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lexsar
01-01-2006, 01:39 PM
I just purchased a 300GB Maxtor DiamondMax Ultra ATA/133 harddrive with a 16MB buffer, the price was too low for me to pass it up. I purchased it at CompUSA with the intention putting it in my PC and pulling .tivo files to in with Tivo-to-go. I then realized that I may just want to upgrade one of my Series 2 Tivos with this drive. Does anyone know if this drive is compatible? I have an 80 hr (black case) and a newer 40 hr (silver case). I am torn as to upgrade the 40 hr since it has the smaller capacity OR I could upgrade the 80 hr because it is older. Any opinions?

litzdog911
01-01-2006, 02:19 PM
Yes, you can use this drive in your Tivo's. Check out Weaknees' step-by-step instructions at the top of this Forum.

HomeUser
01-01-2006, 02:26 PM
If it is the DiamondMax 10 You may want to use it in the PC, There has been several reports of stuttering problems when using the DiamondMax 10 series of drives in a TiVo. Search this forum keyword "DiamondMax 10".