Tivo Software?

[conehead65]

:rolleyes: Does anyone know where I get the software for my Toshiba SD-H400 ??? Thanx

[DAccardi]

Here ya go!

http://www.dvrupgrade.com/dvr/stores/1/product1.cfm?SID=1&Product_ID=150&Category_ID=5&page=prod&type=Model&ModelID=69


:)

[conehead65]

Thank you, :)
Feels greed grow inside self ... wonders if there is a way to download the software for free??? Heh :D

[DAccardi]

Noone will publicly tell you that, the owner and creator of InstantCake and DVRupgrade is a member of this forum. It's a worthy investment.

[conehead65]

Thank you, Yes it sure looks to be well worth it, I think that I'll download it, but first, I must figure out if this Tivo is any good or not? I do not know how to tell. I purchased it for $5.00 with no HD or DVD installed. Toshiba SD-H400
Dave:confused:

[jmace57]

Thank you, Yes it sure looks to be well worth it, I think that I'll download it, but first, I must figure out if this Tivo is any good or not? I do not know how to tell. I purchased it for $5.00 with no HD or DVD installed. Toshiba SD-H400
Dave:confused:


Just a comment - I have done the whole MFS tools and D/L of an image thing...and I have used Instant Cake. If your time is worth anything, go with Instant Cake. I couldn't believe how much easier and less time it took. A good use of $20.

Jim

[rainwater]

Thank you, Yes it sure looks to be well worth it, I think that I'll download it, but first, I must figure out if this Tivo is any good or not? I do not know how to tell. I purchased it for $5.00 with no HD or DVD installed. Toshiba SD-H400
Dave:confused:

Since it has TiVo Basic, you can use it without a subscription so its worth trying out.

[andyf]

Since it has TiVo Basic, you can use it without a subscription so its worth trying out.

Can't try it out without a HD.

[rainwater]

Can't try it out without a HD.

Yes, I assumed the person had a hard drive since they are looking for a image for it.

[conehead65]

Thanks Guys,
I have decided to buy a 1 terabyte hard drive from Amazon for $99.00.
Can you tell me, will this work as it is a Sata drive?
Thanks,
Dave
LINK: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NGOIJO:)

[rainwater]

Thanks Guys,
I have decided to buy a 1 terabyte hard drive from Amazon for $99.00.
Can you tell me, will this work as it is a Sata drive?
Thanks,
Dave
LINK: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NGOIJO:)

No, you need a ide drive for that TiVo. Only the newer S3/TiVo HDs use SATA drives.

[conehead65]

Thank You,
I will buy a 1 terabyte IDe drive then, hopefully for $99.00
I wish I could get it in solid state. :)

[lrhorer]

I don't think they make 1T IDE drives. In any case, 1T is an unbelievably large drive size for a Series II class TiVo: the equivalent of about 6T on a Series III TiVo if the user only records HD. You can get a 320G IDE drive for under $60. That's the way I would go on a Series II.

[conehead65]

Thanks, My friend has a few 80 gig's laying around he just offered up.
Would that be way too small, and I may be able to get a dozen or so for others quite inexpensively, except for the shipping of course. By the way, when I fill an 80 up, can I swap it out for another one and then keep them all in a shoebox?

[lafos]

You could, but changing drives is a pain. I put 250GB in my SD-H400, and that was plenty, at least for me.

[conehead65]

Thanks, :)Isn't it just a matter of popping the cover off and plugging it in?
I mean, besides the software or course, and I would put the image
software on all of the drives prior to storing them ready for future use.

[greg_burns]

If you change out the drive all your settings (season passes, etc.) go with it.

[lafos]

You can do that. I think you'd find after a while it's easier to get a large enough drive to not do it. I transfer shows that I want to keep (if copy protection allows) to a PC then to a Windows Home Server. You don't have that option if using TiVo basic service on the Toshiba.

[conehead65]

Sounds like maybe I should go for the full meal deal.
Thanks :)

[lrhorer]

Thanks, My friend has a few 80 gig's laying around he just offered up.
Would that be way too small, and I may be able to get a dozen or so for others quite inexpensively, except for the shipping of course. By the way, when I fill an 80 up, can I swap it out for another one and then keep them all in a shoebox?
Installing a pair of 80s wouldn't be too bad a solution. Add a USB / Ethenet adapter, and you can use TTG to move any surplus to an external server.

[conehead65]

I would like to thank everyone for their very helpful input. :)
Speaking of usb, I do have a usb to ide adapter lying around.
Would that work? My unit will only hold one hard drive inside.

[lafos]

I don't think the USB-IDE will work, the PC does most of the heavy lifting. TiVo running Linux treats two drives as a single large one. If you don't replace the DVD drive, you'd have physical space for a second drive. I don't know if anyone tried that. You could search the TivO with DVD forum to check.

A 250GB drive can be found for about $50 for OEM drives. I'd try the 80 first to make sure the TiVo works to minimize the total investment. If it does, then you could always expand/replace later.

[conehead65]

I will put the 80 gig in tomorrow and get the software as well.
Thank You :D