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    Replacing dead Tivo HD question

    My Series 3 HD Tivo appears to have died (it says Welcome...Powering Up and then goes blank). I have a spare Maxtor 500GB Sata hard drive I would like to replace it with, but I don't know if I can just put the Maxtor in the Tivo. I don't care about the programs I lost on the dead HD.

    Do I need to install any special Tivo software on the new Maxtor drive or do anything else to prepare it for use before installing it?

    Thanks,

    Peter
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  • #2
    Yes, you need to install software. Blank drives do not work. See:

    TiVo Drive Prep Service

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    • #3
      Thanks. However, I noticed that my DVR Expander unit is still working, and I can still transfer shows to my other Tivos (I guess they are also stored on the Expander unit??). I will follow up on sending my unit it with the new hard drive to have it formatted for use in the Tivo, and will mention the Expander since I don't know if I should send it in too....

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      • #4
        Your unit is stuck on powering up yet you are able to access the shows on your external?

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        • #5
          yes, isn't that strange?

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          • #6
            How do you get to those shows?
            Been here a long time . . .

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            • #7
              I just go to another Tivo in my house and the "dead" Tivo appears in the Now Playing list, and I am able to transfer shows from it. I assume the shows were stored on the My DVR expander external drive that is connected to the dead Tivo...

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              • #8
                And when you unplug the external drive, what happens to the list?

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                • #9
                  when I disconnect the external drive it disappears from the Now Playing list on my other Tivo.

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                  • #10
                    Somehow, could your TV be set to some other input where you're seeing yet another TiVo in your system?
                    Been here a long time . . .

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