bay. As you slide the drive bay up and out of the holes, watch the drive cable and power
cable that are connected to the drive. Flip the drive bay up and out of the TiVo and onto
the TiVo lid, with the hard drive face-down on the TiVo lid and the two cables running
from the drive to the TiVo. You will now need to remove both of the cables connected to
the hard drive by following the instructions below:
(a)
The hard drive has a power connector running into the hard drive. The
power cable has a white connector plugged into the hard drive. Remove the power
connector from the hard drive. The power cables are sometimes difficult to remove;
patience and wiggling it back and forth usually does the trick.
(b)
Remove the hard drive ribbon cable (longer, gray cable with a blue or
black connector) from the hard drive by pulling on the hard plastic piece connected to the
hard drive.
3.
FIXING THE JUMPER
Pick up the hard drive bay and look at the hard drive with the label facing up and
the empty power/IDE cable connectors facing you. Your TiVo’s hard drive has a
small white plastic “jumper” that is located between the IDE cable and the power
cable connectors.
You will notice a total of four pairs of pins (and, therefore, 4 possible places for the
jumper). Ignore the single pin located closest to the IDE cable.
In a Maxtor or Quantum hard drive, the jumper should be moved to the furthest
left-hand position (again, ignoring the single pin). Gently remove the jumper with
the end of a paper clip or your fingernail and move it to the proper position. NOTE:
the jumper must be vertical and must be carefully inserted so that the jumper fits
inside the left-hand most pins.
