Tivo not recognizing added size of new HDD
I posted in this in the Help forum before I remembered about this one so please forgive the duplicate post. I just upgraded my dad's stock drive in his Tivo HD to a 2TB WD Green drive. I used winmfs...
View ArticleUpgraded HD in Tivo HD back in the S03 error loop. HELP!
Hi guys - I purchased two Seagate ST3500414CS to replace the stock HDs in my Tivo HDs that were having S03 errors loading the lineup updates. One of the harddrives was DOA, but the other one seemed to...
View Articlenew kickstart codes for hard drive reset
I've noticed growing interest in resetting Tivo's due to suspected corruption on Roamio's. There are some new-ish kickstart codes, that might be relevant. I couldn't find any discussion on these so...
View ArticleBad Premier XL drive -- thinking about upgrading to 2TB
Hello. :) It looks like my premier XL drive has died. When it boots up it stays in the "starting up" screen and it doesn't go any further. I can't even get to the kickstart screen. So it looks like an...
View ArticleSwapping drives in a Roamio
I swapped out a 1gb drive from Roamio Plus with a 3tb drive I had previously in a Roamio basic. Thought it went ok until I realized none of the recordings I had set were recording. By chance I went...
View Article3tb 652
I assume is ok to use 3TB in 652, just will only have 2TB available to record on, correct?
View ArticleSuggestions for the best way to align partitions on advanced format drives?
Any ideas for the most efficient way to align a S3 image to 4K sectors on an advanced format drive? The current image has 512 byte bootstrap partitions. This is what throws it out of alignment. I...
View ArticleTiVo HD 2TB Upgrade
I have a 1TB internal HD and a 500GB external HD. I have a full backup of both drives using DvrBARS. Can I restore to a 2TB internal HD? Used WinMFS to upgrade. I need to keep all of my recordings.
View ArticleGreen Screen after harddrive upgrade
My TiVo HD was stuck in a reboot loop last week on the WD 1TB drive I installed five years ago. So I purchased a new WD20EURX 2TB drive. I only have Macs and 1 SATA drive enclosure. Today I backed up...
View ArticleHELP. I need an Image for a TCD746320.
Hello, Hoping for a bit of help finding a drive image I can use on my TDC746320. I am still looking to purchase the drive I will be using. It could be anything form 500G to 2 TB depending on what I...
View ArticleExpand 3TB drive to 2TB (for use in HD)?
I am trying to press a 3TB drive into temporary service in a TivoHD until I can get my hands on a more suitable replacement. I realize the system won't recognize the full capacity of the drive, but...
View ArticleThe new Roamio, can you just throw in a bigger hard drive and not mess with...
Can I just go and buy a 3TB (or larger) drive and replace the 500GB one in my Roamio Basic arriving wednesday and it just work without doing anything to the drive first? And if so is there a make and...
View ArticleFactory Drives for Premimere and Roamio lines
I'd like to know the information on the factory hard drives for the Premiere and Roamio lines. Part number, model number.
View ArticleMFSLive Linux Boot CD constantly Reboots
I have booted to my MFSLive Linux Boot CD for Tivo Users. It gives me four options. After selecting Option 1 (MFSLive for Series 1, 2, and 3), it scrolls some data, then briefly lists my drive, and...
View ArticleUpgrading TCD746320 to 2TB WD20EZRX Cannot Expand
Hi, I was using JMFS v1.04 and following showthread.php?t=455968 for a TCD746320 using a WD20EZRX The copy went well. But expand gives: "Expand did not finish successfully" I upgraded connected to...
View Article652 w/ 2TB drive only reports 47 hrs.
I picked up a 652 with a WD 2TB drive. I looked for the details of the drive and it reports only 47 HD hours capacity. I opened the unit up thinking it was the original 160 GB drive, but it was the...
View ArticleNewb here! Just a few questions
I have a tivo series 4 premiere that I got in the fall of 2011. Have a lifetime sub on it, only do it for OTA I believe it can record 47 hours HD, so that's what a 250 gb or 320 gb hard drive?...
View ArticleOk, So I am an idiot....
So my Premiere XL4 was making intermittent noise like the HD was starting to go. It's got a WD20EURS and so I ran out and bought a WD20EFRX Red series so I could back it up before it crapped out. Took...
View ArticleDrive won't Expand
Hello Everyone, I need some help. I've spent hours looking through previous solutions on this forum and just haven't found an answer for my situation. I have a 1.5 TB that copies fine, no errors. Then...
View ArticleHard Drive options for Series 2 (Toshiba RS-TX20)?
It seems it's time to replace the HD in my Series 2 TiVo (Toshiba RS-TX20). A few years ago, I replaced the stock HD with a 750GB Seagate DB35. However lately I'm getting picture freezes, and a scan...
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