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Question posted by majestic12major on August 18th, 2013

Energy Star Model Hr24

Can an external hard drive be connected to this DVR in order to increase storage capacity?

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Answer #1: Posted by freginold on August 18th, 2013 11:47 AM

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Hi, you can connect an external hard drive to this receiver using the SATA port on the back of the receiver. You can see where this port is on page 153 of the manual (linked to below), item #11:

http://www.directv.com/learn/pdf/System_Manuals/DIRECTV/DIRECTV_HDDVR_HR20-44.pdf

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