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12-27-2005, 03:50 PM

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Spider_

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Hard Drive Specs for upgrade

Does anyone have any guidelines for specs for adding a hard drive to my 40GB Series 2? I am specifically wondering if ATA100/ATA133 or 2MB/8MB cache matters on a TiVo unit. I understand what performance differences I would notice on a PC, but any concerns with a TiVo? Also, what is the largest capacity drive that it will hold without system software upgrades? Finally, where do people usually place the drive in the case?

Thanks in advance.

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12-27-2005, 04:47 PM

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litzdog911

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Nope, those specs don't matter. Tivo's aren't picky about hard drive performance. In fact some folks prefer 5400rpm drives to 7200rpm drives because they often run cooler. And cache size doesn't matter, either.

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12-27-2005, 04:58 PM

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thezoo

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Originally Posted by litzdog911

yeah thats what I thought but I just installed a 120gig seagate 7200.7 in my S2SA 40hr and it runs cooler then it did with the old maxtor 40gig.. use to run around 39 - 40c. now it runs like 33 - 35c

maybe its cause I blew out more then a half inch of dust and cat hair from the motherboard and fan before installing the new HD. :-)

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12-28-2005, 08:46 AM

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atmuscarella

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You do need an IDA drive (Not SATA) also I would recommend you consider only using one drive. Here are some reasons why you might want to stay with one drive:

1. Big drives are cheaper now (I paid $86 for a 300 gig seagate when I upgraded).
2. In 2 drive systems if either drive fails you loose everything.
3. Nice to have the original drive as a backup if the new drive fails or you want to sell the unit and keep the bigger drive.

The weaknees upgrade instructions work great:

http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/index.php

Good Luck!

atmuscarella

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