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TIVO DVR UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS (#49)
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Instructions for TwinBreeze® Gen2 / DIRECTV R10 and similar architectures
Instructions are available online (in COLOR) at http://www.weaknees.com
A FEW WORDS OF CAUTION:
Upgrading a TiVo DVR presents a few physical hazards. As with most consumer electronics devices, components in the TiVo may still
carry a lethal charge, even after disconnecting from your power supply. Be aware of this while working inside
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2. OPENING THE TIVO Unplug the power cord from your electrical outlet and wait five minutes for the TiVo to discharge. Do not plug the TiVo back in until you are completely finished. Be very careful of static electricity, which can destroy your TiVo’s internal parts. You should not perform this upgrade on carpet. You may want to label the wires that you remove from your TiVo so that you can easily locate where they belong. Using the Torx T-10 (smaller of the two) L-key included with your
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5. REMOVING THE EXISTING DRIVE Once the hard drive and bracket are out of the TiVo, remove the IDE ribbon cable from the motherboard by lifting straight up and out. Now, using the larger (T-15) Torx tool, unscrew the four Torx drive screws that connect the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. See Figure 6. You will not re-use these four screws or the metal drive bracket, but you should save the screws and bracket, together with the ribbon cable you removed. Set aside (not reused): Four
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Place the fan on the bracket as shown in Figure 11. Screw in the four fan screws (through the fan and into the bracket) until they are tight; do not overtighten. Figure 11(above) 8. CONNECTING THE HARD DRIVES TO THE DRIVE BRACKET Using four of the hard drive screws included with your kit, screw your A/Master drive to the bracket (the screws connect to the drives from the underside of the bracket). In an "ADD" kit (in which you are retaining your factory drive), the A/Master drive w
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10. INSTALLING THE TWINBREEZE BRACKET INTO THE TIVO AND ATTACHING THE CABLES From the front of the unit, hold the bracket in your left hand near the B/Slave drive (being careful not to touch the circuit board of the drive) and use your right hand to guide the bracket tab (located near the edge of the A drive) into the metal bracket base where the old drive bracket had been mounted. You should be able to gently lower the bracket into place with your left hand. You can gently move the wh
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11. SECURING THE TWINBREEZE BRACKET TO THE BASE OF THE TIVO Insert a metal washer onto each of the two remaining self- tapping screws. Use one hand to push the bracket down. Using your other hand, lift the left edge of the TiVo. Using Figure 17 as a guide, locate the pre-drilled holes in the bracket feet, which should be visible through the grates. Be sure that the bracket mounts are aligned properly – counting from the gap between the sets of holes, you should be screwing into the fourt
