You will need to reduce the SATA speed to get it to work in a FOXSAT.Thanks Black Hole, I' take your advice and go for the Skyhawk
I don't think so; I think you need a utility that you can download from the Seagate web site.SATA1? OK, that will be a jumper setting on the HDD.
...but I have also stated modern HDDs don't have jumpers!SATA1? OK, that will be a jumper setting on the HDD.
I am unable to confirm.I don't think so; I think you need a utility that you can download from the Seagate web site.
I think that's unlikely. You may have your SATA versions mixed up, confusing the situation.SATA1? OK, that will be a jumper setting on the HDD.
This simply adds to the confusion....but I have also stated modern HDDs don't have jumpers!
I am unable to find any information about reducing the speed from 3Gb/s (SATA2) to 1.5Gb/s (SATA1) on a SkyHawk. Unhelpfully, Seagate FAQs recommend changing the motherboard! They say the Barracuda range have a jumper, but that's not a PVR drive.
You will need to reduce the SATA speed to get it to work in a FOXSAT.
The Skyhawk is a current generation drive, so a speed reduction (if available) will most likely drop it from SATA3.x to SATA2.x. I think this should suit the Foxsat.Thanks Black Hole, I' take your advice and go for the Skyhawk
...implies SATA1 (and it would not surprise me, the Foxsat is a more elderly design than the HDR-FOX).You will need to reduce the SATA speed to get it to work in a FOXSAT.
Perhaps it's you adding to the confusion.This simply adds to the confusion.
No. It's you.Perhaps it's you adding to the confusion.
Which, if you consider the current generation of drives implies a speed reduction down to SATA2.You will need to reduce the SATA speed to get it to work in a FOXSAT.
SATA1? OK, that will be a jumper setting on the HDD.
These are from the SMART output on boxes I have access to:What is the OEM drive for the Foxsat?
Model Family: Seagate Pipeline HD 5900.2
Device Model: ST3500312CS
SATA Version is: SATA 2.6, 3.0 Gb/s (current: 1.5 Gb/s)
Model Family: Seagate Pipeline HD 5900.1
Device Model: ST3320310CS
SATA Version is: SATA 2.6, 3.0 Gb/s
Are you saying SATA3 is not backwards-compatible with SATA2? If so, how do you explain fitting SATA3 into a HDR-FOX without any of these problems?Which, if you consider the current generation of drives implies a speed reduction down to SATA2.
Check out the HDR-FOX section of the forum for advice on that, it will be the same.
SATA1? OK, that will be a jumper setting on the HDD.
...but I have also stated modern HDDs don't have jumpers!
I am unable to find any information about reducing the speed from 3Gb/s (SATA2) to 1.5Gb/s (SATA1) on a SkyHawk. Unhelpfully, Seagate FAQs recommend changing the motherboard! They say the Barracuda range have a jumper, but that's not a PVR drive.
I am unable to confirm.
@JohnRT : I recommend you hold fire until you/we positively confirm the SkyHawk can be configured for SATA I.
Update: I am still unable to confirm. This may need an enquiry direct to Seagate.
Yes, this:They may be a misunderstanding there somewhere.
You will need to reduce the SATA speed to get it to work in a FOXSAT.
So did you read that asYes, this:
ML didn't bother to specify exactly what he meant, so is it unreasonable to infer what I did?
Anyway, I don't think you can reduce a SATA3 down 2 steps to SATA1. The compatibility setting/jumper only reduces it down by 1 step. So it'll only do SATA3 to SATA2 or SATA2 to SATA1, depending upon the drive model.A SATA3 drive should "plug and play" on SATA2, so the only need to make a specific speed reduction is to SATA1.
Reduce to SATA1, obviously, because there's no need to reduce to SATA2! It's backwards compatible! Plug a SATA3 drive into a SATA2 controller and it just works!So did you read that as
reduce to SATA2 or
reduce to SATA1?
I have seen multiple posts from different users about modern drives not working in a FOXSAT HDR out of the box.I am not convinced.
Are you sure that it is me confusing things?One of the Foxsat-HDR boxes was upgraded with a 1TB HDD - a Samsung HD103UJ - back in 2018. Although not ideal as it's not a AV rated drive, it was a spare drive from an old computer and lasted well until Christmas Eve when the box refused to boot. What a time to go! It displayed an error message something like "HDD is not formatted. Formatting will start". As I wanted to keep the old recordings I powered off and did not format the disk.
So, after reading the forums, it was 50/50 whether to go for the latest Seagate Skyhawk model (ST1000VX013) or the latest WD Purple model (WD11PURZ).
In the end I bought the ST1000VX013 from ebuyer for £46 and it arrived the next day.
Installed new HDD in Foxsat box and powered on. Box said something like "HDD not recognised".
After reading forum comments I downloaded SeaChest tools from the SeaGate website and used the
--phySpeed 2
option to reduce the maximum speed from 6 Gbps to 3 Gbps.