New Tivo user, trying an upgrade of sorts...

[rszkutak]

First I want to say "how in the name of **** did i get along without a tivo for so long". WICKED ! I had an impulse moment at best buy, but cheeped out for the 40Gb Tivo 2.

Ok so not to waste any time, here's my question.

I have a new Tivo 2 - 40 hour unit ( 90 days old or so ), and want to either upgrade the unit, OR add an additional hard drive to it to get more space.

I have a 250Gb ADA drive here that I wish to use, and have been told it can be done.

So here goes... I tried to follow the directions for the MIFFS tools, but i am simply just lost, I guess I am not grasping some concept here.

Can someone please assist me with what i am missing here. While the instructions are very helpful, I feel they are a bit over my "NON TIVO" mind.

Now here's my thoughts, if it is simpler to just add a new drive and redo the settings... perfectly fine with me ! I don't have that much there anyhow, and wouldn't give a hoot if i lost it anyway.

easier is better for me........... any thoughts or help here ?

thanks,
Rob

P.s. Of course I would like to see a response here in the forum so anyone else needing this info can get it as well. However if you have any questions, you can also e-mail me directly to : rob AT-no-spam-AT szkutak D0T com.

[classicsat]

You want to replace the drive, adding to a 40 GB drive isn't worth the reisk.

Yuo want to look into the copy drieve command, which will have the mfsbackup!mfsrestore forme.

[captain_video]

Adding a 250GB B drive to a 40GB A drive is not advisable because the swap file size is insufficient for that much space. You should create a backup image of the 40GB drive and then restore it to the 250GB drive. Put the original drive in an anti-static bag and store it away for safekeeping. Install the 250GB drive in your Tivo and you're all set.

Check out Hinsdale's How To for using MFSTools 2.0 (not MIFFS Tools). Read the instructions thoroughly until you completely understand the process and then create your backup. Test your boot disk BEFORE you install the Tivo drive in your PC or you could render the Tivo drive unbootable if it is exposed to Windows NT, 2000, or XP. There is a process to fix it if this occurs but why not avoid the situation if you can?