How to Add a Disk to a DirecTV DVR
- 1). Press the power button on the front of the DirecTV DVR to turn off the unit, then unplug the power cord.
- 2). Connect the eSATA cable from the labeled port on the rear of the DirecTV component to the matching port on the external disk drive.
- 3). Plug in the power cords for the DirecTV DVR and the external drive, then turn on the external drive only. Wait a few seconds for the external hard disc drive to get up to speed.
- 4). Turn on the DirecTV DVR, which will reboot and format the external drive automatically.
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