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Humax PVR-9300T Freeview+ Recorder, 320GB Hard Drive, Twin Tuner HDMI+ REMOTE

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Can the system format a new unpartitioned drive or do I need to run a linux Live CD and partition and format the drive first? From initial setup, updating to the latest software or frequently asked questions, follow these links to help you get sorted with your product: Dammit i was afraid of this. Not been able to find out how to get this to work so was thinking this was the problem.

I've just seen a related thread where this was said (by someone who bought a new hard drive and installed it, as is, in the pvr): Sound quality is also top-notch, particularly when aired through a decent AV receiver, though we should point out that the unit emits quite a loud whirring noise in operation, which can interfere with low volume listening. What a full format will do (that may be helpful) is to map out any marginal sectors; this is done by the disk controller firmware and so is a level below the file system and hence will persist when reformatted.

Additionally, you can also watch a recording from the start while it’s still being recorded thanks to the Chase Play feature, or watch a previous recording while recording two channels.

I'll not publish any of this on the forums because I'd welcome your thoughts before I consider doing this The signal quality is often 100%. I do use manual tuning, I got the codes from Digital UK. Maybe I should re tune every week but surely that shouldn't be necessary. So perhaps if I bought the new model it might work better, although that is an expensive gamble. The usual PVR functions are fitted too, such as live pause, instant replay, watch while recording and even record two channels while watching a third off the hard-disk.So would I expect my drive, when formatted by my laptop and then reinstalled, to be formatted again in the Humax? (I realise that the formatting done is different when done in the PVR).

Please note also that performing a default setting may change the screen ratio to 4:3 if this happens please try the following, Hi all, I've had my unit since about late 2011 and have never been able run a software update on it, the version showing is UPTTF 1.00.26 July 7 2011. Auto or manual updates do not work. Is the only way to force an update to connect to my laptop with a special RS232 lead? Thanks for that. I've had a look at the adapters you mentioned. Now to decide whether to go that route or just buy another PVR.

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If you want to save your existing recordings it may be difficult because I believe that you can't just copy them off the HDD by inserting the HDD in a caddy and connecting it to a PC etc as they are encrypted, so you would have to overcome that as well.

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