External Hard Drive for Dish 211z
Installed a External Hard Drive for Dish 211z. When I watch recorded programming the audio skips every few seconds. Tried a new hard drive, same problem. Dish tech thinks it's a problem with the recei...
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goducks10 wrote:
Yes. There's two different types of cords you get. At least with mine I did. The 211z only has a USB port not an eSATA port. I plugged the USB cord into the back of the 211z and the other end, which looks like a phone charging end into the back of the Seagate. Then in order to power up the Seagate you need to plug the power cords pin jack into the Seagate and then plug the power adapter into a wall plug.
Doesn't sound like what I have. I don't see a pin jack on my Seagate. Do you have a part number for the Seagate.
I have ordered a Wally receiver, but if that doesn't work out I will look into different EHD's.
This is what I have. Came with a single cable, USB plug to EHD receptacle.
Seagate Expansion 1TB Portable External Hard Drive USB 3.0 (STEA1000400)
Tried this, but than EHD would not format to Dish .
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XX2RM8Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
