Basic TIVO Help

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What brand/model is your replacement DirecTivo? Unless it's the same model as your Hughes DirecTivo, you cannot simply swap drives because the software image files are different. So your easiest path is to replace the Hughes with your "new" DirecTivo. You may need a new Access Card to activate the replacement DirecTivo. You'll have to call DirecTV to find out when you activate the replacement unit.

If you also want to repair/upgrade your Hughes' hard drive, check out these resources ....

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=25

http://www.weaknees.com/index.html

http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/

http://www.newreleasesvideo.com/hinsdale-how-to/

http://www.dvrupgrade.com/dvr/stores/1/instantcake.cfm

http://www.9thtee.com/

 

If it is the same model you should be able to swap drives and do a clear and delete everything.

 

You can buy a drive from DVRupgrade it will already have been prepared with Instantcake and all you will have to do is put it in.

 

Yep, that should work. Just remember to peform a "clear and delete everything" reset after swapping the drives to initialize the new drive to your old Tivo's motherboard.