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    Is it possible to use the 80gb hard drive (Western Digital) from a Samsung SIR-S4080R in a new SeriesII DRT400 (or any newer DVR)? I want to get a new unit and pull some of the video off of the old S4080R. Is it as simple as swapping the drives?

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    Originally posted by tvisgreat View Post
    Is it possible to use the 80gb hard drive (Western Digital) from a Samsung SIR-S4080R in a new SeriesII DRT400 (or any newer DVR)? I want to get a new unit and pull some of the video off of the old S4080R. Is it as simple as swapping the drives?
    You would have to get the drive reprogrammed; if you'd like our help, see:

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

    It is not possible to move the content from one box to the other.

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      I would think if you had the 2 units attached to a network using the TiVo ToGo software you could tranfer files from 1 unit to the other. The old unit wouldn't even have to be connected to a TV output or cable input, just to the network.

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      • #4
        That's right, but DirecTV units don't support TiVoToGo. So if you had two that supported TiVoToGo, that would work.
        Been here a long time . . .

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