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preparation tips/instructions for backup please.
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Posted by: darksplinky

OK, I am going to open my 30hr Phillips unit this weekend to backup the drive. I have downloaded dylan's boot disk and have purchased a Quantam 30M 4500rpm LC20 drive to backup onto. I have read the Hack FAQ and understand what I need to do there and what to do if I have a locked drive. However I have the following questions:

1. When I run the western digital dlgchk program to "unlock" my original tivo 30hr drive, do I need to do anything before putting it back in the unit? ie. do i need to somehow "relock" original drive?

2. Like I said, my replacement/backup drive is a Quantam 30M 4500rpm LC20. Are there any special utilites I should do to the drive before backup?
I've read the maxtor drives need to run some utility to turn off some ideturbo feature to help avoid stutter problems.

3. Do I need to format, etc the replacement/backup drive, or can I just backup to the drive as it is off the shelf.

4. After I put my 30hr backup into my 14hr tivo unit (replacing the smaller 14hr drive), do I need to do anything special other than turning the unit back on? I also remember reading that some drives have something negative happen until the drive is powered up and down
10 times?

Thanks again for any advice you can give me!

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darksplinky
daveh@vwww1.abs.net

Posted by: kazymyr

1. no
2. nothing special; you may want to test the drive as usual, i.e. run it for a while to "get the grease running", use vendor specific test/diagnostic utilities, etc., so you're spared nasty surprises.
3. no format necessary; the act of copying will get it all the format it needs http://www.avsforum.com/ubbtivo/smile.gif
4. no. You got it wrong with the power up/down, it has nothing to do here.

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