Thank you for your hints.

Maybe a dumb question, but what happens when I clone a 500GB HDD to a 1TB SSD? Will I lose the remaining 500GB because of an exact 1:1 cloning?

TWG wrote:

Thank you for your hints.

Maybe a dumb question, but what happens when I clone a 500GB HDD to a 1TB SSD? Will I lose the remaining 500GB because of an exact 1:1 cloning?

Typically with drive clones, when you use a larger destination disk the cloning software will just create a partition on the drive that's the exact same size as the old one. I can't remember if Windows XP (which it looks like the BM5 runs on) supports re-sizing partitions (and even then, I'm not sure if you can re-size FAT32 partitions), but if it does you can try using Windows' Disk Management (if you can get to it) and then re-size the partition from there. Essentially, the storage itself isn't gone forever - you just won't be able to access it unless you find a way to create a partition that takes full use of the disk's capacity.

Make sure you don't wipe the old disk in case re-sizing doesn't work and you need to start from scratch again - don't want to lose your music etc!

The HDD on BM5 is using NTFS.

The service letter describes in short what i wrote above. So as i wrote take the original B&O HDD and clone it to a SSD as described above.

Hi all

Iam glad it works and it is a great improvement!

I run the BM5 as hommedia server trough NL/ML converter on the BV11. Fast and easy! What I am missing is the video information of the album covers. More problems ahead.

regards Ruedi

Fritz wrote:

If going from 500 GB to 1 TB one has to use the special software tools and follow the procedure decribed in the service manual

I am considering doing this as I just got my main board replaced for a 2nd time and am still running my original HDD.

Is the service manual available on this site with upgraded membership?  If not, where can it be found?

Thanks,

Stan

Hi

A question regarding this Post:

Has anyone got a link to this Servicemanual and a specification of the software tool to be used? I plan to clone my 500GB HD into a 1TB SSD 

Simon

Grüzi Ruedi.

Interesting story. I have a question, big request. I have visited many services, supports, but still no result. "Twonky" not responsible, "Beo" nothing to learn, and also the "technician" is not available. The following problem: I have BS5/BM5 and on the PC I can control everything. I play music videos (mp4) via the PC. I can select ONLY AUDIO on the "clients" notebook/smartphone NO M-VIDEOS. (M.Video does not appear) Probably "Release..." in "Twonky", this page ...... : 9000 does not respond. How/where can I reinstall Twonky? Is there a manual? Is there a "reset?" (do not speak much computer)   Thanks for help.                                 Salli

Salli wrote:

I have BS5/BM5 and on the PC I can control everything

Salli wrote:

I can select ONLY AUDIO on the "clients" notebook/smartphone NO M-VIDEOS.

Salli wrote:

"Twonky", this page ...... : 9000 does not respond.

Thanks for answer. Exectly, so it ease. I control from PC (Beo/Twonky only MUSIC) but on "Z:" i can handle Video and Audio. Correct, Twonky does not see "mp4" but i think there is no folder "Videos" anyway.  Twonky is (as far as i know installed on BM5 by technicen) Ok, i understand,  I will "first install it on PC to learn how it works" ;-)  (I tried to install on BM 5, but does not work)       Tanks Salli