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Thread: USB stick as a hard drive.

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    USB stick as a hard drive.

    Was looking at purchasing the vu uno 4k to replace my duo. Il move the duo to my bedroom.

    I don't record much and my 500gb is less than 1/4 full in my duo.

    Is a USB stick say for instance a 128gb a suitable replacement for a hard disk.

    If so does it need to be any specific spec/speed to work properly.

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    Only thing I would say is, get a good branded one like Kingston, SanDisk, HP etc, not a generic one off fleBay etc.


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    Thanks Andy.


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    if the duo is going to be networked, you can also mount the HDD on the new receiver.

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    I have a MD xp1000 in my Daighters room that's network linked to the duo at the moment.

    Would mean I would have to switch the duo switched on when I was recording anything.

    It's an option though.


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    any usb should work if it is formatted to fat 32 i watch films from my usb with no problems

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    Any limit on the size of USB stick that can be used?


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    Hi,
    usb flash drives are not really build for a lot of writing as they normally have no real wear leveling as SSDs do. I also would mount the drive of the other receiver. btw. fat32 has a limit of 4GB which might be to less for a longer HD recording.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trial View Post
    Hi,
    usb flash drives are not really build for a lot of writing as they normally have no real wear leveling as SSDs do. I also would mount the drive of the other receiver. btw. fat32 has a limit of 4GB which might be to less for a longer HD recording.

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    Thanks. That's info I'm looking for.

    Think might be better with a USB Hard disk.

    Now do they require there own power or can the USB port power them?


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    Best to use a powered one.

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    Can the network attached drive be accessed when the receiver that has the drive is in deep standby?


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    Quote Originally Posted by garryboy View Post
    Can the network attached drive be accessed when the receiver that has the drive is in deep standby?


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    No, unless the server has Wake On Lan capability. I don't think the Duo has WOL. If this is wrong, hopefully someone will confirm.

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    Thanks again abu


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    I've got a USB flash drive attached to each of my test boxes. Used for debug logs and test recordings. Not ideal but I've never had one fail yet.
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