Mounting issues aside, is there any reason I can't replace the puny 40gb drive in a Tivo HD with a 2.5 inch Toshiba 64gb drive (http://ift.tt/1mGxY6O)? I'm thinking of buying a 1TB Toshiba PH2100U-1I54, putting that in my laptop and using the 640gb drive from my laptop in the TiVo.
I read an older thread about problems using a 2.5 ATA drive in a Series 2, because it didn't draw 12v and the Tivo didn't think it had a drive in it. It also had problems because the connector for an IDE ATA 2.5 is different than a 3.5 ATA.
I'm pretty sure SATA 2.5 and 3.5 drives have the same cabling.
I would think a 2.5 drive would generate less heat, be quieter, and draw less power. The cost of a 1TB 2.5 isn't much more than a 3.5, and I'll gain disk space in my laptop which is close to maxed out as well as upgrading the TiVo.
Thanks!
Paul
I read an older thread about problems using a 2.5 ATA drive in a Series 2, because it didn't draw 12v and the Tivo didn't think it had a drive in it. It also had problems because the connector for an IDE ATA 2.5 is different than a 3.5 ATA.
I'm pretty sure SATA 2.5 and 3.5 drives have the same cabling.
I would think a 2.5 drive would generate less heat, be quieter, and draw less power. The cost of a 1TB 2.5 isn't much more than a 3.5, and I'll gain disk space in my laptop which is close to maxed out as well as upgrading the TiVo.
Thanks!
Paul
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