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Can new $199 Series2 fit 2nd Hard Drive?
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Posted by: tivo zm

Wondering if anyone has gotten (or heard of) one of the new $199 40-hour Tivo units having the second hard disk bay... I've seen speculation on some posts that these new models will use the 80-hour chassis that only holds a single drive.

Gotta decide in the next couple days if I'm going to send back my 40hr AT&T model and get one of these newer units (that ship with 3.2) instead!

Any ideas are appreciated...

Posted by: gregbennett

I called TiVo sales yesterday and was told the new 40 hr units did have room for another drive. The person I spoke with said the only Series 2 that didn't have the second slot was the 80 hr TiVo unit

Posted by: roaxbomb

I just bought the new 40 hour tivo and it arrived yesterday. According to the model number on the back its a tcd230040 and this one is not upgradeable to 2 drive it only has one.

If you want to upgrade the drive on it, you can and the instructions
here

details on tivo models:
Series 2 Models

TiVo 60hr Series 2 DVR Standalone Single 60GB A drive

TiVo 80hr Series 2 DVR Standalone Single 80GB A drive (Only room for single drive)

AT&TiVo 40hr TCD130040 Standalone Single 40GB A drive

AT&TiVo 40hr TCD230040 Standalone Single 40GB A drive (Only room for single drive)

Sony 80hr SVR3000 Standalone Single 80GB A drive

Hughes 35hr HDVR2 DirecTiVo Single 40GB A drive (Only room for single drive)

If anyone is upgrading let me know I want to know how it goes.
Thanks

Posted by: CGreen

quote:
TiVo 60hr Series 2 DVR Standalone Single 60GB A drive

Will this unit require a bracket and new cable? I just ordered one from Tivo directly since they are selling the reconditioned units for $149 after rebate and free shipping. Will be a nice replacement for my series 1.

Chris Green

Posted by: rseligman

The 40hr and 80hr TiVos use the same box, which has one hard disk and a styrofoam insert mounted inside. People have removed this insert and used a special mounting bracket in order to jury-rig a 2nd hard drive.

Posted by: pex

If you don't want to mess with the additional bracket, older 130040 units are apparently still available from the AT&T site. It will cost you $25 more for shipping, but the cost should be somewhat mitigated by the fact that you don't have to buy a bracket, and hassle with squeezing the second drive in.

Posted by: Leeb

quote:
Originally posted by pex
If you don't want to mess with the additional bracket, older 130040 units are apparently still available from the AT&T site.

Even though the model number is listed as 130040 on the ATT site, what people are getting is often the newer 230040 model, which has room for only one drive. I got the 230040 from the ATT Tivo website when I ordered in December. I think they shipped the 130040 until they were gone, then started shipping the 230040. Since there are several distribution warehouses, YMMV. Mine came from Salt Lake City.

Adding a second drive to the new 230040 unit is trivial using a bracket kit and cable. The styrofoam comes out in one piece very easily.

Posted by: pex

That's good to know. I have upgraded a couple of 130040's without much difficulty. However, a co-worker who just purchased a 230040 is starting to make noise about "capacity," so I anticipate another upgrade in the offing...

quote:
Originally posted by Leeb
Adding a second drive to the new 230040 unit is trivial using a bracket kit and cable. The styrofoam comes out in one piece very easily.