Question--RTVPatch for WinXP

[Guest]

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I'm looking at this page:

http/rtvpatch.sourceforge.net/single_drive_upgrade.html


I am getting a new 5080 in a few days. I want to take the virgin drive
out and replace it with a 200GB drive I just got.

The instructions are pretty clear, except for one thing. The 200GB
drive I have is brand new out of the box, never used except for having
SpinRite 6 spend 32 hours on level 4, verifying each cluster.

When I install it into XP, should I first prepare it in any way using
Disk Manager? Or will it be OK straight out of the box?

 

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Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.replaytv (More info?)

On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 22:09:07 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:

>I'm looking at this page:
>
>http/rtvpatch.sourceforge.net/single_drive_upgrade.html
>
>
>I am getting a new 5080 in a few days. I want to take the virgin drive
>out and replace it with a 200GB drive I just got.
>

I was going to do that. Then I found DVArchive
(http/www.dvarchive.org/). That drive is now in my computer.

>The instructions are pretty clear, except for one thing. The 200GB
>drive I have is brand new out of the box, never used except for having
>SpinRite 6 spend 32 hours on level 4, verifying each cluster.
>
>When I install it into XP, should I first prepare it in any way using
>Disk Manager? Or will it be OK straight out of the box?

When using the drive in the PC, that program gets around the
limitation of computer hardware that won't work with drives larger
than 127GB. This will not work with Replay. You will not be able to
set this drive up for use in the Replay unless your computer supports
such large drives without using that software.

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In article <kiivj0hk0t2tmejpaikr958frhmv1tsj8g@4ax.com>,
Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote:

> >I am getting a new 5080 in a few days. I want to take the virgin drive
> >out and replace it with a 200GB drive I just got.
> >
>
> I was going to do that. Then I found DVArchive
> (http/www.dvarchive.org/). That drive is now in my computer.

This was recommended to me by someone I trust. I am still evaluating
this; however, my goal is to build a box for my wife and kids. And THAT
means making it as simple as possible.

I'm out of town a bit lately, and I don't need to do tech support
because Transformers is on the server box, and something's gone hooey.



> >When I install it into XP, should I first prepare it in any way using
> >Disk Manager? Or will it be OK straight out of the box?
>
> When using the drive in the PC, that program gets around the
> limitation of computer hardware that won't work with drives larger
> than 127GB.

My PC hardware has no such limitations.




> This will not work with Replay. You will not be able to
> set this drive up for use in the Replay unless your computer supports
> such large drives without using that software.

It does. But since this drive has never been used, and is completely
empty, is there any formatting or other type of preparation--obviously
not involving partitions--required for the patch to work? Or will
RTVPatch work on such an empty drive?

 

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On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 22:09:07 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:

>I'm looking at this page:
>
>http/rtvpatch.sourceforge.net/single_drive_upgrade.html
>
>
>I am getting a new 5080 in a few days. I want to take the virgin drive
>out and replace it with a 200GB drive I just got.
>
>The instructions are pretty clear, except for one thing. The 200GB
>drive I have is brand new out of the box, never used except for having
>SpinRite 6 spend 32 hours on level 4, verifying each cluster.
>
>When I install it into XP, should I first prepare it in any way using
>Disk Manager? Or will it be OK straight out of the box?

I used the linux floppy image of rtvpatch and never booted to the
Windoze OS. My pc's bios didn't have any problems seeing the big drive
and I haven't had a hiccup one out of my 5040.


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[john]

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"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-922C38.23374308092004@text.usenetserver.com...
> In article <kiivj0hk0t2tmejpaikr958frhmv1tsj8g@4ax.com>,
> Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote:
>
>> >I am getting a new 5080 in a few days. I want to take the virgin drive
>> >out and replace it with a 200GB drive I just got.
> <snip>
> It does. But since this drive has never been used, and is completely
> empty, is there any formatting or other type of preparation--obviously
> not involving partitions--required for the patch to work? Or will
> RTVPatch work on such an empty drive?
>

The file system used by ReplayTV is unlike anything Windows
understands. RTVPatch will work fine on an empty drive. It will
overwrite anything that happens to be on the drive. Be certain
that you select the new drive as the "Target" drive in RTVPatch.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.replaytv (More info?)

You do not need to format the drive, just connect both the Replay drive and
the new one to your PC, boot to Windows and run the RTVPatch program. I
upgraded my 5060 to a 200GB drive, and it took no longer than 10 minutes.


"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-922C38.23374308092004@text.usenetserver.com...
> In article <kiivj0hk0t2tmejpaikr958frhmv1tsj8g@4ax.com>,
> Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote:
>
>> >I am getting a new 5080 in a few days. I want to take the virgin drive
>> >out and replace it with a 200GB drive I just got.
>> >
>>
>> I was going to do that. Then I found DVArchive
>> (http/www.dvarchive.org/). That drive is now in my computer.
>
> This was recommended to me by someone I trust. I am still evaluating
> this; however, my goal is to build a box for my wife and kids. And THAT
> means making it as simple as possible.
>
> I'm out of town a bit lately, and I don't need to do tech support
> because Transformers is on the server box, and something's gone hooey.
>
>
>
>> >When I install it into XP, should I first prepare it in any way using
>> >Disk Manager? Or will it be OK straight out of the box?
>>
>> When using the drive in the PC, that program gets around the
>> limitation of computer hardware that won't work with drives larger
>> than 127GB.
>
> My PC hardware has no such limitations.
>
>
>
>
>> This will not work with Replay. You will not be able to
>> set this drive up for use in the Replay unless your computer supports
>> such large drives without using that software.
>
> It does. But since this drive has never been used, and is completely
> empty, is there any formatting or other type of preparation--obviously
> not involving partitions--required for the patch to work? Or will
> RTVPatch work on such an empty drive?
>

 

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In article <BYadnd92QI84qt3cRVn-iQ@comcast.com>,
"Pusta" <ckapusta@comcast.net> wrote:

> You do not need to format the drive, just connect both the Replay drive and
> the new one to your PC, boot to Windows and run the RTVPatch program. I
> upgraded my 5060 to a 200GB drive, and it took no longer than 10 minutes.

You da man. That was my plan. As soon as the Replays get here
(Tuesday) I'm there.

I might even start sourcing another one of these drives for the second
Replay (it was a Seagate Barracuda deal, $60 AR; we'll see if the rebate
comes through...)