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FLskydiver · 11-16-2008, 10:57 PM

I just picked up a couple 1.5 terabyte hard drives for $150 a piece.

I currently have a 750gb drive in an external enclosure plugged into my HD DVR via esata.

Two questions:

Can DirecTV HD-DVR's handle external drives with capacities above 750gb, and utilize all the extra space?

Also,

I understand the file format is different than is typical of home computers. Can a bit-by-bit backup utility be used to migrate the content of my current 750gb drive to a new 1500gb drive and still have the drive be recognized by my HD DVR without reformatting it?

Thanks!

11-16-2008, 10:57 PM	#1
FLskydiver High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 30	How to backup external DVR expansion Hard Drive to Larger Drive I just picked up a couple 1.5 terabyte hard drives for $150 a piece. I currently have a 750gb drive in an external enclosure plugged into my HD DVR via esata. Two questions: Can DirecTV HD-DVR's handle external drives with capacities above 750gb, and utilize all the extra space? Also, I understand the file format is different than is typical of home computers. Can a bit-by-bit backup utility be used to migrate the content of my current 750gb drive to a new 1500gb drive and still have the drive be recognized by my HD DVR without reformatting it? Thanks!