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redk9258
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Re: ROM/HDD dumping
01/23/11 08:47 AM


> Isn't there also a danger in hooking up a hard drive to a Windows PC because windows
> writes a volume serial number (or something like that) to every new drive? I think I
> remember people being extra nervous when cloning TiVo hard drives that you don't
> accidentally boot into windows.
>
>
> EDIT: like this....
>
> http://archive.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=157644

It doesn't happen automatically, it asks first. People hit OK or Yes instead of Cancel and then they are screwed.

I cloned my DISH Network HDD using CHDMAN. I wrote the chd file back and it worked fine. Norton Ghost (old or new Power Quest version) could not do this because of the file system not being recognized.







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* ROM/HDD dumping blueshogun96 01/23/11 04:03 AM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping R. Belmont  01/23/11 06:15 AM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping krick  01/23/11 06:34 AM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping redk9258  01/23/11 08:47 AM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping abelenki  01/23/11 04:52 AM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping greetlock  06/12/15 05:38 PM
. * Re: Vegas.c hardware gregf  06/12/15 07:10 PM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping joey35car  06/12/15 07:03 PM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping gregf  01/23/11 05:11 AM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping blueshogun96  01/23/11 07:00 AM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping SmitdoggAdministrator  01/23/11 04:43 AM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping Sune  01/23/11 04:19 AM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping etabeta  01/23/11 08:22 AM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping blueshogun96  01/24/11 06:44 AM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping f205v  01/25/11 12:30 AM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping italieAdministrator  01/24/11 07:58 AM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping blueshogun96  01/26/11 05:43 AM
. * Re: ROM/HDD dumping Sune  06/12/15 07:06 PM

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