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Hello to all,
I'm hoping someone can help me with these.
1) I've got a Hughes SD-DVR40 DirecTivo that I upgraded/expanded some time ago replacing it's original, single A drive with two new 160GB A&B drives. At this point, the drives are nearing capacity and showing signs of failure so I wanted to copy each of them to two new 500GB drives to save the content and add some more space to the box. Is this possible or am I stuck at my current capacity?
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2) I'd like to make a 1:1 safety copy of just the A drive (160GB) to another drive? If I wanted to use a larger drive as the backup target (no desire to expand after copying, I'm thinking about of using a spare drive that I had lying around so I wouldn't have to buy another 160gb just for the mirror copy) is that too possible? If so, how would I go about it?
lastly...
3) If question 2 is doable, could I use the new backup A drive in place of the failing A drive for the upgrade process in question 1?
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Thanks in advance.
I'm hoping someone can help me with these.
1) I've got a Hughes SD-DVR40 DirecTivo that I upgraded/expanded some time ago replacing it's original, single A drive with two new 160GB A&B drives. At this point, the drives are nearing capacity and showing signs of failure so I wanted to copy each of them to two new 500GB drives to save the content and add some more space to the box. Is this possible or am I stuck at my current capacity?
and...
2) I'd like to make a 1:1 safety copy of just the A drive (160GB) to another drive? If I wanted to use a larger drive as the backup target (no desire to expand after copying, I'm thinking about of using a spare drive that I had lying around so I wouldn't have to buy another 160gb just for the mirror copy) is that too possible? If so, how would I go about it?
lastly...
3) If question 2 is doable, could I use the new backup A drive in place of the failing A drive for the upgrade process in question 1?
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Thanks in advance.
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