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Quieting a Direct Tivo
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Posted by: purple6816

My Direct Tivo is really loud. I need to turn it off at night so I can sleep.

I am planning on upgrading the harddrives but, I am not sure that will be quiet enough.

Any ideas on making it quiet.? To bad we cant use laptop drives I think they are quieter.

Thanks for your help.

Posted by: JimSpence

Probably the best thing to do is relocate it in another room. :)

Posted by: tivoupgrade

If the drive you hear is a loud whining sound (vs the clickety-clack of head movement) that it is likely that a drive replacement will make a big enough difference for you to consider not turning the unit off... if its the head noises (aka 'signature') then you might notice a difference with drives such as the Samsung or some Seagate drives, but it will probably not be as noticable as in the former case.

Posted by: weaknees

This could also be the fan. Have you cleaned or replaced it recently? They get louder as they get older.

Michael

Posted by: purple6816

Great ideas.

I am going to replace the drives and probably the fan now that you mention it.

If I relocate it in the closet who makes an inexpensive IR extender.?

Posted by: Wil

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Originally posted by purple6816
Great ideas.

I agree.

Additionally, an unusual suggestion if all else fails:

Among my many Tivo's is a special situation machine with a loud drive I can't replace (long irrelevant story). I fashioned a reasonably attractive shallow cardboard box [box top actually] with dense foam inside the top and all sides (except for the back which has been cut off). It sits right on top of the Tivo and makes a huge difference in sound. Temperature impact is modest to moderate (previously I had added a strip of foam down the center underneath the Tivo which had knocked it down a few degrees). I had expected unacceptable temperature results from this experiment and was suprised. Remote control works fine through the box and padding.