• AJA Video Systems

  AVID LVD drive replacement

  Posted by Ant Sprung on May 19, 2005 at 5:12 pm

  Hello all.

  Excuse my ignorance but I would like to replace the 36GB seagate drive in my AVID drive enclosure [rs36/160 LVD 5th generation] with a larger drive – 73GB or even 146GB. Does anyone know if that is possible?

  Also, is anyone using non-AVID drives with their AVID – I would like to buy some extra capacity for my AVID MC9000XL but hate the high cost of AVID LVD drives.

  Thanks very much in advance.

  Francois Stark replied 21 years, 1 month ago 5 Members · 6 Replies
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  Bob Zelin

  May 19, 2005 at 11:33 pm

  There is no such thing as an AVID drive. AVID does not make drives -they make a box.

  AVID used to use Seagate SCSI drives, and now use Hitachi/IBM SCSI drives.
  They work just fine, and you can just get anybodys drive enclosure to run these drives in. Make sure you turn off drive filtering in settings/media creation, or settings/general.

  HOW DARE YOU ASK an AVID question on this AJA forum.

  Bob Zelin
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  Fred Connors jr.

  May 20, 2005 at 12:06 am

  Because here he will get a real answer… not Bull S**t from the AVID world.

  Fred – former Avid serial number 00002 owner.
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  Dom Silverio

  May 20, 2005 at 3:48 am

  I guess owning a particular product equals honesty? Or are you saying COW AJA is more honest than COW Avid?
  There is less censorship in Avid owned forum than Apple’s.

  .02
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  Ant Sprung

  May 20, 2005 at 9:15 am

  Thanks for the information Bob – I guess I’m just a daring kind of guy. We don’t usually shout at each other on this side of the pond though, especially if you’re replying to someone you don’t know. This is a community right?

  My mistake for asking the wrong forum – but at the same time I love a dare.

  Anyone (including angry Bob) from the Avid or AJA (what is AJA?) forum like to comment on a good drive/enclosure with helpfull specs like LVD/seek time – you know, tech’ type stuff.

  Fred – thanks for making me laugh 🙂 I take your point about Avid bull – I’ve smelt a lot of it over the years. I assume you meant the organisation and not the people that operate them.

  I’m off to ask about a DVD sudio pro isssue in the Sonic forum now – wish me luck!

  All the best.
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  Bob Zelin

  May 20, 2005 at 12:18 pm

  Ron Amborn at Maxx Digital in California is well known for selling “third party” AVID drives in StorCase enclosures. He ships all over the world.
  (714) 374 4944.

  Bob Zelin
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  Francois Stark

  May 20, 2005 at 12:40 pm

  Hey Bob

  Why don’t you tell him about Huge arrays? They do work with Avid, and are much more affordable.

  See http://www.hugesystems.com

  regards
  francois

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