I've had my Phatbox for a LONG TIME, it has been in my Audi since 2002 or so.. Recently I purchased a 911, created a custom cable, changed to the Ferrari/Porsche firmware, and got it running fine with the Porsche HU (thanks to some generous users on this forum).
Using media manager I decided to get a fresh start, so I basically wiped my DMS within MM. Proceeded to redo all my music and playlists etc. All is well.
Question 1: In my Audi, I had another layer or searching, for instance, when selecting an artist, I would first select the alpha letter, than I could select artists under that letter. I don't remember if I made an adjustment somewhere many years ago to enable this functionality, or maybe the Ferrari/Porsche firmware does not have this functionality ?
Question 2: I have not hacked my DMS yet, but it seems I should do that ASAP, just in case my DMS fails. I assume there are no issues using my original DMS on a hacked setup until I open up my DMS and upgrade to a larger drive ? Just searched again, and it appears I should be fine using the orginal DMS, so I think I'm OK here.
Question 3: I assume the DMS uses a laptop (2.5 IDE) drive ? 5400 RPM's preferred to eliminate heat ?
Question 4: When upgrading to a larger drive, What is the best process for backing up the old DMS and restoring it onto the new DMS ? Can I used Ghost or similar ? Do I have to redo everything ? Any insight is appreciated. I have seen some thread re: Acronis
I apologize in advance if these questions have been asked previously. Tried searching but couldn't find specific answers.