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Paul replied to Phil Carter's discussion DishTV S8100-ZA recording

"Hi Phil I suggest contacting Dishtv directly , I think the problem is related to the size of the external drive . 1o 2 TB drive is more likely to work . There are limitations of the Fat32 File system…"

May 4, 2021

Phil Carter replied to Phil Carter's discussion DishTV S8100-ZA recording

"Josh hi thanks for getting back The Dish TV specs call for a self powered hard drive which the Seagate is so I would have thought not a problem"

May 2, 2021

forumuser replied to Phil Carter's discussion DishTV S8100-ZA recording

"Hi Phil Larger TB Hard Drives may cause issues with set top boxes because the USB does not produce enough power to the hard drive, The formatting is cancelled because this avoids the risk of damaging the connected drive. I would recommend a…"

May 2, 2021

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DishTV S8100-ZA recording

I have recently ditched my Sky TV along with the My Sky box so I cannot record any more. To get around the recording I have purchased a Seagate 4Tb external USB hard drive to record to.When I try to format the drive from the PVR option, Media format, I get a message that Format cancelled. I am guessing that the Dish TV box is not recognising the Seagate drive.Can anyone give me any clues as to what is happening?See More

May 2, 2021

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How do you receive Freeview?: via Satellite dish

Can you type the make model of your devices. The product model is usually on the device itself or any packaging.: Freeview s8100
Veon 50" 4K Smart TV VN50U22018L
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