Maximum size of 7200Rpm HDD for Q10

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Greetings guys...May I know the maximum capacity HDD 7200 rpm, that can fit into the HiMedia Q10.?
I am downloading 4 k movies which are over 50 GB in size and my 2TB HDD is now too cramped  for it.
Therefore
I am planning to get a bigger one and I want to hear from experienced Q10 users about the big capacity of HDD for their Q10
Further what Hdd brands are reliable to use.

[nandish]

Hi. A 7200 RPM drive is a bad idea for a Q10 pro. It needs a lot of power to work. The energy-efficient 5,400 RPM GREEN series drives are a better choice. According to the instructions, you can use a maximum of 3.5 inch SATA6 GB disk with GPT partition. The 5400 rpm disc does not slow down and does not blur the playback of movies, I have one and it works perfectly. greetings

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I appreciate your feedback...Hmm, its first  time I know that 7200 rpm is not desirable for the Q10..Thats maybe the reason my drive does not last long in that   device..?
May Iknow from your experience
Does the 5400 rpm drive does  not slow down the playing of  50 gb 4 k video?

[nandish]

Q10 Pro ma słaby zasilacz. Jak pisałem, dyski 7200 rpm potrzebuja znacznie wiecej mocy. Na pewno nic Ci nie spowolni, 

[nandish]

Sorry Polish.
Q10 Pro has a weak power supply. As I wrote, 7,200 rpm drives need significantly more power. For sure nothing will slow you down

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I really appreciate that enlightening statement...than you very much....

[nandish]

You welcome

[futeko.com]

Regardless of power supply there is no performance advantage in using a 7200RPM HDD in any media player. Any HDD will provide much more than enough throughput for any video file.

The most important factor for a media player HDD is noise. You want as quiet as possible. NAS drives are good. I would recommend WD Red, Seagate Ironwolf, 54000RPM Seagate Barracuda.

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Hi Futeko  does those brands you mentioned had high capacity drives..some  high capacity drives  had speed above 5400 RPM,, around 6000 RPM , can those run in Himedia Q10?

[futeko.com]

Yes. There is no limitation on drive speed compatibility with Q10 Pro, it's just not worth it financially to pay more for a faster HDD which will perform exactly the same as a slower drive for media playback.

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HI Futeko, I had previous experience using a larger 7200Rpm drives but as it becomes filled with movies, its started to create issues where it suddenly stops playing where the movie hangs.It was just a matter time, that the particular HDD failed that it won't run anymore that I had to replace it .Is it because of faulty HDD or incapability of this Himediaq10 is underpowered.
I am still thinking if I can recover all those assorted movie and video files from thar failed HDD but I asked a data recovery professional, the price was just to steep to be worth the recovery.
When I heard lately that this Himedia Q10 pro is under powered to run 7200RPM I was mulling of buying 6TB HDD at 5400Rpm for my heaps of 4k and blue ray extracted movies which I want to play through HIMEDIA Q10.
So from your opinion is it true that the power output of this q10 is limited to lower speed HDD ,specially for high capacity units.?

[Nice Monkey]

For any HDD a 12V 2A adapter will just do but bigger is better here. Always used an earthed 12V 4A myself with it.

Which SATA HDD (Internal/External) to get for these players and how to format?
This must be the question asked most for any media player. My cut&paste answer is generic for all brands and models:
- If you like absolute silence: Any 2.5 drive using an 2.5 => 3.5 adapter will do also for Internal. A SSD can be used too obviously but is regarded an overkill by me as it offers no substantial additional advantages.
- A bit cheaper is using any low speed version 3.5 HDD. Cheaper/slower models is better in most cases. Player performance will be identical and less energy => less heat => above all less fan/drive noise!
- The cheapest is buying an External USB drive even for an Internal HDD by extracting the build-in HDD from that one. That is what I usually do myself.

Formatting with GPT and NTFS using all defaults will do the job. Don't use FAT32 (no big file support) and no exFAT (less robust as not intended for HDD's but for sticks/cards). Make very sure there are no second or hidden partitions on it as Android likes it plain and simple (it does not process these options).
For Apple and/or Linux PC users a good alternative is EXT4.

What about lifetime/warranty? Using HDD's with a media player the player will be off most of the time and individual HDD's are stopped when not in actual use by most brands. No need for a NAS having HDD's spinning 7x24h! In fact my media player is also used as my SMB Server with the only disadvantage that safety copies need to be made manually/automated (no RAID but yes true Plug&Play). The cheapest way for backups is sharing your entire collection with a good friend!

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I recently tried a6tb Barracuda drive ,but its not trad by my computer 64 bit windows 8.1 It has the right specs,6tb max 5400 rpm
Can someone explain whats happening here?

[futeko.com]

I recently tried a6tb Barracuda drive ,but its not trad by my computer 64 bit windows 8.1 It has the right specs,6tb max 5400 rpm
Can someone explain whats happening here?

trad = read?

Format should be GPT + NTFS.

A guide: https://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=932.0
More info: https://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=576.0

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Greetings Futeko,

Thanks  for the clue,, I was able  to  sort out my new 6tb HDD...:-)