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chipmaster
09-05-2007, 08:09 PM
I have a TIVO Series II unit. I want to install a large HD. Can I do this?
Gunnyman
09-05-2007, 08:19 PM
yes
software post version 4.x (we're up to 8.x now) supports large drives.
No heavy lifting required
HomeUser
09-05-2007, 08:51 PM
I have a TIVO Series II unit. I want to install a large HD. Can I do this? Yes, the 137GB limit was history for SA Series2 TiVos several years ago. Use the new MFSLive (http://www.mfslive.org) boot CD it has fixed several bugs that are in the other MFSTools v2 boot CD's.
Bosstone74
09-16-2007, 08:49 PM
I gotta keep up!
mick66
09-17-2007, 09:09 AM
Yes, the 137GB limit was history for SA Series1 and SA Series2 TiVos several years ago.

The barrier was broken at about the same time the OP joined TCF.
BTUx9
09-17-2007, 12:59 PM
That being said, many S2 and all S1 prom boot code is still NOT lba48-aware, so your boot partition needs to be kept under the 137GB mark
classicsat
09-17-2007, 03:41 PM
That being said, many S2 and all S1 prom boot code is still NOT lba48-aware, so your boot partition needs to be kept under the 137GB mark
True, but 99.9 of the time, all the relevant boot and system partitions fall below the 137GB limit anyhow.