Swap HD from HDVR2 to SD-DVR40?

[cilantro]

I currently have a HDVR2 with a 250 gig HD.

I purchased the HD because i was getting pixelation and thought the HD was dying. Turns out I have the same tuner dying problem that many others have on that unit. I don't have S-Video, so pulling that does not help me as it has many others.

So, I purchased a HDVR2 on fleabay. Except, that is not what the person sent me. Instead, they sent me a SD-DVR40.

So, my question is this:
Can I swap my old large HD from the HDVR2 into the SD-DVR40?

From searching, I gather that I will not be able to play anything on the DVR40 that was recorded on the HDVR2 unless I hack one or both. I am OK if I lose the recordings as part of the transition. I am not into the hacking thing, unless that is my absolute last resort.

What I really want is just to swap the HD and have the large capicity in the DVR40 with 2 tuners that work...

Thanks for your help...

M

[rbtravis]

Just put the HDVR2 drive into the SD-DVR40 unit go through setup and do a Clear and Delete everything. The only difference is SD-DVR40 has an RID chip.:)

[bmillham]

I'm looking at doing the same thing here. My HDVR2 was killed by lightning, and we had a SD-DVR40 left over from when my father upgraded to HD.

I tried the drive from the HDVR2 (upgraded larger drive) in the 40, but got an error about hardware (it's been a while since I tried)

If I try this, using the Clear and Delete All, will my season passes, Wishlists, etc also be lost, or just the old recorded content? If so, is there a way to get the HDVR2 drive working without losing SP, WL, etc?

[rbtravis]

I'm looking at doing the same thing here. My HDVR2 was killed by lightning, and we had a SD-DVR40 left over from when my father upgraded to HD.

I tried the drive from the HDVR2 (upgraded larger drive) in the 40, but got an error about hardware (it's been a while since I tried)

If I try this, using the Clear and Delete All, will my season passes, Wishlists, etc also be lost, or just the old recorded content? If so, is there a way to get the HDVR2 drive working without losing SP, WL, etc?Yes clear and Delete everything does just that then it pre-encrypts the drive to the new machine.:)

[bmillham]

So the Clear and Delete All does NOT clear Season Passes, Wishlists, etc?

[rbtravis]

So the Clear and Delete All does NOT clear Season Passes, Wishlists, etc?No it deletes everything. You will have to reinstall them.

[bmillham]

No it deletes everything. You will have to reinstall them.
Bummer. No way to just delete the recordings? Oh well, I'll probably do it just to get the extra space.

[classicsat]

Not without hacking.

Should you choose to hack it, you can run a script that marries the drive encryption to the new system, without deleting anything except recordings, which you can manually delete.