I do this all the time. Most Satellite or Cable boxes with DVR functions have a 500gb to 2 tb hard drive. Most are formatted for Linux, which is why sometimes cannot be recognized by Windows or Macs. But most Macs and all Linux computers will see the disk, just reformat to NTFS (Win) or AFS (mac).
Some of these have a piece of code in the drive itself that keeps the HDD off until it receives an on signal from the device. That can be erased by booting into a command prompt, but that way is more involved. Without doing it this way, my laptop with Windows 10 and my desktop machine with Windows 10 just don’t see these disks at all. It’s as if they aren’t even there.
Used to do the same thing when I worked in the "converter room" for Commie-cast. We used to get loads of Dish Network, AT&T, and Tivo boxes all the time on "dish winback" sales. 👍🙂
So glad to see that you've decided to stick around to at least some level. We missed your videos Bradley. I hope this wasn't a one off! Keith in Richmond
I have one of these and you're inspiring me to find a way to get my 600 recordings transferred from it to a pc before I send it back to dish. Great video 👍
You won’t be able to retrieve the data. Def not on Windows. They all formatted for a Linux file system. Pretty much can only reformat the disks and use them for storage.
This is possible as SATA suports hot-swap. Its best to now run CrystalDiskInfo and see how good the drives are; Number of powered on hours, number of startups, head error rate, maximum G-force expreienced etc.
Have you tried Diskpart from an administrator elevated command prompt with the disk hooked directly to your computer ? That should help getting rid of proprietary formatted volumes.
Great Video, helped me salvage a Dish Hopper External drive after returning equipment.
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Brad, I listened to the ad you voiced before the video, "Maya Sarape?" Sarape is from Northern Mexico. I wore Sarape's as a child in Mexico! The Guatemalan Maya Serape is an imitation of the Mexican. Just like a "Poncho."
Thanks, Jose! Good to know the history. My main experience is of some ponchos and blankets I bought on trips out West. And of course “The Man With No Name” Spaghetti Westerns.
I've did this for a long time. It also works with Direct tv , Tivo cable boxes ect. There are programs that help with this too if the hot swap method fails but thats another video. I've gotten anywhere from 500gig to 2tb drives. WD seems to be the most common.
I guess these boards are simple computers, probably standard 12, 5 and 3.3v lines there. So I believe there's more risk of you damaging the board with static than the board damaging you with its electricity. The supply is another thing. Really nice find, a lot of storage for free.
I have no idea if I will ever find a Hopper laying around, but I won't take it for granted if I do. Probably just hand my computer guy the unit and a link to this video so he can dial me in.
Good video. I currently am running Dish Wally which I have bought and been using an external hard drive with (all through dish) and pay monthly on. Question: I just disconnected the hard drive and was trying to run just the stuff I've recorded on it on my tv, but can't do it. I do have a USB connection on my tv, but it didn't recognize nor on my laptop either. My thinking is only if there is a Dish power outage then I would still be able to watch my recorded programs on my tv. Is there a way around it? Thank you for your time.
I just pulled one of these apart about a month ago to salvage for parts. I set the HDD aside, thinking I might use it some day. Unfortunately, it's completely stripped and scrapped. I'll have to find another unit before I can power and format it now. Cool video man!
Loverboy! The dude Rob Camiletti that played Tony, the off the boat Italian, is from my neighborhood. "One time a husband come-ah home, he chase after me with a butcher knife.."
Well it's not a Fender Deluxe Reverb or a Mesa Boogie, but it's been 2 weeks since your last video. Did you have a nice vacation? Glad to see your still alive.
Hey,brad👍in Amerika🗽 the computer&harddrives Lei by the roads,what a wunderland🌇☀️in other Countrys 😱🎎 🏝Theresa a Lot more mud 🤣und&rost&dyrt in the restoration objects,-no wirebrush,& Cleaning with a Kärcher,🌋great as always👍,roxkn rolly 🎶🎸🖥brad👍 On the restoration
Interesting video. However, the combination of the dark area in which to SEE what you're doing and the jumping picture between the TV and the DVR box makes it very hard to follow. Will have to watch it a couple times to see if I can understand exactly what is being done.
I have an old Dish Network receiver that wont power up, it just keeps wiring like it's going to start. I desperately want to retrieve the DVR videos on it. I tried taking out the drive & connecting it to my PC with a USB adapter. It sees the drive but I can't access it. I found it has a special format to prevent this. So, is there a software to access it or do I find a working receiver of the same model, or can I just plug it into the external USB outlet on my current Hopper? Pleas tel me, what can I do?
Hate to possibly rain on your parade but those hoppers are infamous for failed hard drives a buddy of mine works for a 3rd party vendor that repairs them. That and I’ve had 3 of them in the past
I am new to this but I have several old Dish Boxes. I tried this but when I unplug the main HD all goes black. My friend say's that you have more than one hard drive in the main, is that the trick ?????
Pretty kewl information 2TB that's A-Lot of storage I Always grab stuff like that as well You never know when it will come in handy " Or what you'll find on it"🙄 TFS Enjoyed $t@y $@f3 ... 😷
I am unable to get to the menu; this was a reconditioned unit that I was trying to get to the recordings on an external drive; I have tried it with the card installed and not; I get a pop up showing it's trying to find all three satellites.
Cool tutorial, Brad. I have Time Warner (now Charter Spectrum), and I've often wished I could find a way to save my recordings off when I have to get a new DVR, or back in the days when they had really low capacity, wished I could swap in a bigger drive.
I wish I had the same opportunities like you guys… finding tech in trash. fuck, that’s impossible for me. find a hdd in one of the recvers? impossible.
I have a Dish VIP722K receiver with error message "Complete hard drive Failure", but I think the movie files are still on the hard drive, just need a way to access and transfer them. Any suggestions?
Same vip722k here , just happen 2 weeks ago. Do u think when they send an update to the receiver , it loaded a complete hard drive failure? So they want us to upgrade to the hopper?
@@bigstud98 Absolutely, Yes, I do. The VIP722 Dish receivers are obsolete units and are only replaced with same by specific request of customer. I do know they have the capability to remove or otherwise delete recorded items from the VIP722 hard drive while the receiver is connected to the outside dish. Also, certain other recorded programs have a delete date, timer-code to auto-delete itself after a certain amount of time on the hard drive, like DishNet rental movies. This has happened several times. If you record a DishNet, Pay-Per-view movie, it will auto-delete itself after one additional viewing or auto-delete after 30 days time, which ever comes first. This is no secret, Dishnet will tell you this if you ask. DishNet is a rather shifty, corrupt company that also charges up the Yang.
@@TheGuitologist yeah. In general an off the shelf chassis is more expensive. Another good tip is to look for old audio amplifiers. In my experience the transformer is mostly totally fine. Just remove the amp section with a TDA7294, TDA7293 or LM3886 and you got yourself a nice new amp. Obviously you can use the transformer also for other things.
That's your problem. You are using Windows. Get a USB for dedicated Linux OS. I believe Dish uses the same kernal as Linux. You should have no problems seeing what is on the drive. If you want to get really creative you can do a dual boot.
Brad I hope you haven't been re formatted after the "event" video Bastards treating us like cattle and fools following them like sheep to the slaughter
I do this all the time. Most Satellite or Cable boxes with DVR functions have a 500gb to 2 tb hard drive. Most are formatted for Linux, which is why sometimes cannot be recognized by Windows or Macs. But most Macs and all Linux computers will see the disk, just reformat to NTFS (Win) or AFS (mac).
Some of these have a piece of code in the drive itself that keeps the HDD off until it receives an on signal from the device. That can be erased by booting into a command prompt, but that way is more involved. Without doing it this way, my laptop with Windows 10 and my desktop machine with Windows 10 just don’t see these disks at all. It’s as if they aren’t even there.
Or format to ext4 for Linux users
Well, dang! I thought maybe you found my strategic reserve of 'gentleman's films.'
Used to do the same thing when I worked in the "converter room" for Commie-cast. We used to get loads of Dish Network, AT&T, and Tivo boxes all the time on "dish winback" sales. 👍🙂
You are missed on both channels. I didn’t get notification on this video, had to go looking for you. Glad to find something from you!
So glad to see that you've decided to stick around to at least some level. We missed your videos Bradley. I hope this wasn't a one off!
Keith in Richmond
I have one of these and you're inspiring me to find a way to get my 600 recordings transferred from it to a pc before I send it back to dish. Great video 👍
You won’t be able to retrieve the data. Def not on Windows. They all formatted for a Linux file system. Pretty much can only reformat the disks and use them for storage.
I concur with the others. Linux only. Play and capture is the only way on Windows.
Nice to see you're still with us ;-)
Dude ive been wondering how to do this for years. Awesome
This is possible as SATA suports hot-swap.
Its best to now run CrystalDiskInfo and see how good the drives are; Number of powered on hours, number of startups, head error rate, maximum G-force expreienced etc.
KILLER INTRO! Keep on keepin’ on! 🤘🏼
Have you tried Diskpart from an administrator elevated command prompt with the disk hooked directly to your computer ? That should help getting rid of proprietary formatted volumes.
Great Video, helped me salvage a Dish Hopper External drive after returning equipment.
Brad, I listened to the ad you voiced before the video, "Maya Sarape?" Sarape is from Northern Mexico. I wore Sarape's as a child in Mexico! The Guatemalan Maya Serape is an imitation of the Mexican. Just like a "Poncho."
Thanks, Jose! Good to know the history. My main experience is of some ponchos and blankets I bought on trips out West. And of course “The Man With No Name” Spaghetti Westerns.
I've did this for a long time. It also works with Direct tv , Tivo cable boxes ect. There are programs that help with this too if the hot swap method fails but thats another video. I've gotten anywhere from 500gig to 2tb drives. WD seems to be the most common.
Thanks ! I’ve been waiting for you to put up another episode
Great to see you back!
I guess these boards are simple computers, probably standard 12, 5 and 3.3v lines there. So I believe there's more risk of you damaging the board with static than the board damaging you with its electricity. The supply is another thing.
Really nice find, a lot of storage for free.
Brad good find, we had similar in UK with SKYHD boxes
Good old days, 7 years and counting since I cancelled my Sky sub - 500gb is tiny by today TB standards
Always an education. Thank you
8:01 LOOK OUT THERE'S A BEAR! hehehe those bears are everywhere.
Nice one Brad: We have Sky boxes over here and luckily they format straight away, can never have enough storage/back up drives. Cheers.
I have no idea if I will ever find a Hopper laying around, but I won't take it for granted if I do. Probably just hand my computer guy the unit and a link to this video so he can dial me in.
welcome back brad.
Good video.
I currently am running Dish Wally which I have bought and been using an external hard drive with (all through dish) and pay monthly on.
Question: I just disconnected the hard drive and was trying to run just the stuff I've recorded on it on my tv, but can't do it.
I do have a USB connection on my tv, but it didn't recognize nor on my laptop either. My thinking is only if there is a Dish power outage then I would still be able to watch my recorded programs on my tv. Is there a way around it?
Thank you for your time.
Bobby, I'll tell you what! Ya'll can save a lot of money if you use your head. 😎😁👍
Anyone know any mods for these or what to do with the hopper snap or a old smart card
I just pulled one of these apart about a month ago to salvage for parts. I set the HDD aside, thinking I might use it some day. Unfortunately, it's completely stripped and scrapped. I'll have to find another unit before I can power and format it now. Cool video man!
Whoa what an intro! Nice!
smart. love this video
Hey I did everything you said to do and when I put it in my computer it's still won't come on. I have put it back in the DVR what do I do ?
Loverboy! The dude Rob Camiletti that played Tony, the off the boat Italian, is from my neighborhood. "One time a husband come-ah home, he chase after me with a butcher knife.."
Well it's not a Fender Deluxe Reverb or a Mesa Boogie, but it's been 2 weeks since your last video. Did you have a nice vacation? Glad to see your still alive.
Damn, that intro just took me back! Maybe see if you could do something with the "Night Flight" intro too.👍😎
Right handy! Thanks, Brad!
Hey,brad👍in Amerika🗽 the computer&harddrives Lei by the roads,what a wunderland🌇☀️in other Countrys 😱🎎 🏝Theresa a Lot more mud 🤣und&rost&dyrt in the restoration objects,-no wirebrush,& Cleaning with a Kärcher,🌋great as always👍,roxkn rolly 🎶🎸🖥brad👍
On the restoration
Interesting video. However, the combination of the dark area in which to SEE what you're doing and the jumping picture between the TV and the DVR box makes it very hard to follow. Will have to watch it a couple times to see if I can understand exactly what is being done.
Mine says no data when I took it out of old dish box. It’s a 1tb data but doesn’t give any options to format or do anything. Any suggestions?
I have an old Dish Network receiver that wont power up, it just keeps wiring like it's going to start. I desperately want to retrieve the DVR videos on it. I tried taking out the drive & connecting it to my PC with a USB adapter. It sees the drive but I can't access it. I found it has a special format to prevent this. So, is there a software to access it or do I find a working receiver of the same model, or can I just plug it into the external USB outlet on my current Hopper? Pleas tel me, what can I do?
I did this process and formatting worked, but when plugging the drive into something else it still does not spin up. Any thoughts?
can you upgrade these receivers with an SSD? Because the hard drives that they use are very slow
Hate to possibly rain on your parade but those hoppers are infamous for failed hard drives a buddy of mine works for a 3rd party vendor that repairs them. That and I’ve had 3 of them in the past
I am new to this but I have several old Dish Boxes. I tried this but when I unplug the main HD all goes black. My friend say's that you have more than one hard drive in the main, is that the trick ?????
+5v and -5v, +12 and + 18v are the voltages normally on those boards.
Pretty kewl information
2TB that's A-Lot of storage
I Always grab stuff like that as well
You never know when it will come in handy " Or what you'll find on it"🙄
TFS Enjoyed
$t@y $@f3 ... 😷
I am unable to get to the menu; this was a reconditioned unit that I was trying to get to the recordings on an external drive; I have tried it with the card installed and not; I get a pop up showing it's trying to find all three satellites.
You watched big mommas house 2 ... don’t lie!
Hey I'll go around looking for one of these in the trash. I'll finally have enough space to download all Scott Grove's lessons for 25 bucks.
Outstanding!!!
Cool tutorial, Brad. I have Time Warner (now Charter Spectrum), and I've often wished I could find a way to save my recordings off when I have to get a new DVR, or back in the days when they had really low capacity, wished I could swap in a bigger drive.
I wish I had the same opportunities like you guys… finding tech in trash. fuck, that’s impossible for me. find a hdd in one of the recvers? impossible.
I have a Dish VIP722K receiver with error message "Complete hard drive Failure", but I think the movie files are still on the hard drive, just need a way to access and transfer them. Any suggestions?
Same vip722k here , just happen 2 weeks ago. Do u think when they send an update to the receiver , it loaded a complete hard drive failure? So they want us to upgrade to the hopper?
@@bigstud98 Absolutely, Yes, I do. The VIP722 Dish receivers are obsolete units and are only replaced with same by specific request of customer. I do know they have the capability to remove or otherwise delete recorded items from the VIP722 hard drive while the receiver is connected to the outside dish. Also, certain other recorded programs have a delete date, timer-code to auto-delete itself after a certain amount of time on the hard drive, like DishNet rental movies. This has happened several times. If you record a DishNet, Pay-Per-view movie, it will auto-delete itself after one additional viewing or auto-delete after 30 days time, which ever comes first. This is no secret, Dishnet will tell you this if you ask. DishNet is a rather shifty, corrupt company that also charges up the Yang.
Just popped one open and wow it’s in perfect condition. Haha
HBO 1983 Bumpper, Cool
Isn't there a way you can put the hard drive in a case power it USB and access data post formatted ? Forgive me if that's the case of this video.
You can actually also really use the chassis for any kind of diy measurement device projects (power supply, amp etc).
I was thinking that too. Power supplies are keepers. Fans, electrolytics, etc. lots of good parts.
@@TheGuitologist yeah. In general an off the shelf chassis is more expensive. Another good tip is to look for old audio amplifiers. In my experience the transformer is mostly totally fine. Just remove the amp section with a TDA7294, TDA7293 or LM3886 and you got yourself a nice new amp. Obviously you can use the transformer also for other things.
How do you do this without the DVR? I took the hard drive out but i ripped the wires out of the board :(
Cool I need some hard drives
Nice one.
You can buy a sata transfer kit for cheap online. I have saved so much time using a sata hardware transfer kit fixing my friends PCs.
Can I use this hard drive in my computer build?
So I found a new thing I’m doing today lmao. I have 3 Of these things laying around that’s 6TB of storage 😅
Im trying to get all my drv recordings off the same box in video so it possible ?
Cool trick !
that intro was cool brad, did you get rid of facebook ?
Yes. I shut down my Facebook.
How Can we clone the whole hdd and copy it into a new hdd?
That's your problem. You are using Windows. Get a USB for dedicated Linux OS. I believe Dish uses the same kernal as Linux. You should have no problems seeing what is on the drive. If you want to get really creative you can do a dual boot.
I can get one (DVR) for $10 that's a good deal if I can pull the hard drive and use it for a 2 gig hard drive.
Damn son you nerding out! Lmao
"It's good to have a knob". Wait, wrong video. Seriously though Brad, you can fix or salvage just about anything.
oh goody i got my diet pepsi and popcorn!
Did anyone else get the scam $19.99 rc jet commercial?
Brad I hope you haven't been re formatted after the "event" video Bastards treating us like cattle and fools following them like sheep to the slaughter
Would appreciate a demo on how too format a wife if you understand how to do this.
Clearly you overlook the fact that that device needs a new power tube
Nisssssssssce 🛸🎸
"Very Thick, Nice." 😁
They are still using the same old tricks from the 80s trying to keep people from being able to use their hard drives. Knock ‘em down Brad.
What about the joey
I got a 2tb HD’s from my box
Show how to destroy it.. NICE!!
Expect a visit from Hillary Clinton and some big dudes!
two views and 9 comments from 9 different people LOL you tube Get your shyt together .
🤣🤣🤣🤣