10. How To Void Your Warranty & Upgrade Your DMP-HD610, Continued

Next, you will need the correct software to handle the copy process. Examples of this software are Symantec's Ghost product or Power Quest's Drive Image. Both of these programs will allow you to copy the data from one IDE drive to another IDE drive. What is nice about both of these programs is that the software will expand the new hard drive's partition to take advantage of the additional storage space offered by the new drive.

While you could just partition and format your new hard drive and install it into your DMP-HD610, and then copy your MP3 files back over to the unit, the process described below might save you a lot of time by shortening the wait for all of your MP3 files to be copied over via the USB interface onto the new hard drive.

How To Upgrade Your Existing DMP-HD610 10 GB Drive to a 20 GB Drive Step By Step

WARNING - Upgrading the hard drive in your Roq-It DMP-HD610 will void the DMP-HD610 unit warranty. You should have experience in connecting IDE hard drives to your PC and feel comfortable with this process before proceeding. THG disclaims all liability for damage your Roq-It through the use of this process.

That said, to proceed, you first need to gather everything you'll need. You will need a desktop PC with an IDE interface, two 2.5" to 3.5" IDE drive adapters, the new 20 GB drive, and, of course, the DMP-HD610. You might need a pair of needle nose pliers to set the drive jumpers. You will also need software to handle the drive copy process (such as Symantec's Ghost or Power Quest's Drive Image). You should carefully read the software manufacturer's directions and initially create a DOS boot disk with your drive imaging software on the disk, since most of these programs must be run from DOS.

You need your desktop PC, IDE cable, two 2.5" to 3.5" IDE drive adapters, the new 20 GB drive, and, of course, the DMP-HD610.