Can I reformat a used esata drive to expand my DVR (7232)

[FMMike]

I appologize in advance if this question has already been answered but most of what I found was related to a new hard drive. Can I use a hard drive removed from a PC and installed in an Esata enclosure to exapand my DVR (model 7232). If so,...do I need to format on the PC first prior to connecting to the DVR and formating? 

[eljefe2]

None of the currently available FiOS DVRs support external hard drives.  It doesn't matter if the drive is new or used or how it's formatted.

[tns2]

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@eljefe wrote:

None of the currently available FiOS DVRs support external hard drives.  It doesn't matter if the drive is new or used or how it's formatted.

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The 7xxx DVR's and Cisco DVR do support esata so the question is legimate.  I don't think, but don't know, that the drives have to be formated first.

The Quantum VMS doesn't support an external drive.

[eljefe2]

Huh.  When I had a 7232 I never could get an external drive to work. 

In any case, I'm happy to stand corrected.

[tns2]

Note it must be esata.  Common USB external drives do not work.

[Keyboards]

Make sure the drive you are using does not have a sleep/power save mode.  If it does you need to disable it or the drive will not function porperly.

I believe that the DVR formats a "new" drive attached since it is paired to that DVR, uses a non-PC/MAC format, and you can only view the recorded programs on the DVR the drive is paired with.