how to get a pure copy of 1 drive to another

[restino]

i just want to take 1 BRAND NEW hr10-250 drive which is cleared and deleted and put that image to a newly bought 250gb drive.

can that be done without doing instantcake, etc.

isnt there something out there that can just do a complete format and data copy to make it an exact duplicate with a few commands?

thanks

[JWThiers]

google "HINSDALE"

[restino]

thanks, i read that. i was looking for no backups, nothing extra. just pure image creation after formating a hard drive without so many steps.

for example, can a compusa do this service or bestbuy?

there must be something that can just duplicate my hardrive isnt there. what about using a harddrive backup tool, format the new one and back thte image up onto it.

im guessing there is no such way to do this.

[litzdog911]

Tivo's file system is rather unique, so typical PC-based backup and software imaging tools don't work. The free linux-based MFS Tools do provide many utilities that will run on your PC to duplicate and/or reimage a Tivo hard drive. Check out the Hinsdale information, or download the tools here ....

http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/

http://www.newreleasesvideo.com/hinsdale-how-to/

http://www.dvrupgrade.com/dvr/stores/1/instantcake.cfm