Best answer: Yes, you can replace the hard drive. There a few points to keep in mind when choosing the replacement hard drive, but it can be done.
- Take two: HDHomeRun Scribe Duo ($200 at Best Buy)
- For the win: HDHomeRun Scribe Quatro ($250 at Amazon)
- Keep it together: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB ($110 at Amazon)
DIY Storage
The HDHomeRun Scribe from SiliconDust is a great product to consider if you're interested in using an OTA antenna. With both the availability of a dual and quad tuner option, as well as built-in storage, the Scribe can fit in your home DVR set up nicely.
Both the Duo and Quad come with a 1TB hard drive, and while that is a good amount of space, maybe you want more. Perhaps you need to replace the drive because you're out of warranty, and the drive has failed. Regardless of the reason, you need to be aware of some specifics before doing so.
One of the first things you need to know is that only 2.5-inch and 7mm tall SATA hard drives are supported, and the Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB would be a great choice. Something worth noting, while it would be nice to run two hard drives at once, the Scribe will only work with one. The other important point to know before you open up your Scribe is to be wary if your device is still under warranty. According to the company's website:
Any damage done to the HDHomeRun or the original hard drive as a result of the modification is not covered under warranty. If a hard drive has been replaced and a customer needs to make a warranty exchange, the original hard drive needs to be reinstalled before sending it in.
Before you attempt to do it yourself, double-check to see if it's still covered under warranty. If you're all good, it's time to give it a go.
Time to dig in
If you're comfortable with doing your own hard drive swap out, then let's cover the rest of the changeover. Once you install a new hard drive into the HDHomeRun Scribe, it'll automatically be initialized, but only if it's blank. Blank doesn't necessarily mean empty, only that the Scribe thinks it's empty. See the documentation for more details . Setting things up takes about 15 seconds for each terabyte of the new drive's size, so things will probably be done fairly quick. Be sure to give everything a good read before you start, so you understand how to partition or format the drive, and you won't have any trouble.
There is still a process to initialize the drive, and HDHomeRun details the process thoroughly in a walkthrough to ensure the process goes smoothly for you.
So whether you want to replace the hard drive to increase storage capacity for your HDHomeRun Scribe OTA DVR or due to an out of warranty hard drive failure, there is a path to get your DVR back up and running.
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SiliconDust has a wonderful product for both cord-cutters and folks that just want a way to record their OTA channels with the Scribe. With either two tuners and 1TB of replaceable storage, you'll be ready to get the shows you want and store them anytime you want.
All four one
Record all the stuff
Just as with the Scribe Duo, the Scribe Quad comes with replaceable 1TB of storage and then doubles your tuners. Utilizing four OTA tuners, you'll be able to watch one show and record three more at the same time. Now, there's no need to decide which show to cut out.
Safe and sound
Under lock and key
Not all hard drives are created equal, and the Samsung EVO hard drives stand out from the crowd. Utilizing SSD and V-NAND tech to ensure fast read and write speeds to keep you working without bogging down. Not to mention the AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption to keep your info safe.
