Re: upgrading capacity of a Series 2

[Dr. Personality]

In article >, Tony Ricci
> wrote:

> What power supply problem?
>
> Can we install the 160 gb drive they sell at Costco or should we stick to
> the 120 gb?

You can get full answers to both of these questions at
www.weaknees.com. The short version is that the power supply problem
has to do with starting both drives of a two-drive upgraded system at
the same time. Doing so stresses the Series 2 power supply, which
wasn't designed to handle the load. Weaknees has a cheap, clever
gimmick that delays the spinup of the second drive for seven seconds,
which solves the problem. Series 1 units don't have this problem.
That's why I said while I'd done my own Series 1 upgrade, I'd go to
Weaknees if I had a Series 2 (for parts, anyway).

There's no reason why you can't use a 160 GB drive, which will get you
the max 137 GB of storage TiVo can use.

[Jud Hardcastle]

In article >,
says...
> In article >, Tony Ricci
> > wrote:
>
> > What power supply problem?
> >
> > Can we install the 160 gb drive they sell at Costco or should we stick to
> > the 120 gb?
>
> You can get full answers to both of these questions at
> www.weaknees.com. The short version is that the power supply problem
> has to do with starting both drives of a two-drive upgraded system at
> the same time. Doing so stresses the Series 2 power supply, which
> wasn't designed to handle the load. Weaknees has a cheap, clever
> gimmick that delays the spinup of the second drive for seven seconds,
> which solves the problem. Series 1 units don't have this problem.
> That's why I said while I'd done my own Series 1 upgrade, I'd go to
> Weaknees if I had a Series 2 (for parts, anyway).
>
To qualify that for someone who doesn't go find the info--that power
problem is only with SOME Series 2 units. To quote from weaknees' site:
"Although the PowerTrip™ will work in any TiVo, we believe that it is
only necessary in the TiVo-branded TCD240040 and TCD240080, and the
AT&T-branded TCD230040. Each of these TiVos has a power supply that is
rated 38W max. By contrast, every other TiVo manufactured has a power
supply with a max rating of 61W-78W."

Jud