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Replacing HDD in ZGemma H7S with SSD

  • 15-01-2022 04:19PM
    #1
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,759 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey all,

    I have a H7S, it has an old 1TB HDD in it. There's ~800GB showing as free space at the moment. I also have a 480GB SSD that I was planning to put into the ZGemma to make it silent. Couple of quick questions I hope:

    1. Can I clone the HDD to the SSD? I have a desktop PC with space to plug them in internally (the SSD is currently in the PC actually), but do the file systems involved make this an issue?
    2. If I can clone the disks, is there an issue in cloning from a larger HDD to a smaller SSD, even though the used space will fit fine?
    3. If I can't clone the disks, all I need to keep from the old HDD is the recorded TV shows. Is it just as easy to copy all of the files from the HDD onto desktop PC (via filezilla) and then copy them back onto the SSD when it's installed?

    Are there any other items stored on the HDD that I would need to be worried about before I rip it out?


    Sound in advance!



Comments

  • #2
    Gerry Wicklow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,574 ✭✭✭Gerry Wicklow


    The SSD should be formatted to EXT4 for best results. Windows may not handle EXT4. Cloning from a larger drive to smaller might cause issues. The main things to copy from the old drive are the "movie" folder, the picons folder and crossEPG folder (if they are on the old HDD) and the backups folder (assuming you did make regular settings backups on the box). You might be able to access the box from within the PC file explorer if they are both on the same network or use filezilla as you say.

    When you install the SSD into the box, it is best to use it's menu to "initialise" the SSD. This will format the SSD to EXT4 and erase everything on it. Then you can restore the folders from your PC with explorer or filezilla.



  • #3
    sysresdev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭sysresdev


    Hi Folks. I am not sure if I am posting in the right place…however.

    I am presently installing an ZGemma H7S, all going well except I cannot get recordings to work.

    I have tried two different internal SSDs and also an external USB drive.

    Currently I have an external (USB) SSD installed, it shows in setup/storage as TS256GMT(E110S)External(USB)(256GB)

    The drive reference that recordings is expecting is /media/hdd/movie/. I cannot see how to correct this anomaly.

    Hoping that someone might throw some light on this problem:

    Thanks.



  • #4
    swoofer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,850 ✭✭✭swoofer


    is your box version 2 ie ssd sticks out at rear?



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