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    Can you help: Possibly a stupid newbie question

    I am trying to figure out the Interactive TiVo Upgrade Instructions:

    http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/index.php

    Of course I am getting confused in identifying my model! I bet this is very easy for everyone here, but I want to learn everything I can before I upgrade my year old Series 2 TiVo. I also, obviously don't want to post my TiVo service number.

    When I got my TiVo the Item code was an R64980. Also, the service number starts with 649 followed by -0001. This leads me to interpret the model as a Pioneer? Is that correct?

    Should I then click on the button that says TiVo DT 649080?

    If I am right up to this point, one last question (a two parter):

    Can I still do a two drive upgrade -- which I am interested in -- biggest drives for the price?

    Then is it better to get the drives elsewhere and the drive brackets here? Or is WeaKnees pretty competitive? I am looking to do this in the August timeframe before the new season begins.

    Finally, my Software version is 8.3. Would that present a problem?
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    Is this a refurb from TiVo, with no DVD burner/player? If so, then you likely have a TCD649080 and that's the info you should use.

    You can do a two drive upgrade. You'll likely need a bracket, and by the time you buy the bracket and the drive, you might want to just leave the work to us.

    Brackets are here:

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

    and complete kits are here:

    http://www.weaknees.com/dt08.php
    Been here a long time . . .

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    • #3
      No, it's not a refurb. I bought it brand new last year. Can you believe it? I got into the TiVo revolution that late?!!

      Thanks for replying. What is a TCD649080? Is that the Pioneer? So am I picking the right button on the upgrade instructions page?

      Thanks for the other links.

      Actually, the upgrade work doesn't scare me, I am a PC technician by trade. I've previously hacked my DVD player, so stuff like this is par for the course for me. What I do like about WeaKnees though is the ability to maybe buy an enhanced TiVo down the line. That has possibilities.

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      • #4
        No - that unit isn't a Pioneer. Does your unit say Pioneer anywhere on it? Does it have a DVD burner in it?
        Been here a long time . . .

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        • #5
          No DVD burner.

          So where do I find out what it IS?

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          • #6
            Look on the back near the power cord . . .
            Been here a long time . . .

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            • #7
              By the power cord it says: TCD649080.

              So that's the button I pick on your upgrade page, correct?

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              • #8
                Yup - exactly right.
                Been here a long time . . .

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                • #9
                  Thank you very much Michael!

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