ReCycle Old Computer Hard Drives?

[jmoores]

Hi All,

Not sure where to post, but I would like to use old computer hard drives (ie a 160GB Seagate that i pulled out of my home file server when I upgraded it to 320GB).

Questions:

1) Is this advisable at all?
2) What are the specs that the hard drive must have (ie PATA/IDE or SATA, 5200 vs 7200 rpm, cache size, etc)?
3) Are there any brands of stock hard drives that work better than others?
4) What should I use to format the hard drives or with InstantCake format the hard drives (I am assuming that the TIVO Hard Drive are LINUX?)?
5) What else should I know, and where is a good source to find out what I don't know (ie the detail tech specs...)?

:confused:

[Rick Travis]

Hi All,

Not sure where to post, but I would like to use old computer hard drives (ie a 160GB Seagate that i pulled out of my home file server when I upgraded it to 320GB).

Questions:

1) Is this advisable at all?
2) What are the specs that the hard drive must have (ie PATA/IDE or SATA, 5200 vs 7200 rpm, cache size, etc)?
3) Are there any brands of stock hard drives that work better than others?
4) What should I use to format the hard drives or with InstantCake format the hard drives (I am assuming that the TIVO Hard Drive are LINUX?)?
5) What else should I know, and where is a good source to find out what I don't know (ie the detail tech specs...)?

:confused:You did not mention what type and model of TiVo, the answers are different for different types. :confused:

[jmoores]

TDC24004A (I've had this one for over 4 years now). I'd really like to upgrade / add to this one, using one of my recycled computer hard drives.

TCD652160 HD (Just purchased a few weeks ago). I'd like to eventually add to this hard drive using a generic hard drive enclosure using one of my recycled computer hard drives.