I appreciate that there are several threads on this subject, but I can't find anything entirely up to date and definitive - not surprising given the changing permutations.
Anyway, I'm thinking of upgrading my hard drives and would like to set down my understanding of the process to follow in my situation in the hope that others can confirm or correct it.
I have 2 HDR-FOX T2s.
Box A is 1TB running 1.02.32 and CF 2.15.
Box B is 500GB running 1.03.12 and CF 2.22.
I would like to upgrade Box A to 2TB (using a suitable drive as recommended in various threads) then put the 1TB drive in Box B.
My understanding is that I upgrade the standard firmware on Box A to 1.03.xx then take out the 1TB drive (are there instructions for physically changing the drives - screws and cables etc ?) and put the 2TB drive in. I then format the new drive using the standard Humax process. I then change the standard firmware back to 1.02.32 and apply any CF that suits me. I then attach the old 1 TB drive using a caddy and copy across any recordings I would like to keep on Box A.
Next I remove the drive from Box B and follow the process above to install the 1TB drive taken from Box A and format it (without need to change the standard firmware) and then apply the CF that suits me and then copy across any recordings from the old 500 GB drive.
After this I am left with a spare 500 GB drive.
Am I close?
Anyway, I'm thinking of upgrading my hard drives and would like to set down my understanding of the process to follow in my situation in the hope that others can confirm or correct it.
I have 2 HDR-FOX T2s.
Box A is 1TB running 1.02.32 and CF 2.15.
Box B is 500GB running 1.03.12 and CF 2.22.
I would like to upgrade Box A to 2TB (using a suitable drive as recommended in various threads) then put the 1TB drive in Box B.
My understanding is that I upgrade the standard firmware on Box A to 1.03.xx then take out the 1TB drive (are there instructions for physically changing the drives - screws and cables etc ?) and put the 2TB drive in. I then format the new drive using the standard Humax process. I then change the standard firmware back to 1.02.32 and apply any CF that suits me. I then attach the old 1 TB drive using a caddy and copy across any recordings I would like to keep on Box A.
Next I remove the drive from Box B and follow the process above to install the 1TB drive taken from Box A and format it (without need to change the standard firmware) and then apply the CF that suits me and then copy across any recordings from the old 500 GB drive.
After this I am left with a spare 500 GB drive.
Am I close?