Posted by Biz on 11/01/05 03:59

"zenia" <xzenia05@global-mail.com> wrote in message
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> "Java Jive" <java@evij.com> wrote in message
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> > I'm baffled as to what part of this I explained so badly that people
seem
> > to
> > have difficulty in understanding it ...
> >
> >>>>
> > No, it uses a HD version of the same UDF-based format used for DVD-RAM,
a
> > non-PC format, and, unfortunately, unless things have changed with more
> > recent models, the HD size is hard-encoded into the machine, so any
> > replacement HD will be formatted to exactly the same capacity as the
> > original.
> > <<<
> Hi , I'm dense, so i'll go ahead and ask: this applies to smaller capacity
> drives? It HAS to be the exact same size...i wanna make sure. I have an
> extra drive i wanted to install in another set-top that has no drive--the
> old one is damaged.
> thanks

I'm going to make an educated guess and say any replacement drive needs to
be the same size or bigger than the original size. Although upon
formatting, it will only end up the same size as the original drive. I will
also make an educated guess and say you CANNOT use a drive even slightly
smaller, as you get an error.

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