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Utilising Tivo 1TB HD

inmypocketnottheirs
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Finally dumped Virgin after 18m of the worst BB experience you could ever imagine!

So now I'm thinking of cannibalising the Tivo and taking the HD out, formatting for my Macbook and using as an external HD.

Has anyone done this, and what kind of caddy would I need please?

Thanks :beer:
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  • zenmaster
    zenmaster Posts: 3,151 Forumite
    You'll be in trouble!

    It's their box, not yours.
  • Moto2
    Moto2 Posts: 2,206 Forumite
    zenmaster wrote: »
    You'll be in trouble!

    It's their box, not yours.

    When we cancelled recently, they specifically told us we could keep the box and they wouldn't want it back
    Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
  • inmypocketnottheirs
    inmypocketnottheirs Posts: 4,745 Forumite
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    zenmaster wrote: »
    You'll be in trouble!

    It's their box, not yours.

    The rental for storage around these parts is expensive!!
    Don't lie, thieve, cheat or steal. The Government do not like the competition.
     The Lord Giveth and the Government Taketh Away.
     I'm sorry, I don't apologise. That's just the way I am. Homer (Simpson)
  • thescouselander
    thescouselander Posts: 5,547 Forumite
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    I'd double check that if I were you OP. I just left VM and they were very adamant they wanted their kit back. I imagine those Tivo boxes cost a few quid so I'm surprised they'd just let you have it.
  • zenmaster
    zenmaster Posts: 3,151 Forumite
    Moto2 wrote: »
    When we cancelled recently, they specifically told us we could keep the box and they wouldn't want it back
    You surprise me. They usually stick them in the back of the van to swap out for any faulty ones.
  • Stooby2
    Stooby2 Posts: 1,195 Forumite
    Moto2 wrote: »
    When we cancelled recently, they specifically told us we could keep the box and they wouldn't want it back

    What sort of box was it though? If it was an old V+ box or one of the even older VM boxes they probably wouldn't want it back. However I would guess they'd want a Tivo back.
  • Moto2
    Moto2 Posts: 2,206 Forumite
    Stooby2 wrote: »
    What sort of box was it though? If it was an old V+ box or one of the even older VM boxes they probably wouldn't want it back. However I would guess they'd want a Tivo back.

    Both
    We kept the V+ when we upgraded to the Tivo
    Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    The difficulty with taking a drive from a device like this, where it has a non-Windows or non-Mac operating system is getting a PC or Mac to recognise it when you install it as a secondary drive or connect it with a caddy to the PC/Mac.

    If the PC/Mac won't recognise it, you can't format it.
  • Moto2
    Moto2 Posts: 2,206 Forumite
    I've no idea what drives they are but often the drive manufacturer have tools available to configure it
    Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    Moto2 wrote: »
    I've no idea what drives they are but often the drive manufacturer have tools available to configure it

    ... and often those tools require the drive being worked on to be the primary drive in a PC, whilst they run from CD. The tools won't run against a drive in a secondary bay or in a caddy.

    So without a spare PC, or removing the current primary drive from a working PC.....
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