How to upgrade your tivo series 3 hard drive a detailed stepbystep tutorial, giving you the confidence to do it yourself. Even with the special firmware and tweaks on dvr hard drives, most drives dont last longer than four years due to the contant, 247 reading and writing. If you have a series2 tivo with no video black screen, we have found that a. Some of the sure signs your tivo hard drive is failing include strange noises coming from your tivo, a pixelated picture or frequent reboots. Updated mar 1st 2015 include new tivo roamio ota to list of supported models. This page describes how to use mfstools to backup the hard drive of your tivo which saves a complete backup of the tivo software and all of your season passes. Tivo kickstart codes enable certain diagnostics at boot time. My question involves upgrading a tivo hd hard disk. It also provides instructions on how to replace a faulty hard drive which typically manifests itself as a tivo freezing or continually rebooting. I know the old ide jumpers were right to make it a slave or non primary as it said right on the hard drive where to put it. Go through the guided setup as if you got a new tivo. How to upgrade your tivo series 3 hard drive share your repair. In winfms i selected the new tivo drive it recognises which one is windows and which has tivo on it. The required b drive bracket for these newer model series 2 units is already.
But, then the new, bigger, drive didnt show up when i was trying to select the destination drive. The dvrupgrade site has a tivo operating system cd image for every kind of tivo ever made various manufacturers, series 1 and 2, standalone and directv, standard definition, and high definition, and so on. If you are planning on backing up your tivo, it will need to be formatted in fat or fat32. Its very simple to put a 4tb up to 8tb drive in your tivo bolt. Pc with sata disk interface and two free sata connectors to connect the old and new disks. Once the expander is plugged into the esata port on your tivo box, it will be married to that box. It can be another hard drive or a flash memory drive a. Ive also heard that if dont let the series 2 or higher tivo phone home after you delete the account, you might be able to bypass that restriction. You can use winmfs to restore a tivo image on a new. This is an excellent guide for backing up and restoring the tivo software to a larger drive. Be sure that the jumper settings on the new drive are set to 3.
This page gives instructions on how to swap the original hard with a different one. Boot issue now with new drive from wk hey so i did get the dsr704 booted back in early january and the new wk drive was installed properly and working well. For hard drive testing instructions, see this page. Disabled intellipark based on the links provided and it worked like a champ. The location of this drive will probably be something like mntsda1 instead of mnthda1. Since it was cool to the touch i then looked at the hard drive. You can perform this backup within windows if you have external hard drive enclosures for each tivo drive. I know it uses a hard drive the tivo box, so i was wondering if i can plug that into my computer the hard drive, take the recorded files and put them on my computer. The second drive now youll need a second storage device that will we need to copy files back and forth on the new tivo drive. My tivo is a tcd663160 running software version 11. Tivo series 2 tcd540080 hard drive replacement ifixit. Click the check box for the b drive, and choose the new hard drive. This 2part repurposing a tivo series 2 will explore options and conclude with i ultimately did with our tivo series2. Generally the s1 and s2 tivos are limited to 2 1tb drives ide master.
If not using a new tivo, be aware you will lose all your recordings, have to run setup again, and probably have to repair your. Those with series 1 standalones will then attach the new tivo drives to their drive brackets and bring your new drives to your open tivo. Dec 03, 2016 its very simple to put a 4tb up to 8tb drive in your tivo bolt. How to upgrade your tivo series 3 hard drive share your. Does it work to image the old drive onto the new one, then expand the partition, or do you have to start over on your recordings. Similarly, it is also a good idea to do a backup after any new tivo software. I would like to upgrade the drive, but want to double check the. At first it didnt list any drives and that was because i had sata2 shut off in the bios.
Last night we noticed the tivo record light was on but on the tv there was nothing no video or audio. The western digital my book av dvr expander is available in a 1 tb size. Step 1 removal of tivo series 2 tcd540080 case power down the tivo and detach the power cable from the rear of the unit. Tivo desktop plus is supported on roamio series tivo experience 3 software version 20. If you have a new device, your box will download a software update during guided setup and then will reboot to install the software. This is the tivo drive if you are copying your tivo drive to a bigger drive like in my case. For series1 series2 tivo dvrs without dvd recorders. You can check your new tivo hard drive software capacity in the system information menu. A normal tivo will have only one drive internally, plus an external esata port for the. Advertisement advertisement wd surveillance model wd30purx 3tb hard disk drive 5400 rpm class sata 6gbs 64mb cache 3.
A disk driveyou can replace the drive thats in your tivo with a new one or add a. If you want to test your hard drive to see whether it is bad, you will want to download the testing software for your tivo hard drives manufacturer. The first test was to unplug everything and see if it is overheating. Premiere usb boot method if you are upgrading a tivo series 2 then you will need. Check it out, but from what ive read, the old tivo s, the series 1s can do this type of recording like a vcr. Then use your pc to boot and run the software that will upgrade your new drive. The 540 tivo i purchased i setup guided setup worked until i called tivo to transfer to my account. So, my first tivo i was upgrading was a series 2 dt box. Jul 06, 2015 my question involves upgrading a tivo hd hard disk. A series 2 tivo is only dualtuner when one tuner is recording digital cable and the other is recording analog channels, and only when your cable.
By the way, tivo software at present will not support a 3tb drive, so do not buy one of those. A simple step by step guide to upgrading the hard drive capacity of a tivo bolt, tivo premiere premier dvr, tivo hd dvr, tivo series 3 dvr, virgin media tivo uk, tivo roamio, tivo roamio ota, tivo romeio or tivo series 2 dvr. Wait 5 minutes for the unit to fully discharge before proceeding to the next step. Temporarily enabling the sata ports for the additional hard drives. Wd 1tb my book av dvr expander external hard drive usb 2. Instantcake tivo upgrade software pay to download an image and burn to cd. A guide to upgrading your tivo bolt, tivo premiere, tivo. Bolt hard drive upgrade, replacement vs esata it seems like opening the unit up and replacing the internal drive is the popular thing to do. I have heard that there is a way to format the internal tivo hdd from the front panel by pressing three buttons together presumably at boot up but try as i might i cannot find anywhere that actually says what these magical three buttons are. Tivo dvrs record television programming directly to an onboard digital ataide hard drive, eliminating the hassles of videotape imprecise tape searching, head cleaning, steadily degrading picture, fuzzy sound, etc. Mfslive a downloadable boot cd that runs linux and winmfs an executable that is run directly from windows. Unfortunately, tivos builtin drivetesting tool will not work if your tivo is stuck on powering up. You should probably start reading up on the kickstart codes as well.
It has a motherboard, a hard drive, a power supply, and it runs a proprietary linux. If youd like to test for a bad hard drive, you can do. A tivo can support one or two disks, each up to 1tb in size. It seems that the hard drive dock will read the hard drives from old pcs and laptops, but the one drive i know came from a series 2 drive wont read anything. If i was to upgrade my tivo though i would go with at least a 1. Tivo kickstart codes and information tivo superstore. Incomplete startup of tivo series 2 weaknees tivo forums. To create a dos boot disk, place a blank disk in your floppy then exit. Does it work to image the old drive onto the new one, then expand the partition, or do you have.
In fact, you can tell exactly when your tivo rebooted by adding the length of the first partial to the original start time. Be sure to test that your new hard drive works in your tivo before continuing. It can take from 12 hours to complete this initial guided setup. Return to windows and then copy the qunlock program to your new dos boot floppy label qunlock boot disk. I have accessed a few edgy sites and come up with a download of winmfs, but now i need an image file. I read some other forums that said that i needed to replace the harddrive. For series1series2 tivo dvrs without dvd recorders. Feb 02, 2007 can ide hard drive meant for tivo, etc be used in computer.
Make sure the source tivo is the first drive plugged in and the destination drive in the second. This will not affect recorded shows, onepass season. As defined in the image above, besides the cdrom and new tivo hard drive, no other. However, the hard drive is usually the first thing to go anyway. The copy portion should be run first to do a copy from the original tivo hard drive to the replacement. Wd20eurs is the drive to get to upgrade your tivo hard drive. Tivo desktop plus may work on tivo bolt series uess but is not supported.
Hey, maybe someone should start a show called i broke it. Tivo has a built in hard drive testing tool commonly known as kickstart 54. Incomplete startup for tivo series 2 hello everyone, this is my first post, and if i dont quite follow all the rules of the forum, please forgive me. To perform a kickstart code, pull the plug to power down the tivo.
Go to the drives section and turn on sata1 and sata2 sata0 will already be on because it is the boot drive. You can use and external usb firewire hard drive in place of an internal hard drive for storing the backedup shows. How can i take my recorded shows off my old tivo box and. A tivo roamio ota hd dvr and streaming media player usually comes with a 500 g or 1t hard drive. All series 1 directivo or series 2 040,140060 upgraders can screw their drives onto the drive tray you can use 2 of the 4 screws securing your a drive, to attach your new b drive attaching the a. There are basically two software tools for upgrading to a larger drive for a series2 unit. This instructable shows you some ways to repair a series 3 tivo pvr. If youre having problems with your tivo, this information may help you to determine the source of the problem. Additionally, this page describes how to replace your existing drive with a larger hard drive, how to replace your existing drive with two larger hard drives, and how to expand your. Sep 27, 2016 replaced stock 500g hdd with external 3tb hdd thank you tivo for ruining my old premiere xl4 with your guide update causing me to buy this item with a much smaller hdd than my premiere.
Add a 1tb 1 tera byte or 2tb hard disk to a tivo premiere premier, 1 or 2tb, tivo hd or series 3 1tb and get between 150. Both are widely used and free and can be obtained at mfslive. Almost all model new large eide hard drives with parallel interface not. Disconnect any hard drives for your pc, you only need 3 drives attached. I dont recall hearing of anyone using an external drive with the esata port. Includes the tivo image, so you can upgrade yourself even if your drive has crashed as opposed to the two preceding options.
Restart or reset systemhelp menu tivo customer support. Very painless installation, and now i have 120 gb of storage instead of 20 gb. If so, what file format are the shows, and in what directory are they in on the tivo hard drive. Apr 17, 2008 its been a while since our tivo series 3 upgrade howto feature the series 3 is no longer in production, and has been replaced by the hd model. It might be time to replace or upgrade your tivo drive. If you are experiencing any of these issues, there is a good chance your tivo hard drive has some kind of problem. If you using a serial ata sata hard drive, usb hard drive enclosures, external drives, or flash memory drives, see the next section for some help. Its been a while since our tivo series 3 upgrade howto feature the series 3 is no longer in production, and has been replaced by the hd model. All i needed to do was copy the contents of my current 1 tb tivo which is already a wd10eurs to 2 tb using a western digital wd20eurs hard drive as the target drive. Even though they run the same basic software as other series2 units, the. Apr 11, 2016 looking online most people said the power supply or hard drive was going bad. During this time, turn off your tv to avoid burnin of static images on sensitive video displays. How to find the tivo software version for your device. My first thought in repurposing the tivo was that the tivo is basically a little computer.
Additionally, some codes can help with setup issues. Backup, upgrade, add, or replace tivo drive using mfstools. However, anything you do is at your own risk at the very least, youre going to void your warranty, and i cant take responsibility for anythin. Can i use a dvr expander with my hd tivo box if the internal hard drive has been modified by myself or a third party. After the reboot, guided setup will resume automatically. Torx t10 screwdriver to open the case and remove hard disk. Since the hard drive is the primary moving part inside a tivo, its the part most likely to fail over time. However, if you ever need a new hard drive or if you ever reset the unit to. But it starts this new piece as a different file, and it shows as another show in the now playing list. The drive in my tivo hd has failed what are my options.
Mine came with a 500 g which is good for 75 hours of hd recording. Rf input, rf output, svideo input, svideo output, usb, composite videoaudio input, composite videoaudio output, phone line, remote control, serial. Apr 28, 2011 the drive in my tivo hd has failed what are my options. On the tivo box, each recorded program is stored partly on the internal drive and partly on the dvr expander. Does anyone have an image file for a vanilla build tivo series 2 dvr. I am trying to use the recommended software for this task, which is either winmfs or mfslive. There are other resources online that have instructions on how to program a new tivo hard drive. Series 3 australiannz tivo hard disk upgrade use this topic for australiannz tivo hd upgrade tcd663160,tcd663320. The problem is that it wont complete startup, at least not to user functionality. In this video i will show you step by steps to upgrade the hard drive on your tivo hd. I will also show you how to clone the drive on the tivo and backup the original drive to an image. A guide to upgrading your tivo bolt, tivo premiere, tivo roamio. Got a 1tb wd drive eurs model, used winmfs, put it on the tivo and it wouldnt boot. I did this about 5 years ago for my series 2, and it worked very, very well.
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