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  • Can Tivo 1 use Tivo 2's old drive?

    I have two Series 2 TiVo units, a 40-hour 540040 and an 80-hour 540080. Both are working fine. I would like to upgrade the 40-hour unit to the 160 GB drive ($119). That upgrade sounds easy enough. Can I then add the old 40-hour hard drive to the 80-hour TiVo? From what I've read, the power supply in the 80-hour unit can handle the extra drive without the PowerTrip device, but I don't know if the old 40 GB drive would need to be reformatted in some way before it would be recognized by the 80-hour unit. I'm not familiar with Linux, so the easiest solution would be the best solution for me. Thanks.

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    You'd need a PowerTrip:

    http://www.weaknees.com/powertrip.php

    and maybe a bracket:

    http://www.weaknees.com/tbpta5.php

    and you'd need to format the pulled drive yourself:

    http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com

    or have us do it:

    http://www.weaknees.com/misc.php
    Been here a long time . . .

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