Tivo Series 2 Help (Guided Setup with Ethernet)

Hi,

I'm new and hopefully can get some help with setting up a Tivo Series 2.

First, I purchased the box from a thrift store and found out it has a lifetime subscription. When testing unit it hangs on Welcome Powering up. So after doing some research most likely the hard drive is bad. I tried some of the kick starts but none of them seem to work it just stays on the Welcome Screen.

So, I found another Series 2 box online still in the box never used for a really good price and I swapped the hard drives and thought everything was good. However, I can not get the Guided setup to complete the phone call. Tivo, told me the software is old on the new drive and it doesn't support the wireless adapter which I have. Is there a way to complete the guided setup without the phone call? I also have a USB to Ethernet Adapter and tried the ,#401 under dialing options and still nothing.

Is there a way to force a software update using the Ethernet Adapter or Phone line? So I can get the box up and running.

Thanks,

Chris