older PTVinstant cake cd - not working

[kwazy4]

I upgraded my tivo a couple years ago using the PTVupgrade disk. I tired using it today (following the instructions on the site) but the cd is not recognized as a boot disk. I recall last year that I had to leave my main hard drive connected but the new instructions says to disconnect. Do I have an older version of the PTV software that doesnt apply to the new installation instructions? If so, does anyone know the older method?

PS. My wife and kids are driving me nuts with the tivo being down so any help is appreciated!

[Yog-Sothoth]

It's always safe to disconnect your PC's hard disk when imaging a TiVo disk. The CD-ROM you use should be set to primary slave, and the hard disk you use should be set to secondary master.

I'm not sure what the old directions were for using InstantCake.

[Yog-Sothoth]

From the InstantCake instructions:

Directions for using InstantCake

* Step 1: Configure your PC such that your CD-ROM drive is connected as the primary slave device. You may need to adjust a jumper on the rear of the CD-ROM; many CD-ROM drives have the jumper set for cable-select (CS) and you can simply move the jumper to the slave position (SL) to ensure it is configured properly. To ensure the CD-ROM is connected as the primary IDE device, use the IDE cable connected to your PC's C drive; this is typically connected to the primary IDE interface in your PC. We recommend you disconnect your PC's primary hard drive (and any other hard drives that are installed in your PC) to ensure they are not accidentally overwritten by the InstantCake software.

* Step 2: Configure your PC's system BIOS so that you can boot from CD-ROM, and ensure your CD-ROM is installed as the primary slave on your PC.

* Step 3: Configure and connect one or two new drives destined for your TiVo on the PC's secondary IDE interface. You will need to refer to the manufacturer's guidelines for master and slave settings for your hard drives' jumpers. Do not use the cable-select jumper settings for your new drive(s); it is important to know which drive is the master and which drive (if you are building a dual-drive kit for your TiVo) is the slave to ensure they are properly installed in your TiVo.