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<blockquote data-quote="zanlation" data-source="post: 715615" data-attributes="member: 75695"><p>I am currently using an internal SATA2 HDD for live-tv timeshifting. This drive is also the primary OS drive with a small partition specifically for timeshifting. I am a little worried about wearing out this drive too early, especially since it has the main OS (win7) installed on it. I am imaging the drive fortnightly to a RAID 0 system attached to the HTPC via USB 3.0.</p><p></p><p>I have tried using a A-RAM USB 3.0 flash drive, formatted to NTFS, but I get stutter and freezing after about 15-30 mins depending on the timeshift buffer size I use. Another option may be to use an external USB 3.0 2.5" SATA drive. My motherboard does have eSATA, but it has a history of being unreliable. I am looking to use an external drive to reduce the heat being produced in HTPC case. A 2.5" drive would also not require external power, so it would sleep in sync with the PC.</p><p></p><p>Has anyone used an external 2.5" drive specifically for timeshifting?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zanlation, post: 715615, member: 75695"] I am currently using an internal SATA2 HDD for live-tv timeshifting. This drive is also the primary OS drive with a small partition specifically for timeshifting. I am a little worried about wearing out this drive too early, especially since it has the main OS (win7) installed on it. I am imaging the drive fortnightly to a RAID 0 system attached to the HTPC via USB 3.0. I have tried using a A-RAM USB 3.0 flash drive, formatted to NTFS, but I get stutter and freezing after about 15-30 mins depending on the timeshift buffer size I use. Another option may be to use an external USB 3.0 2.5" SATA drive. My motherboard does have eSATA, but it has a history of being unreliable. I am looking to use an external drive to reduce the heat being produced in HTPC case. A 2.5" drive would also not require external power, so it would sleep in sync with the PC. Has anyone used an external 2.5" drive specifically for timeshifting? [/QUOTE]
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