Registered: Apr 2002
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Torx with pin?

I've read the Hinsdale instructions and bought #10 and #15 Torx screwdrivers as part of the upgrade process. I was just getting ready to open my Series 2 Tivo to put in an 80gb drive B, when I saw that the screws holding the case on have a pin in the middle. A brief bit of Googling reveals that some Torx screws have a tamperproof pin in the middle. The screwdrivers have no socket into which the pin can fit. Has anyone else encountered this situation? How do I get the case open now?

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Registered: Apr 2002
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Oops. Stupid me. I was trying to open the case on the digital cable box, not the Tivo. I don't begrudge Time Warner their security Torx. Back to work.

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Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Highlands (east of Houston ), Texas, USA
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Are you sure you should be attempting this?

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Registered: Mar 2000
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At the very least maybe you should have another cup of coffee before you proceed...

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Registered: Apr 2002
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A good breakfast did the trick. I've finished the upgrade, it went smooth as silk.

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Registered: Sep 2002
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Just in case you want to take your cable box apart you can find security torx bits pretty easily. Here is one place:
http://www.wihatools.com/757TRser.htm

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Registered: Sep 2002
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Don't worry. When I tried my upgrade, I kept trying to figure out why the kernel didn't find my two drives. After pluging the Y power cable into an actual power source, it worked much better. Everyone gets 5 minutes to be stupid every day.

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Registered: Mar 2000
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Hammer + good hard driver = no more pin.

This is also known as the "brute force" approach to bypassing security.

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