“Can this provide auxiliary storage for a DirecTV DVR, using a SATA cable? DirecTV DVR's have SATA ports that enable external drives to be connected. The DVR will format the drive, and the hard drive inside the DVR will be inaccessible while the external drive is connected. Does this drive have an SATA port, and does it come with an SATA cable?”
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The external case of the drive only has a power connector, a USB 3.0 connection, and a Kensington lock connector. You may be able to crack open the case and access the internals, but I haven't gone that far.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have SKY here in Brazil. Depends upon your box. Sky formats the disk in a way, encodes it, so you can not record a movie/program and take it to some other box. This is part of the copywrite laws. In addition, you can not plug it into a PC, USB or SATA and read the data. I had problems with their light DVR failing. The disk, only way to get it back, was to use a hard drive management software, where I could go in, reset partitions, and format it. As to MyBook, it should work and it does come only with USB cables. The DVR I had, before getting an internal version (much better) was only USB connections. My Book is USB only.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I did not notice a Sata port on the hard drive. I noticed a locking mechanism and a power cord outlet. That is a great question to ask a best buy employee
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This drive only comes with USB 3.0
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The short answer is no. For more information, this drive is only usb 3.0 and 2.0. It has a micro usb.3.0 port at comes with a usb A to usb micro cable. There are no SATA ports on this device.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Doubtful. You need to be able to access the drive from a pc, plus your storage is limited to your plan with directv.
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