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Backup new TIVO

Since Amazon cancelled my order for the $99 TIVO, I guess the only option left for me to get a TIVO is thru CC($299 - $200). I am going to get it tonight, and I was planning to make a backup after the setup(call toll free number, upgrade to 1.3...) just want to make sure that the device and modem and working fine, of course I wouldn't connect the Video source to it, to reduce the size of backup. According to other post, the backup size after the setup will be around 2-3GB.
Here is my question for the backup:

1)I have a 13GB Maxtor with my PC. Basically I can wipe off everything from it and use it as the backup disk. Then later install the OS and burn the splited backup files to the CDR. How should I setup my 13GB drive? I means should I fdisk it and make it one huge partition with FAT32? or primary FAT 2GB and the other 11GB for FAT32? I understand that we are using the LINUX utility to backup the TIVO drive and according to the HackFAQ, the utility disk support FAT32 as well.. I just want to make sure that I have a right partition for the backup.

2)Hopefully I can get the Maxtor 60GB HR from Staples. (what a drive, it is 60 miles away, hopefully they willing to price match with me.) If I do the upgrade later and started using my new TIVO now, what should I do after I finish the backup?

Thanks for any input.

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2)Hopefully I can get the Maxtor 60GB HR from Staples. (what a drive, it is 60 miles away, hopefully they willing to price match with me.)


This is probably more than 60 miles from you , but the Staples in Valparaiso , IN did a price match for me with 9thtee.com . They also (grudgingly) honored the staples.com coupon .

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CC TIVOS are FREE 0 nada nothing after rebate,If you can still find em
Good Luck

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You can still get them online through www.circuitcity.com I just ordered one for a friend. I will later help her upgrade it also. Just helping others to understand the "Joy of TiVo".

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Originally posted by xterra2000:
1)I have a 13GB Maxtor with my PC. Basically I can wipe off everything from it and use it as the backup disk. Then later install the OS and burn the splited backup files to the CDR. How should I setup my 13GB drive? I means should I fdisk it and make it one huge partition with FAT32? or primary FAT 2GB and the other 11GB for FAT32? I understand that we are using the LINUX utility to backup the TIVO drive and according to the HackFAQ, the utility disk support FAT32 as well.. I just want to make sure that I have a right partition for the backup.

2)Hopefully I can get the Maxtor 60GB HR from Staples. (what a drive, it is 60 miles away, hopefully they willing to price match with me.) If I do the upgrade later and started using my new TIVO now, what should I do after I finish the backup?

Thanks for any input.

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mprice, thanks for the input, but I guess I am little bit comfuse now, what I was planning to do it, backup the A drive to a small compress files in my Maxtor 13GB drive, I was assume that they are in FAT32 format files. Then I will install Win98 again in the Maxtor 13GB drive... and then burn those compress files to CDR. Am I missing something? Mprice, you are saying that the dd program will make the raw file to my Maxtor 13gm drive with the partition.. then how can I burn them into CDR? I was still planning to use the 13GB drive for my PC. Thanks

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To not worry about free space, it occurred to me to do it this way: use the 60GB drive to back up to, then burn CDs from, then bless it, and set it up, and the hey hey hey ...

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