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Gear / Technical Help => Recording Gear => Topic started by: pmiguel81 on March 29, 2008, 04:50:50 PM
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Hi
I want to upgrade my iriver H120 to a 40gb hd. Does anyone know where i can find one?
I´ve looked on ebay, and googled it, but i´ve had no luck so far :-\
thanks :)
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I think the 40gb drive is a little thicker than the 20gb drive, and it won't fit. Not positive about that, but you probably want to verify that before you spend any money.
Source of this speculation: An ongoing post from someone looking for an H140 so he could do a mod, and that person didn't want the H120 because it didn't have as much space. I think that eventually turned into the successful CF card mod.
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smoking joe is right. I think the MK3007GAL is the way to go... I think the 30GB is the largerst single platter that fits in the H120...
If I were you I would by a 32GB compact flash and adpter....
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thanks guys, i think you´re right about that.
I think i´ll look into the flash card option as well ;)
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Let http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/HardDriveReplacement (http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/HardDriveReplacement) be your source of info on which harddisk fits where
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Let http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/HardDriveReplacement (http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/HardDriveReplacement) be your source of info on which harddisk fits where
Petur is right, but the page is not very verbose.
As the subject says, there is a 40GB low profile that fits the H120 (GAL=Low, GAH=High). But it's impossible to find:
http://www.misticriver.net/forums/iriver-h1xx-series/57093-mk4007gal-drive-ihp-120-a.html
Much better to go the CF route, if you intend to use your iRiver for taping.
On the Rockbox URL above there's also a link for ZIF adapters that you can fit to an iRiver, but I believe those are only good for the H-x40 models with more physical space for the adapter.
/J
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CF is the way to go. My iRiver now runs silently and holds a much better charge.
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But its 20 gigs not 16 or 4. There are 32 but how much? I'm sure a lot more than a 30gig HD
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indeed, for higher capacities a HDD is still the best solution (price-wise)
fyi, I recently spotted a few 80GB disks that are quite affordable (search for MK8007GAH on ebay)
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indeed, for higher capacities a HDD is still the best solution (price-wise)
fyi, I recently spotted a few 80GB disks that are quite affordable (search for MK8007GAH on ebay)
i've had 2 hard drives fail in HP120's.
i certainly wouldn't trust 80gb of files on one.
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But its 20 gigs not 16 or 4. There are 32 but how much? I'm sure a lot more than a 30gig HD
The obvious reason why folks here are doing it is because it will protect your unique recording from being gone in case of a HD failure.
If you're a taper who care about your recordings, do the mod. You will scrape thru a normal gig + support band with even a 4GB card.
Otherwise, this mod is not for you - stick to HD! ;D
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But its 20 gigs not 16 or 4. There are 32 but how much? I'm sure a lot more than a 30gig HD
The obvious reason why folks here are doing it is because it will protect your unique recording from being gone in case of a HD failure.
If you're a taper who care about your recordings, do the mod. You will scrape thru a normal gig + support band with even a 4GB card.
Otherwise, this mod is not for you - stick to HD! ;D
I can understand the reason why people are doing this but then there are also many people who trust the 7xx SoundDevices with a 40gig HD all summer long. Everyone seems to be so divided on whether they like HD in their recorders or if they are going to CF and non-hard drive based methods of recording.
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The reason I got CF working was because it is the only upgrade path with a future. As long as the player works, you can upgrade it with bigger and faster CF cards, compatible harddisks are becoming extinct :/
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But its 20 gigs not 16 or 4. There are 32 but how much? I'm sure a lot more than a 30gig HD
The obvious reason why folks here are doing it is because it will protect your unique recording from being gone in case of a HD failure.
If you're a taper who care about your recordings, do the mod. You will scrape thru a normal gig + support band with even a 4GB card.
Otherwise, this mod is not for you - stick to HD! ;D
I can understand the reason why people are doing this but then there are also many people who trust the 7xx SoundDevices with a 40gig HD all summer long. Everyone seems to be so divided on whether they like HD in their recorders or if they are going to CF and non-hard drive based methods of recording.
I could be wrong, but I don't think the 7xx's use that tiny 2"x3" drive like the iRiver does.
Call me crazy...but I just don't trust 'em.