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Sony T60 - upgrade question - Replace or Add a new hard drive
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Posted by: Matrix

Beginner:

I am planning to add a new hard drive (120gb) to my Directivo.
Is it better to add as a B drive or replace the current drive with the new drive?

If I add as a B drive, do I still have to backup the A (current) drive?
If I add as a B drive, do I have to worry about the swap problem?

thank you in advance.

Posted by: section8

i have the t60, and decided to replace my original HD.

It was WAY to loud. i dropped a 120 GB Seagate Barraccuda V. (well i am doing it as we speak, wish me luck)

Posted by: Robert S

You can add a 120Gb drive to a DTiVo without worry about swap - mfsfix (the 'green screen') will work on DTivoes up to about 180Gb.

I would recommend taking a backup of the A drive AND replacing it with the new drive.

If you want to save your recordings do an MFS Tools pipe, otherwise just do a backup/restore.

If you decide to add a B drive, use MFS Tool's mfsadd function rather than BlessTiVo.

Use MFS Tools 2.0 as described in New Hinsdale.