newbie - asking for some basic info

[kicsrules]

hello, im interested in upgrading a 2tb cloudbox, but i have some questions (the cloudbox is working fine)

1.- does the software fvdw-sl-console makes backups of the current cloudbox firmware ?

2.- if it does, can it restore the original fw to the box with another hdd (bigger drive)?

3.- if 1 and 2 are yes, what is the maximum hdd size it can handle ?

4.- does the fvdw-sl-16-1 firmware for lacie cloudbox (white casing) offer the same features than the original ? (mynas.lacie.com feature, download machine, ftp.. etc)


i want to update the box in a near future... and i´m looking into this option (this fw)..

thnx in advance

[fvdw]

Answers
Question 1 and 2 : no

Question 4: fvdw-sl offers much more features then lacie firmware. Have a look in announcement forum. Some specific lacie features like my lacie nas of course not

[kicsrules]

thank you for the info, well it does offer a replacement for lacie.mynas.com service (ddns) and also download machine those two are what im looking for, but i cant seem to fin the max drive size for the cloudbox


edit: installing this firmware will erase everything in the current hdd ??

[fvdw]

the bootloader of the cloudbox supports GPT partition tables so also the hard disks bigger then 2 TB are possible to use.

The installation includes making a new partition table on the disk so all data is lost

[kicsrules]

thnx for the info

[kicsrules]

also, i can´t seem to find anything regarding upgrading/replacing the hdd, do i need to just replace the drive and upload the fw ?

or which is the way to do it when replacing the drive.... ??


edit: found it, just want to know if its the correct method

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=234

edit 2: and after preparing the hdd i use the newest fw right ?? viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2313

[Jocko]

Hi kicsrules,

edit: found it, just want to know if its the correct method

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=234

No you do not follow the intructions from this topic but just use the link given in this posts

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http://plugout.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2313#p20323

So viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1271

[kicsrules]

in other words, just replace the hdd and use the fvdw-sl-console??

[Jocko]

Yes, that is :-D

[kicsrules]

Yes, that is :-D

thnx for the info!!! :punk