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Question posted by jfnickwe on May 19th, 2014

Can U Use A Hard Drive On Directv Receiver R22

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Answer #1: Posted by waelsaidani1 on May 19th, 2014 4:44 AM

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Yes you can connect external hard drive to to your direct tv receiver R22.

First, make sure you have a compatible receiver. Check the model number inside the small door located on bottom right corner of the front of the receiver. The model number should read:

R22 (DIRECTV Plus® DVR)
HR20 or above (DIRECTV Plus® HD DVR)
HR-34 or above (Genie HD DVR)

You’ll need an external hard drive that uses an eSATA connection. The following hard drive models are recommended:

WD My Book AV 1TB (model WDBABT0010HBK-NESN and WDBACS0010HBK-NESN)
Seagate 1TB (model ST31000SCA109-RK and model STAP1000100)
Seagate 500GB (model ST30500SCA109-RK)

Follow these steps to connect the external hard drive:

Turn off your receiver by unplugging the power cord. (Do not rely on the power button.)
Look for the port on the back of your receiver labeled SATA.
Connect the eSATA hard drive with an eSATA cable. Make sure the cable is firmly connected on both ends.
Turn on the eSATA hard drive and give it several seconds to spin up to speed.
Plug in the power chord of your receiver.

When your receiver reboots, it will automatically see the newly-connected hard drive. The hard drive inside your receiver will be disabled.

You now have expanded recording capacity. With a 1TB hard drive, you can record up to 200 hours of HD programming.

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