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May 31, 2006 08:02 PM

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niggszo

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hi , i recently upgraded my tivo to a 40gb,using instnat cake, everything powered up but I still do not get the fullcapacity, it only shows me 14hrs on the system information screen.

something I need to do ????

 

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Zeus Avatar
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May 31, 2006 9:36 PM

Did you do the "Clear and delete everything " option after power up?

 

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June 1, 2006 5:46 PM

Zeus said: Did you do the "Clear and delete everything " option after

power up?  

yes about three times, anything else needs to be done.

 

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June 2, 2006 7:05 PM

guys!

can someone help with this ?

thanks

 

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June 2, 2006 9:14 PM

Model of TiVo and InstantCake used?

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HR10-250, Samsung SIR-S4120R, SIR-S4080R, 2 Philips DSR704s (one connected to a Slingbox A/V). One box used the "Zipper"; rest used PTVnet to enable networking features.

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June 2, 2006 9:51 PM

HI,

its the Phillps 112 HDR instant cake version series one

thanks

 

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June 5, 2006 5:28 PM

hi,

to continue my reply.

i then tried to use the IC upgrade for another drive, an 80gb maxtor, but cant get this to even boot up, when I use the PT48 cd and the IC cd it says that the drive  is too small. the version of IC is I think 3.0. can some one please help I am not really sure what to do anymore?

 

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June 5, 2006 5:39 PM

When using InstantCake on the 80 GB drive, there should have been no reason to use an LBA48 CD, as an 80 GB is not large enough to require that (under 137 GB).

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HR10-250, Samsung SIR-S4120R, SIR-S4080R, 2 Philips DSR704s (one connected to a Slingbox A/V). One box used the "Zipper"; rest used PTVnet to enable networking features.

niggszo Avatar
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June 5, 2006 9:25 PM

so,

how do I go about rectifying this. I tried this with the earlier drive and it worked. but like I said, it just shows as 14hrs.

any suggestions???

 

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June 15, 2006 8:31 AM

all fixed !

and yes the procedure does work

i am all set! witha  maxtor 8-gb ddd with alomst 92 hrs in basic quality

thanks

 

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