Need Help adding 500 gigs to brand new ( last week I got it) Tivo HD Running Tivo 9.4

[Jeffnhendo]

Hey Almighty Guru's out there.

Thanks for the post. I downloaded some info from here after your post and a walk through on how to use WinMFS ( the latest Beta Version on their site) and then took out my Tivo HD Internal Drive. I then took the Sata cable and power cable from one of the two LightScribe drives I have in the Computer and Attached it to my Tivo HD Internal Drive. I dont have a Sata to Esata Cable so I just hooked up the External Western Digital 500 Gig My Book I bought for the Upgrade ( at half the cost of the Official Tivo DVR Expander I Might add) via Firewire ( or I can use USB to 1394? or whatever that small square is).

Here's My Delima, I can see the My Book perfectly under my computer, but cant see the TIVO HD Internal Drive I hooked up at all. Also when I go and open up the WinMFS Software and click on Select, then I dont have ANYDRIVES AT ALL THAT SHOW UP. Can someone please let me know , even email me at my regular email at jeffnhendo@insightbb.com or post online and let me know when its posted. The problem is I want and NEED the extra space. I am on Disability after working selling high end software in the Software Industry, But I never did the work, I had Guru's like you guys out their that actually made the magic happen. I need that from the Tivo Community now. Since I got sick ( have to take over 48 pills per day) all I can do is surf the net and watch Tivo.. So please anyone who has some answers as to how to get the drives to appear or marry let me know. I cant figure why they arent showing up. Please help, God Bless you all and I look forward to your emails and or post with some answers or suggestions.

Very Sincerley,

Jeff - JeffnHendo@insightbb.com

P.S. I am going to try to download another version of the WinMFS that isnt beta to see if the drives will show up there, but still dont know why when I disconnected my DVDRW and hooked to Tivo Internal the drive ( running Tivo Software Version 9.4) doesnt appear either. Is their any other software or way to marry the drives?

[cowboys2002]

You do realize that you can't use an external and internal drive at the same time?

[jlib]

Originally Posted by cowboys2002

You do realize that you can't use an external and internal drive at the same time?

Why not?

[jlib]

Originally Posted by Jeffnhendo

...I just hooked up the External Western Digital 500 Gig My Book I bought for the Upgrade ( at half the cost of the Official Tivo DVR Expander I Might add)...

Welcome to TiVO Community Forum! Sorry to be hard on you but you should have researched this first or asked questions before buying. The sticky thread above titled Official eSATA Drive Expansion in 9.2: FAQ + Discussion has all the info you need including the following:

III. 6. What retail drives do not work with the TiVo?

Based on member reports, the My Book Home Edition (320GB - 1TB) eSATA drive is incompatible with the TiVo and cannot be used. The bridge chip built into that product's enclosure is believed to be responsible for the incompatibility, because if you remove the bare drive from the enclosure and install it in another, it will work.

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The official Tivo DVR Expander is probably the best route for you. If you still want to do it on the cheap then take a look at the known good solutions listed there. Also, it does not increase your chance of getting a response by posting your question in multiple unrelated sections here.