Western Digital 1TB GreenPower AV 16MB Cache 25dBA Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD10EVCS

by Western Digital

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4 x 1 inches ; 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0015VO9X2
• Item model number: WD10EVCS
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 28, 2008

Product Description

20PK 1TB AV GP Sata II 3.5IN

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Drive For a TIVO S3 Upgrade, December 9, 2008

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R. Hauck - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Digital 1TB GreenPower AV 16MB Cache 25dBA Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD10EVCS (Personal Computers)

I used this drive to upgrade my Tivo S3 High Definition DVR. I was very impressed by how quiet this drive is. I highly recommend this if you are looking for a quiet drive for your Tivo HD upgrade. This drive is made for DVR recording and they did a great job!

I would not recommend this drive for regular PC use. It was built to run quiet and cool for DVR use.
Also this is a OEM drive. It comes in a box with nothing else. No cables no screws no manuals, nothing except the drive itself. If you need all the mounting stuff and manuals you need to purchase the retail version. This is true with most all Hard Drives.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great hard drive to use with a DirecTV DVR!, September 11, 2008

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J. Hudson (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Digital 1TB GreenPower AV 16MB Cache 25dBA Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD10EVCS (Personal Computers)

I bought this hard drive to use as an external hard drive for my DirecTV HR21-100 receiver. I would also recommend an Antec MX-1 Hard Drive enclosure (ASIN: B000NZVR3Q) and a SIIG SATA Cable (ASIN: B000BRQU0Q).

Installing the hard drive in the enclosure is very easy, all you need is a small phillips screw driver. Remove one screw and slide the cover off. You then remove two smaller screws to pull out the actual "mounting board" for the hard drive (you also have to disconnect one jumper wire) and simply plug the drive into the mounting board. You do not need to do anything with the jumper pins on the hard drive. Reassamble and you should be good to go.

Connect the drive to the esat port on your DirecTV receiver. Use the menu to perform a "reset" of the receiver and when the receiver reboots, it should find the hard drive and format it. Any recordings you already had on the internal hard drive should still be there, but you will have to set up all your season passes, etc, again. If you disconnect the external hard drive, the receiver will go back to using the internal hard drive and you can still watch what was recorded on it.

I purchased two of these, and although one of them gave me some troubles, (lock-ups, etc) Amazon quickly sent out a replacement drive and enclosure. Please note that this hard drive is specifically designed for use in a DVR. I am very pleased with this setup.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As advertised, December 1, 2008

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John C. Webber - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Digital 1TB GreenPower AV 16MB Cache 25dBA Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD10EVCS (Personal Computers)

This drive is very quiet and is the second one I have purchased; the first one went into my Tivo Series 3 and has been 100% reliable.