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ALL UNITS, CONTINUE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS: 

Take the IDE cable included with your kit and attach the BLUE connector to the 
motherboard. NOTE: Be careful to insert the cable in the proper direction – each 
connector on the cable has a notch that aligns to ensure it is not installed upside-down. See 
Figure 14. Drape the remainder of the cable over the front of the unit. 

Move the TiVo's internal red/yellow/black power connector over the back side of the 
TiVo, as shown in Figure 14. You might have to flex or bend the power cable a bit to get 
it to stay in place. 

 

Figure 14 

 

10.

 

INSTALLING THE TWINBREEZE BRACKET INTO THE TIVO AND ATTACHING THE IDE 

CABLE 

From the front of the unit, hold the bracket in your left hand near 
the A/Master 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 B drive) into the center of the metal bracket 
base where the old drive bracket had been mounted. Be sure that 
the bracket tab is centered under the metal bracket. You can gently 
move the white cable under the fan toward the power supply to 
keep it from obstructing airflow under the fan, but be careful not to 
dislodge it. See Figure 15. 

As you slide the bracket tab under the metal bracket, align the 
anchor screw hole (located next to the power connector of the 
B/Slave drive) so that when you lower the TwinBreeze bracket 
down, the anchor screwhole is aligned with the screwhole in the 
metal bracket. See Figure 18. 

As you lower the bracket down, thread the IDE cable between the 
power cable and the fan. Insert the gray IDE connector into the 
B/Slave drive. See Figure 17. 

Next, connect the black connector of the IDE cable into the 
A/Master drive. Again, be sure that the notch in the connector faces 
up. You can then tuck the cables under the front lip of the TiVo—
but be careful not to dislodge the white panel ribbon cable. See 
Figure 16. 

NOTE: BE CAREFUL NOT TO DISLODGE THE FRONT 
PANEL RIBBON CABLE. (See Figure 5.) 

 

Figure 15 (above) Right side view 

 

Figure 16 (above) Front/top view 

 

 

Figure 17 (above) Front/top view 

Summary of Contents for TiVo TCD24 Series

Page 1: ...he TiVo if the lid is not securely fastened PLEASE NOTE Opening the TiVo voids the warranty IF YOU NEED TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you have purchased an upgrade kit that included one or two pre configured hard drives We are more than happy to answer any questions that you might have regarding your installation We answer email very frequently and can often be reached that way at night or even on weekends...

Page 2: ...side edges of the TiVo toward the back and push toward the back of the TiVo this occasionally requires a bit of patience The cover should slide back and then up Remove the cover from the TiVo See Figure 3 Set aside to be used again TiVo lid Figure 2 above Back view Figure 3 above Top view 3 DISCONNECTING THE EXISTING DRIVE BAY With the cover off and looking to the front right of the TiVo you will ...

Page 3: ...ur TiVo s hard drive has one or two small white or black plastic jumper s that are located between the IDE cable and the power cable connectors Follow the steps below depending on your drive manufacturer to confirm that your factory drive is set to Master DO NOT MAKE ANY JUMPER CHANGES TO ANY DRIVE S THAT YOU RECEIVED IN YOUR UPGRADE KIT If your TiVo s original drive is a Quantum or Maxtor hard dr...

Page 4: ...ket using the remaining four hard drive screws Be sure to orient the drive on the bracket as shown in Figure 12 The B drive should be connected near the bracket tab shown in Figure 12 The IDE and power ports should be facing the middle of the bracket Do not overtighten the screws Figure 12 9 PREPARING THE CABLES IF YOU ARE UPGRADING A DIRECTV DVR UNIT kits for these units do not ship with or requi...

Page 5: ...old drive bracket had been mounted Be sure that the bracket tab is centered under the metal bracket You can gently move the white cable under the fan toward the power supply to keep it from obstructing airflow under the fan but be careful not to dislodge it See Figure 15 As you slide the bracket tab under the metal bracket align the anchor screw hole located next to the power connector of the B Sl...

Page 6: ...ng your other hand lift the left edge of the TiVo Using Figure 19 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 fourth hole towards the back and the third hole towards the front Figure 19 above Bottom left side...

Page 7: ...lacement case fan has three wires red black and white or yellow then the white or yellow wire will NOT be used so you must connect the fan as shown in Figure 23 The two pins on the motherboard should be connected to the red and black fan wires The white yellow wire will hang over the connector If you connect the fan incorrectly it will not power up NOTE If your kit included the small bracket fan b...

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