Jabberer
04-20-2006, 07:29 AM
Ok, here's the situation - my sister had an S1 Philips DTivo that was having heat problems; I suspect that it was just the fan was shot. So, I called DTV and they sent her a nice refurb DSR708 and told us to pitch the S1, which we have not yet done.
Then there's my brother, who also has an S1 Philips DTivo. He's having the problem that the system reboots, the picture pixelates, and all the other symptoms of a bad hard drive. He's called DTV and he knows he can get a replacement for $14.95, but it would require an additional 2 year commitment (according to the CSR), which he'll do if he has to, but doesn't want to.
Now, the question is, can I take the HD from my sisters old unit, plop in in my brothers unit and go without having to go through DTV? In an ideal world, I'd like to just do an HD transplant, button but box up, go through guided setup to get the zip and such set right, and go. I *think* this should work this way, but the one concern I have is that the HD is somehow associated with the access card ID or somesuch.
Then there's my brother, who also has an S1 Philips DTivo. He's having the problem that the system reboots, the picture pixelates, and all the other symptoms of a bad hard drive. He's called DTV and he knows he can get a replacement for $14.95, but it would require an additional 2 year commitment (according to the CSR), which he'll do if he has to, but doesn't want to.
Now, the question is, can I take the HD from my sisters old unit, plop in in my brothers unit and go without having to go through DTV? In an ideal world, I'd like to just do an HD transplant, button but box up, go through guided setup to get the zip and such set right, and go. I *think* this should work this way, but the one concern I have is that the HD is somehow associated with the access card ID or somesuch.