Talk:Inside DP-P2
From OpenWiz
After some initial research and a scan inside the case from the vent holes, it seemed that the P2 had a red SATA cable connected to the HDD. With this and based on some other info in forums about DP-P1 HDD upgrades, I decided to take the plunge and open up my dear Wiz. Yes, I know warranty and all that, but being in the technical field I figured the risk minimal. Worst case, I would just have to pay to fix it!
So, what’s inside that’s different? Interestingly enough as alluded to previously it did have a Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s interface connected to a Samsung Spinpoint HD322HJ 320Gb drive. Reviewing the specifications of this drive to see if there was a larger but comparable drive in terms of power consumption and heat dissipation I selected a WD Caviar Green WD10EACS SATA 1 TB, 16 MB Cache, SATA 3 Gb/s drive as the replacement. However, before purchasing this particular drive I tested the P2 with an existing WD Caviar Green 500Gb drive I had on hand to see if it would format, pass the BeyonWiz HDD test and record/playback correctly etc which it did successfully.
Based on previous posts in various forums, I think other user tests with the P1 have indicated that it could only be upgraded to a maximum of 500Gb. I therefore, thought that this may also be a limitation in the P2 but if the 1TB failed, I would just use the 500Gb instead and use the 1TB as an external USB drive. However, I am happy to report that the 1TB WD drive installed flawlessly into the P2. This was a brand new drive, unformatted and connected directly to the P2 replacing the Samasung drive.
When power was turned onto the P2 it reported that the drive needed to be formatted, which it did without any issue. I then went into setup and run the HDD test and this was successful also. I have now been recording on this drive for a few days and very happy with the results. The new drive is extremely quiet also with no noticeable difference in noise from the Samsung.
Interestingly the larger WD Caviar Green 1TB drive has better specs than the Samsung when it comes to power consumption. It also has some interesting features to conserve power which you can review for yourself by going to the WD web site.
Samsung HD322HJ: Read/Write 6.1W, Idle 4,4W, Standby 0.70W, Sleep 0.70W
WD WD10EACS: Read/Write 5.4W, Idle 2.8W, Standby 0.40W, Sleep 0.40W
- Note this is using the latest firmware release 01.05.261.
