The Definitive Guide to Upgrading Your Tivo Premiere - Part II

Increase recording capacity over six-fold by replacing the stock Tivo 320-GB drive with a 2-TB drive while preserving all your current recordings.

• Detailed instructions at http://DIYClinic.webguild.com

• Jmfs (to clone the old to new drive) - http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=370784

• IBM/Hitachi Feature Tool (to quiet the drive) - http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/downloads/ftool_211.iso

• HDDScan diagnostic utility (alternative to Feature Tool - Did not work for Win7 x64 admin mode) - http://hddscan.com/

• Wdiddle (to disable IntelliPark) - http://www.sendspace.com/file/kccixj

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• tivo
• hard disk
• drive
• upgrade
• replace

[dwesely]

WDIDLE = WD Idle, not W Diddle.

WD of course referring to Western Digital, the manufacturer whose drives work with the utility....

[garyadavis]

@dwesely That is so funny! Thanks for the update but I think I like w-diddle better than wd idle:)

[wilbertohernandez]

Sorry, Gary... I meant to ask if this model was good for this project: WD20EURS, its a 2TB with a 64MB Buffer.

[garyadavis]

@wilbertohernandez Actually, I don't know but there is a good chance it would work.

[taitinsi]

Hello Garry, Is it possible to do this on a Tivo Series3 using this method? thank you

[garyadavis]

@taitinsi There are similar methods for a S3 upgrade but the software to do it is different.

[fausto412]

Just order everything i need, 2 tivo premieres and 2 20EARS HDs. I done this before on Series 2 tivos...hope it is a smoother experience this time. is your upgrade still working fine?

[zoboy46]

I have a question I have an 80gb tivo I want to upgrade can u help me please

[lsi624]

BLINKING LIGHTS ARE THE END OF THE WORLD ON A TIVO !

[PS3TheJamesS]

There's nothin like forgetting something when you're in a rush and wanting to get it done fast lol great tutorial

[wilbertohernandez]

Hello Gary... Would the WD20EVDS drive be a good one to use for this project on a Tivo Premiere XL?

Thanks!!!