Panasonic AJ-PCS060G upgrade? at DVinfo.net

Tim Sargent · January 11th, 2012, 04:44 AM

Just wondering if the Panasonic AJ-PCS060G can be upgraded to a bigger HD?

If so, how easy is it to do? It is sealed up good and proper?

Thanks in advance

Gary Nattrass · January 11th, 2012, 12:23 PM

Yes I would like to know this too as you can pick them up for reasonable cost now, I suspect you should be able to but of course any warranty on a new unit from e-bay may be then invalid.

Looking at the pics on this advert there looks like four screws hold the case together, the hard drive should be just a 2.5 inch esata device but the problem may be that the firmware does not support larger drives or will not work with larger than 4gb P2 cards or AVC Intra.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Panasonic-...ht_4069wt_1165

Dan Brockett · January 16th, 2012, 05:02 PM

Hi guys:

There is a reason you can buy these cheap, they are totally outdated as far as HD size and no, the drive in them cannot be upgraded because of firmware and driver issues. Not going to happen.

Dan

Gary Nattrass · January 17th, 2012, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Brockett

Hi guys:

There is a reason you can buy these cheap, they are totally outdated as far as HD size and no, the drive in them cannot be upgraded because of firmware and driver issues. Not going to happen.

Dan

I thought so besides with the new single slot reader it is more flexible to do transfers with a laptop, I am still using my old G4 powerbook and a 120gb firewire 400 drive for P2 back-up.

Dan Brockett · January 20th, 2012, 02:44 PM

A couple of guys bought one years ago and tried to take it apart, reverse engineer it and could not even come close to making it work. I am not a computer geek but it was something about the ROM and controlling/flashing any other drive, other than the 60GB one that Panasonic equipped the device with.

FWIW, I was one of the first to use that device in the field on a TV show pilot, How To Shoot a Network TV Pilot With the Panasonic HVX-200 with a huge volume of P2 cards coming at it and even with that 60GB drive, the device was really slow and really clunky so good riddance that it was supplanted with newer more modern P2 solutions.

Dan

January 11th, 2012, 04:44 AM	#1
Tim Sargent Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sunny Shropshire, England Posts: 145	Panasonic AJ-PCS060G upgrade? Just wondering if the Panasonic AJ-PCS060G can be upgraded to a bigger HD? If so, how easy is it to do? It is sealed up good and proper? Thanks in advance

January 11th, 2012, 12:23 PM	#2
Gary Nattrass Trustee Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cornsay Durham UK Posts: 1,992	Re: Panasonic AJ-PCS060G upgrade? Yes I would like to know this too as you can pick them up for reasonable cost now, I suspect you should be able to but of course any warranty on a new unit from e-bay may be then invalid. Looking at the pics on this advert there looks like four screws hold the case together, the hard drive should be just a 2.5 inch esata device but the problem may be that the firmware does not support larger drives or will not work with larger than 4gb P2 cards or AVC Intra. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Panasonic-...ht_4069wt_1165 __________________ Over 15 minutes in Broadcast Film and TV production: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1044352/

January 16th, 2012, 05:02 PM	#3
Dan Brockett Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 2,109	Re: Panasonic AJ-PCS060G upgrade? Hi guys: There is a reason you can buy these cheap, they are totally outdated as far as HD size and no, the drive in them cannot be upgraded because of firmware and driver issues. Not going to happen. Dan

January 20th, 2012, 02:44 PM	#5
Dan Brockett Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 2,109	Re: Panasonic AJ-PCS060G upgrade? A couple of guys bought one years ago and tried to take it apart, reverse engineer it and could not even come close to making it work. I am not a computer geek but it was something about the ROM and controlling/flashing any other drive, other than the 60GB one that Panasonic equipped the device with. FWIW, I was one of the first to use that device in the field on a TV show pilot, How To Shoot a Network TV Pilot With the Panasonic HVX-200 with a huge volume of P2 cards coming at it and even with that 60GB drive, the device was really slow and really clunky so good riddance that it was supplanted with newer more modern P2 solutions. Dan