ATV out of Warrnaty, need to Clone HDD

Wicked1 · Jan 28, 2013, 07:38 AM

Ok, so have a 160GB ATV and I want to backup the drive or Mirror it to another in case the drive fails, otherwise Apple would swap it and Charge me $99 for a replacement.

Ideally I would love to Clone the drive with a 250 and plop that in, in case the 160gb dies.

spacepower7 · Jan 29, 2013, 12:57 PM

Search some of the older AppleTV 1 threads. There should be plenty, but also a long thread with people discussing updating the internal HD to larger drives.

dynaflash · Jan 29, 2013, 01:25 PM

AtvCloner if you have a mac which your sig suggests. You will need a pata to usb adapter to hook it up to your mac.

Here is the app though might have issues with Mountain Lion ( I am on Lion so haven't tested it yet).

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/29510955/AtvCloner_2_0.zip

AppleComputer · 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wicked1

Ok, so have a 160GB ATV and I want to backup the drive or Mirror it to another in case the drive fails, otherwise Apple would swap it and Charge me $99 for a replacement.

Ideally I would love to Clone the drive with a 250 and plop that in, in case the 160gb dies.

A clone is not needed, you can use swiss army knife to create a factory install of atv os from mac within os x.

I did this when my ATV original HDD died, popped in a new one and ran through these steps with a usb drive and os x computer, very simple procedure.

http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php?ti...from_Mac_OS_X)

http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php?ti...g_the_Apple_OS

Steve247 · 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AppleComputer

A clone is not needed, you can use swiss army knife to create a factory install of atv os from mac within os x.

I did this when my ATV original HDD died, popped in a new one and ran through these steps with a usb drive and os x computer, very simple procedure.

http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php?ti...from_Mac_OS_X)

http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php?ti...g_the_Apple_OS

Step 1 is blank! [Mod note: fixed]

Does this solution allow for a replacement drive to be like a factory restored aTV or does it install an alternative OS?

Thanks

AppleComputer · Feb 18, 2013, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve247

Step 1 is blank!

Does this solution allow for a replacement drive to be like a factory restored aTV or does it install an alternative OS?

Thanks

It is a factory clone, I did the same procedure when replacing my drive.

Jan 28, 2013, 07:38 AM	#1
Wicked1 macrumors 68030 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Jersey	ATV out of Warrnaty, need to Clone HDD Ok, so have a 160GB ATV and I want to backup the drive or Mirror it to another in case the drive fails, otherwise Apple would swap it and Charge me $99 for a replacement. Ideally I would love to Clone the drive with a 250 and plop that in, in case the 160gb dies. __________________ iPhone 5 16GB Black 2012 MacBook Pro 13" 2.5/4GB/240GB SSD
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Jan 29, 2013, 12:57 PM	#2
spacepower7 macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2004	Search some of the older AppleTV 1 threads. There should be plenty, but also a long thread with people discussing updating the internal HD to larger drives.
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Jan 29, 2013, 01:25 PM	#3
dynaflash macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2003	AtvCloner if you have a mac which your sig suggests. You will need a pata to usb adapter to hook it up to your mac. Here is the app though might have issues with Mountain Lion ( I am on Lion so haven't tested it yet). https://dl.dropbox.com/u/29510955/AtvCloner_2_0.zip
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