Replacing hard disc/disk - how to?

jastewart

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My Satellite Setup
DM7020S w HD, Motorised, WinXP, ethernet
My Location
Lothian
I have a 7020 which has been running faultlessly for years now, and I now want to take pre-emptive action and at the very least prepare for disc failure and probably replace the HD. I am well acquainted with doing this in Windows etc but not with Linux and the Dreambox.

What I simply want to do is:

- get a new HD (what are the size limits, if any? - or best/preferred brands)
- create an image of the entire existing HD (recordings and all)
- copy this image to the new HD (which may be larger than my old drive)
- install the new HD in the 7020
- enjoy more years of faultless running!

Any help greatly appreciated

James
(Used disc/disk for best search results for others trying to do the same thing)
 
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