Take a harddrive from a 5000 series and put in to a 4500 s..

Do I have to re-image it using rtvpatch or will it work just by
unplugging the old/smaller sized harddrive from my 4500 series ReplayTV
then plugging in the newer/bigger sized harddrive from the 5000(not
5500) series ReplayTV?

Thanks,

Joe



Andrew Kibler wrote:

>agentxfile wrote:
>
>
>>I would like to buy a 120gb harddrive that someone has for $60.00 that
>>is from a 5000(not a 5500) series ReplayTV unit.
>>So my question is will that harddrives programming/software work in/with
>>my 4500 series ReplayTV unit?
>>Also will everything like Commercial Advanced and the Internet Sharing
>>still work as normal?
>>Please let me know as I have a little time to get this harddrive.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Joe
>>
>>
>
>you will have to re-image it using rtvpatch.
>
>start reading rfom here
>http://www.grandallusion.com/#reimagingandactivation
>
>everything should work after that.
>
>

This harddrive is from 5000 series ReplayTV unit with the software
already downloaded into it, because it has been used in a 5000 series
ReplayTV for awhile.
So why to I need to re-download the software if it is already on the
harddrive?
Is this because the the programming/software is different from a 5000
series to a 4500 series?
Has anyone tried to see if it will work?
What I confused about is those sellers on ebay who sell upgrade/larger
sized harddrives for ReplayTV's they say these harddrives work for all
ReplayTV's.

Joe




agentxfile wrote:

>
> I would like to buy a 120gb harddrive that someone has for $60.00 that
> is from a 5000(not a 5500) series ReplayTV unit.
> So my question is will that harddrives programming/software work
> in/with my 4500 series ReplayTV unit?
> Also will everything like Commercial Advanced and the Internet Sharing
> still work as normal?
> Please let me know as I have a little time to get this harddrive.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe
>