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Posted by Netmask on 09/15/06 00:34
"Roberto Divia" <Roberto.Divia@cern.ch> wrote in message
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> Bob wrote:
>> On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 05:50:29 GMT, "Netmask" <netmask@geemail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> If you can remove the harddisk and put it in a PC caddy
>>
>> What is a "PC caddy"? Are you talking about a removeable disk drive
>> tray?
>
> I think so.
>
>> Wouldn't there me possible incompatibilities with the formatting of
>> the DVDR HDD compared to the requirements of the PC operating system?
>
> Possible. But probably you'll find out that the Hard Disk has been
> formatted in a way that WinXP can read. It's easier to reuse an
> existing library rather than writing your own from scratch.
>
>> It takes an act of God to install a new HDD in a Windows computer
>> straight off the shelf, much less installing one that has been
>> formatted in a completely different operating environment.
>
> We are talking about removable Hard Disks. No need to install anything,
> the driver of the caddy takes care of everything. Same as for a
> USB/FireWire external disk or a USB key.
>
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He would have to do a bit of research into what operating system the DVD
recorder uses - I would check out the forums. In the case of the Topfield
community (PVRt with 120gig and higher hd) many users mod the unit to make a
removable caddy arrangement rather than use the USB digital link to the
computer as the implementation of USB2 in the Topfield is a bit slow takes
around 7 minutes per gig and a typically SD transmission one hour is about
3.5 gigs at 720 x 576) There are drivers that allow the PC to recognise the
Topfield hard disk. Some systems use Linux. Anyway it's the way to go
because you keep everything in the digital domain. I'll be getting a DVD
recorder shortly and the first thing I will do is get the friggin hard disk
out of the box.
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