Starting from the ground up

tdmodels · February 01, 2012, 11:43:16 PM

Quote from: jamiejig on February 01, 2012, 11:17:22 PM
just got my emprex hdd tv recorder/bpr-101 .and now it seems i need some sort of hdd thingy that plugs into the 42 pin socket i take it is a memory card so i would like to no what gb i need and the best place to buy from thanks jamie

;D

Hi Jamie,

If it has 44 pins rather than 42, then it is most likely to be a laptop size Hard Disk Drive (2.5"), which you can get from most computer shops. Amazon, Dabs and Play are also good places.

e.g. http://www.dabs.com/category/components-and-storage,hard-drives,internal-hard-drives/11154-41580000-52420000

Tim

Coyote · February 01, 2012, 11:50:45 PM

Its an IDE Hdd

jamiejig · February 02, 2012, 12:14:17 AM

hi ian if it is a ide hdd where is the best place to buy it from thanks jamie

Coyote · February 02, 2012, 12:19:44 AM

I ebay`d mine, but last time i got one dirt cheap from a phone repair shop after nearly fainting after maplins gave me a stupid price

jamiejig · February 02, 2012, 07:37:39 PM

would any of theys do http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/laptop-ide-hard-drive-20gb-2-5-inch-fully-tested-ok-dell-d600-c610-c640-d400-/260931705860?pt=UK_Computing_HardDrives_RL&hash=item3cc0bddc04 or this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hitachi-Travelstar-60GB-Internal-laptop-2-5-ATA-IDE-drive-/120849578213?pt=UK_Computing_HardDrives_RL&hash=item1c233238e5

Coyote · February 02, 2012, 07:51:10 PM

I dont think the 101 can take a massive hd so the first one would be my choice

jamiejig · February 02, 2012, 08:08:02 PM

so ian you say the first one. but would a smaller gb be better as that one is 20gb. or will that one be ok.and i take it the physical size of 2.5" is the right one

Coyote · February 02, 2012, 08:24:47 PM

They are all the same sizes, but i use a 20 gig one, so i know its fine

Devonian · February 02, 2012, 08:25:00 PM

Any of the 2.5 inch IDE (or PATA (Parallel ATA)) drives will fit.

I have a 160Gb 7200RPM one fitted to mine.

They are either 4200RPM, 5400RPM or 7200RPM.
Downside of the 7200RPM one is it eats a bit more battery power, but has the fastest read/write speed (not that it's overly important in this device).

Make sure you format it to FAT32 and not NTFS etc as it only works with FAT32 format.

If you are feeling really flush, a SSD (Solid State Drive) with no moving parts could be fitted
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Transcend-TS32GSSD25-M-32GB-Internal-SSDMLC/dp/B000T9QRKE/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1328210202&sr=1-3

Nigel.

jamiejig · February 02, 2012, 08:29:45 PM

ok thanks ian ill try that one

Coyote · February 02, 2012, 08:36:44 PM

Hi Nigel, i had a warning leaflet on mine saying dont fit larger than a 30 gig in it ?????

Devonian · February 02, 2012, 10:37:54 PM

Instruction leaflet - the last resort of the desperate??!! :D
Maybe I should have read mine first then!

On Amazon, it states that it'll take up to 320Gb (in the bit about 'Technical Details') :dunno:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Emprex-BPR-101-Portable-Recorder-Remote/dp/B001JJDC5Q

Ah well...works for me.

Nigel.

Coyote · February 02, 2012, 10:43:36 PM

If its working in yours ill upgrade mine, i only limited myself because of the instructions :)

Devonian · February 02, 2012, 11:07:03 PM

30 gig is a lot of video in 1 day Ian.

FAT32 is limited to a single file size of 4Gb as well.

I only used the one I had kicking around and whacked it in there.

Nigel.

jamiejig · February 02, 2012, 11:14:58 PM

i ok ian if you upgrade. can buy your old one