.1 if that is all you got).
An USB 3.0 device is backwards compatible with a 2.0 host. It will just talk at the 2.0 speeds (or 1.1 if that is all you got).
D DishSubLA SatelliteGuys Master Apr 9, 2006 5,450 1,418 May 14, 2011 #6 djmaui said: Thanks, I guess I'll use the 3TB on my PC. I sounds as though USB 3.0 is not an issue. Is that true? I ask because I was looking at a 2TB WD My Book w/ USB 3.0. Mahalo. Click to expand... Exactly! To the OP: don't expect any better performance with a USB 3.0 HDD connection other than USB 2.0 speeds as all current ViP's are USB 2.0.
djmaui said: Thanks, I guess I'll use the 3TB on my PC. I sounds as though USB 3.0 is not an issue. Is that true? I ask because I was looking at a 2TB WD My Book w/ USB 3.0. Mahalo. Click to expand... Exactly! To the OP: don't expect any better performance with a USB 3.0 HDD connection other than USB 2.0 speeds as all current ViP's are USB 2.0.
