Connect DVD Recorder to PC to backup HDD.

[Vanna]

Hi all, I have a Phillips DVDR3360, recently, the DVD drive has failed and is booked in for repairs.

I don't trust my service centre and I want to remove all the contents off my hard drive to my pc. (obviously cannot burn to disc as the dvd drive is inoperative).

Has anyone got any ideas how to do this, do I have to manually take the HDD out and connect it to my pc? Any software suggestions??

I would appreciate comments from anyone who has tried this.

[Frobozz]

I think you'll find that the drive is formatted in a way that cannot be recognized by your PC. You might need to use something like a camcorder or capture card to record the video to your PC via the analog outputs from the recorder.

[nlec]

Remove the HDD from the unit and hook it up to your PC as an additional hard disk. Of course you need to know how to do that, but on a scale of 1 to 10 in difficulty this task comes in at a 1.