[VU+ Duo2] Moving hard drive from et9200 to Vu+ Duo2

[kunmun23]

Hi friends,
A very straightforward question which I think may have been answered in past but I've not been able to find an answer to using the forum search :

I have an existing et9x00 box running latest OpenVix Hades. It has a 1TB WD external hard drive connected to it through USB. This is mounted as the primary drive /hdd. For some reasons, I decided NOT to install the HDD inside. The HDD has my program recordings as well some personal media files.

I recently bought a new Vu+ Duo2 (without a fitted HDD) from WoS. This is running OpenVix 3.2.003
I now plan to install the aforesaid HDD in the Vu+ Duo2. I don't have to remove the HDD from the casing..its actually an internal HDD that I've installed in a HDD USB dock.

Question : If I install the aforesaid HDD into the Vu+ Duo2, will I lose my recordings or would it automatically detect a pre-initialized HDD and just work straightaway? If not, do I need to modify/add/delete some files on the HDD and/or the STB to ensure it gets detected without losing the content on the drive?

I thought I'd ask on the forum instead of trying and risking losing my media files.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers.

 

[casuk]

If you have formatted the drive it will work after you mount it in the duo2

 

[kunmun23]

If you have formatted the drive it will work after you mount it in the duo2

Thanks....so to clarify, if I have a formatted drive that has been initialized on another STB running OpenVix..and has some content on it, all I need to do is put it in my new box and it would get detected and work and show me the existing files on the drive...right?

 

[casuk]

Yes I swap drives all the time I just mount it in the new stb iv got a 2tb that is now in a USB caddy that I took from my duo2 and I used that in my et10k just popped it in and mounted it

 

[Stanman]

You can also move the drive between other images without losing recordings

 

[kunmun23]

thanks everyone....swapped it y'day and it worked like a charm !!:thumbsup: