This is a link to info on upgrading a HD in a 501 PVR- let me know if it works- I have one too and wouldn't mind upgrading- ( don't want to risk killing it in the attempt- which is why I haven't tried)
No, the Tivo drive is Linux formatted. Some folks wrote a set of Linux tools to clone the original drive onto a duplicate, then "bless" the new drive so that the firmware recognizes it.
It takes a long time if you have any shows you want to keep on the original drive. If you don't mind starting with an empty list, the process takes less than an hour.
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This is a link to info on upgrading a HD in a 501 PVR- let me know if it works- I have one too and wouldn't mind upgrading- ( don't want to risk killing it in the attempt- which is why I haven't tried)
Here is the Upgrade info
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I installed a 120GB HD into my DirecTiVo, so the Dish PVR should be similar, if you can find the right software tools to do it.
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Zixar- did you clone the old drive on to the new one? using Ghost or somrthing like that?
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No, the Tivo drive is Linux formatted. Some folks wrote a set of Linux tools to clone the original drive onto a duplicate, then "bless" the new drive so that the firmware recognizes it.
It takes a long time if you have any shows you want to keep on the original drive. If you don't mind starting with an empty list, the process takes less than an hour.
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