TiVo Premiere 320GB -> 1TB -> 2TB? Also, 2TB limit for Roamio/Bolt?
I have a TiVo Premiere with 320GB drive which I successfully upgraded to 1TB drive a few years ago by using jmfs method following the instruction on this forum I understand that with jmfs method, I can...
View ArticleWhat about external eSATA?
My apologies in advance if this has been asked and answered, but has anyone done any research on how to use a generic eSATA external enclosure on the Bolt or Roamio? Looks like the community has a...
View ArticleWinMFS sees no drives
I downloaded and am trying WinMFS Beta Build 9.3f. I'm running it on a physical Windows 8.1 machine (tried it via USB-SATA on a VM on my Mac and didn't see the drive) and while the drive itself is seen...
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New HD Upgrade Issues
My thanks in advance for anyone that may be able to point me in the right direction. I just received a replacement Roamio Plus. I am upgrading the HD to a 4tb WD40EZRX, along with upgrading a regular...
View ArticleWD Black WD5001FZWX for Roamio upgrade
Would the WD Black WD5001FZWX HD be a viable option to upgrade a Roamio +? What options for something bigger than 2TBs (4 or 5 TB size hopefully)_would work? Looking for options as the drive is filling...
View ArticleTCD46320 Image
Hi folks - Would anyone please be kind enough to share an image for the TCD46320? My drive died today, trying to replace asap! Thanks!
View ArticleUpgrade HD in Tivo OTA
Hi. I want to put a bigger HD in my Tivo OTA. I am totally confused at how to do this. What is the easiest way? I am not trying to save any settings, I just want to upgrade the standard HD to a 2 to 5...
View ArticleTivo Roamio HD Upgrade
I want to use a 2TB hard drive that's already been formatted for a premiere and use it for my new Roamio. Do I need to reformat the hard drive or just plug it in to the new Roamio. Not sure how I can...
View ArticleHELP? Can I move a drive from....
My TCD140060 with upgraded (instantcake) drive just died. Can I just move the drive to a TCD24004A? or do I have to reprogram it for this hardware? I would love to just move the drive (settings and...
View ArticleSuccess upgrading Tivo HD 652160 with WinFMS/WD Red WD20EFRX
I've got a 652160 box with lifetime service that I wanted to upgrade, and thanks to you good people the process went without a hitch. It had 1 TB drive that I used Instant Cake on when the...
View ArticleRoamio OTA + WD30EURX - just slap it in, or do I need to do something else?
I see some sites say up to 2TB is "plug and play" for Roamio, but other places say the 3TB also works but might cause extra unnecessary writes. What is the best practice to put this drive in my soon to...
View ArticleTiVo HD Drive Format Assistance
I have an HD lifetime unit that I would like to resurrect. I also have a 1TB drive that I would like to use for the resurrection. Thing is, I do not have the ability to use Instantcake. From what I...
View Articlesuccess with WD20EURX-57T0FY0 man date 21 Jun 2015 in TCD652160
Hello With some recent posts regarding issues with EURX drives manufactured recently, I wanted to post my experience. I have 2 TCD652160, one upgraded, one stock. The upgraded hard drive died, so I...
View ArticleTivoHD power supply replaced - now reboots
Replaced power supply with new one System starts up, almost there, reboots Did kickstart to check drive, passes all tests Did kickstart 54, green screen, same almost there msg and reboot So, I need a...
View ArticleNeed image for TDC750500 4 tuner
Help I need a image for the TDC750500 4 tuner. Mine bit the dust after a half dozen power failures one night. I tried an drive from a TDC746320 but that just reboot loops. Thanks in advance for your...
View ArticleSeries 2 cant find screen to specify brand of cable box in Repeat Guided Setup
I have a Tivo Series 2 (single-tuner) and I cant seem to figure out how to find the screen where I can specify the brand of cable box Im using (which is a Comcast DTA aka Digital Transport Adapter,...
View ArticleSeries 3 upgrade (replace drive)
Over the weekend, I tried to upgrade my old Series 3 (the original one - not a TiVo HD), using WinMFS on a Win 7 machine to do a MFSCOPY from the original drive to a 1 TB one. The copy seemed to work...
View ArticleRoamio OTA 4 TB Upgrade - S308 Error Code
I picked up one of the Roamio OTA with Lifetime Service off of Amazon the end of last week and I'm trying to complete a 4 TB upgrade using a WD Green WD40EURX (Mfg 16 DEC 2014) and not having any luck....
View ArticleReplace hard drive on Premiere XL4 with GSOD
My TiVo Premiere XL4 (TCD758250) has the infamous GSOD, meaning the harddrive is likely corrupted. I'd like to replace it with a new harddrive, and found numerous instructions online to do so, but they...
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3TB Bolt Successful but 6TB Bolt Failed!
Is it because MFSR ver. 1002 needs to be updated to work with 6TB (4TB is currently the max)? I'm getting the following errors (see screenshots). I used an enclosure to attach the drive directly to the...
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