Bad Premier XL drive -- thinking about upgrading to 2TB

Hello. :)



It looks like my premier XL drive has died. When it boots up it stays in the "starting up" screen and it doesn't go any further. I can't even get to the kickstart screen. So it looks like an HD issue so that's the path I'm going to pursue for the moment.



I'm thinking that if I have to replace the HD anyway, I might as well make it a 2TB drive. :)



From reading the forums, it looks like I need the following:



DvBARS

jmfs live cd

A tivo premier XL drive image (TCD748000)

A 2TB sata drive (probably something like a WD20EURX 2TB)

A USB 3.0 to SATA Dock



And then it looks like I should be able to do the following.



Install the factory image using DvBARS to the 2TB drive

Use jmfs to resize (and then supersize) the image to expand the 2TB partition

Replace the drive in my tivo and go through the setup again.



So a couple of questions.



What format is the backup in? Specific to DvrBARS? Or is it possible to use dd from the jmfs live cd?



Are there better alternatives to the WD AV-GP series of drives?



Anything else I'm missing?





I would do the 4TB image, but it looks like it requires two HD's....