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    Used Weaknees Series 3 Upgraded drive from old Series 3 to New Series3?

    Hi

    I just had to exchange my S3.

    I obviously took my 750Gb drive out and replaced it with the original before sending it back.

    I have a new S3 arriving tomorrow.

    I thought for sure that if I did the exact same procedure and put the 750Gb drive into the new S3 that all my recordings would still be there.

    Now someone just told me I will have to run "clear and delete everything".

    Is that true, or will my recordings still be there?
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    Originally posted by tase2 View Post
    Hi

    I just had to exchange my S3.

    I obviously took my 750Gb drive out and replaced it with the original before sending it back.

    I have a new S3 arriving tomorrow.

    I thought for sure that if I did the exact same procedure and put the 750Gb drive into the new S3 that all my recordings would still be there.

    Now someone just told me I will have to run "clear and delete everything".

    Is that true, or will my recordings still be there?

    Now I'm almost positive it will not work, the programs will be lost

    In the meantime, while my S3 has been out for exchange this whole new enabled eSATA drive has come to life.

    I had mentioned to someone that perhaps I can make my interior 750Gb drive with all my recordings and make it my external eSATA and access my recordings.

    I initially heard that will not work because the drive would have to be reformatted and thus all recordings will be lost.

    Then someone told me this might work:

    get an eSATA enclosure
    put the old drive in it
    Marry it to the Series 3
    maybe the shows will be intact

    What do you think?

    Anyway to save my 40-50 hours of recordings?

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      Nope - no way to get those recordings on the new unit. That's specifically what the CableCARD specs disallow. Sorry.

      You will have to do a "clear and delete everything" on the new unit with the 750 to get it to work.
      Been here a long time . . .

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      • #4
        Originally posted by WK-Michael View Post
        Nope - no way to get those recordings on the new unit. That's specifically what the CableCARD specs disallow. Sorry.

        You will have to do a "clear and delete everything" on the new unit with the 750 to get it to work.
        Thanks Michael

        I should follow the same exact instructions, put the drive, start up the Tivo, and then go into Tivo Central and do a "clear and delete everything"?

        Or are there other steps I need to do as well?

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        • #5
          That should be all you need to do.
          Been here a long time . . .

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