Hi,
Ive had a series 2 Tivo (TCD540040) since 10/04. Right after I got it I added a 200GB drive to the original 40GB drive using the weaknees kit. I believe it is an older kit as I see that newer kits have the fan in the middle of the drives whereas my kit had the additional fan on the opposite side of the box than the original drive. Everything has been great except for a little extra noise from the fan and since this summer, the picture would occasionally pixilate.
The problem is that last week, the power to the house flickered and browned out and then finally blacked out for a minute or so. When the power came back on, the Tivo hung on the intro screen "Welcome to Tivo, powering up...". I am quite certain that the drive or drives are shot. Can I just order a single replacement and remove the two old drives? Or do I need to go through a similar process like I did when I originally expand my capacity or can I just 'plug-n-play' a new drive and keep my existing subscription?
FYI, I also believe I have the original image on a CD and the linux OS that I used on another CD. I prefer to replace the drives as I don't trust their integrity after have failed once. What do you suggest?
Thanks for any input!
Ive had a series 2 Tivo (TCD540040) since 10/04. Right after I got it I added a 200GB drive to the original 40GB drive using the weaknees kit. I believe it is an older kit as I see that newer kits have the fan in the middle of the drives whereas my kit had the additional fan on the opposite side of the box than the original drive. Everything has been great except for a little extra noise from the fan and since this summer, the picture would occasionally pixilate.
The problem is that last week, the power to the house flickered and browned out and then finally blacked out for a minute or so. When the power came back on, the Tivo hung on the intro screen "Welcome to Tivo, powering up...". I am quite certain that the drive or drives are shot. Can I just order a single replacement and remove the two old drives? Or do I need to go through a similar process like I did when I originally expand my capacity or can I just 'plug-n-play' a new drive and keep my existing subscription?
FYI, I also believe I have the original image on a CD and the linux OS that I used on another CD. I prefer to replace the drives as I don't trust their integrity after have failed once. What do you suggest?
Thanks for any input!
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