Swap Hard Drives

[KBania2]

I have a TiVo Series 2 model TCD24004A. I'd like to replace the hard drive (it's been making a ton of noise recently). Can I simply take a hard drive from another 24004A and replace my old one with that? I don't have any recorded shows I need saved, so I don't mind erasing.

And if that works, would other model TiVo hard drives also work in my 24004A? Such as the 240040, 240080, 24008A, 540040, 540080, 540140 etc...

Thanks.

[weaknees]

You can put a drive in from any 140 or 240 unit.

When the drive is in the new unit, you'll need to do a "clear and delete everything" to get it to reserialize to the new motherboard. More info is here:

http://www.tivopedia.com/error-51-hardware-error.php

[LifeIsABeach]

If you already have a second TiVo then that is a good idea. If you are planning to buy one just to get the hard drive it is cheaper to purchase a hard drive and image it yourself or even buy a preinstalled drive from somewhere like weaknees or dvrupgrade.