Western Digital My DVR Expander User Manual

External Storage

• Easy to set up, easy to use – Just plug it in to your
eSATA-enabled DVR and start recording even more TV shows,
sporting events, and movies.

• Compatible – My DVR Expander has been tested for
compatibility with Scientific Atlanta 8300 series and has been
TiVo verified™ compatible with TiVo

®

Series3™ and TiVo®HD
DVRs. Check with your cable service provider to confirm
compatibility with their system.

• Quiet and Cool – A unique no-fan passive cooling system and
special hard drive design makes it quiet for the living room or
bedroom.

• Low–intensity LED – Designed with a soft amber LED
indicator, ideal for the living room or bedrooms.

My DVR Expander

Record More TV Shows

Quiet and Cool

Instant Storage

Record more, delete less –
Never miss your favorite show.

*Not intended to be an archival or portable storage device. The DVR Expander is designed to expand the recording capacity of
a single DVR. The total program hours that can be stored depends upon the format and data rate of the programming source,
operating environment and other factors. Your results may vary.

Record more – delete less. Add My DVR Expander from
WD to your eSATA-enabled DVR and you’ll instantly add
space for up to 120 hours of high-definition or 600 hours of
standard definition TV.*

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Physical Specifications

1

Product Specifications

Product Dimensions

Packaging Specifications

Retail UPC Codes

500 GB 1 TB

Formatted capacity 500,107 MB 1,000,204 MB
User sectors per drive 976,773,168 1,953,525,168

Data transfer rate 3 Gb/s (maximum)
RoHS compliant

2

Yes

Limited warranty

3

1 year

Height 6.78 in. (172.2 mm)
Length 5.63 in. (143.0 mm)

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Weight 2.9 lb. (1.32 kg)

English Metric

Retail box size
Face Width 11.625 in 295.3 mm

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Retail box weight (max) 4.55 lb. 2.06 kg
Master carton size 19.19 in x 11.94 in x 8.88 in 487.43 mm x 303.28 mm x 225.55 mm
Master carton weight 19.40 lb 8.80 kg

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Pallet load size 48 in. x 40 in. x 49.4 in. 1219 mm x 1016 mm x 1255 mm
Pallet load weight 826 lb 374.67 kg

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Capacity

3

Order Number UPC Code Order Number UPC Code

500 GB WDG1S5000VN 7 18037 12306 6
1 TB WDG1S10000VN 7 18037 74560 2 WDG1S10000VA 7 18037 74561 9

Environmental Specifications

Power Specifications

Operating temperature5°C to 35°C
Non-operating temperature –20°C to 65°C

AC input voltage 100–240V
AC input frequency 47–63 Hz

1

As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte
(TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for buffer or cache, one
megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per
second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second. Effective maximum SATA 3 Gb/s transfer rate calculated
according to the Serial ATA specification published by the SATA-IO organization as of the date of this specification sheet. Visit
www.sata-io.org for details.

2

WD hard drive products manufactured and sold worldwide after June 1, 2006, meet or exceed Restriction of Hazardous
Substances (RoHS) compliance requirements as mandated by the European Union for electrical and electronic products. The
RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament, which is effective in the EU beginning July 1, 2006, aims to protect
human health and the environment by restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in new equipment, and consists of
restrictions on lead, mercury, cadmium, and other substances.

3

The term of the limited warranty may vary by region. Visit support.wdc.com/warranty for details.

For service and literature:

support.wdc.com
www.westerndigital.com

Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are registered
trademarks in the U.S. and other countries; and
My DVR Expander is a trademark of Western Digital
Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned
herein that belong to other companies. Product
specifications subject to change without notice.

© 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
All rights reserved.

Western Digital
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My DVR Expander