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A couple of months ago, I decided to upgrade a 560 hour TiVo by adding a 750 GB hard drive. The unit is a dual tuner Series 2 unit. I have a lot of experience dealing with upgrades, in fact as one of the earliest customers of WeakNees. I am unfamiliar with how to proceed on this particular upgrade, however.
Since I purchased the bracket from your company along with the hard drive, the TiVo has started randomly rebooting about once a day. I realize that this is generally a sign of eventual hard drive failure. As such, I want to prioritize the upgrade. My problem is that the current drive is obviously a 500GB one. I am under the impression, right or wrong, that if I do a drive copy to the 750GB drive, there is no way for the system to recognize the larger drive space. Is this correct? If so, I would prefer to buy a 500GB hard drive. The problem is that I also know that in doing so, I run the risk of getting one that is ever so slightly smaller than my current one, an issue that would prevent a drive copy.
What is the best way to proceed from here?
Since I purchased the bracket from your company along with the hard drive, the TiVo has started randomly rebooting about once a day. I realize that this is generally a sign of eventual hard drive failure. As such, I want to prioritize the upgrade. My problem is that the current drive is obviously a 500GB one. I am under the impression, right or wrong, that if I do a drive copy to the 750GB drive, there is no way for the system to recognize the larger drive space. Is this correct? If so, I would prefer to buy a 500GB hard drive. The problem is that I also know that in doing so, I run the risk of getting one that is ever so slightly smaller than my current one, an issue that would prevent a drive copy.
What is the best way to proceed from here?
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