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I've had an AT&T Series 2 TiVo basically since it was released. I upgraded it soon after getting it by replacing the original 40 GB drive with a Maxtor DiamondMax 9 120 GB drive. It worked fine for a few years, but last year it started overheating in the summer months. (Ambient room temp. in the high 70's or above.)
Has anyone else seem problems like this? Short of getting an air conditioner, is there a good fix? The one fan in the system seems to be working fine...
I was actually thinking of drilling a few holes in the side of the case and adding an externally vented fan (this unit does not have one...all external ventilation appears to be more-or-less passive...slightly helped be the internal fan...). If I go this route, I will need power. There is a single drive power cable (connected to the drive!) and a small power tap on the motherboard for the internal fan. Can I safely power a second fan off of either of these? Is this a bad idea?
Has anyone else seem problems like this? Short of getting an air conditioner, is there a good fix? The one fan in the system seems to be working fine...
I was actually thinking of drilling a few holes in the side of the case and adding an externally vented fan (this unit does not have one...all external ventilation appears to be more-or-less passive...slightly helped be the internal fan...). If I go this route, I will need power. There is a single drive power cable (connected to the drive!) and a small power tap on the motherboard for the internal fan. Can I safely power a second fan off of either of these? Is this a bad idea?
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