Cable HDDVR Upgrade?

[Mikell808]

I have switched from DTivo to HDDVR with the local cable company.......( they get the actual locals in HD ) I have been doing some reading and saw that someone mentioned DVR uses a FAT32 file system. Was wondering if that is so could I use Ghost to upgade to a larger drive. If not does anyone know if there is a way to upgade the drive size?

[stevel]

This forum concentrates on TiVo boxes. You will first need to identify what brand and model DVR box you have (they are not all the same) and then find a place where those boxes are discussed.

[Mikell808]

This forum concentrates on TiVo boxes. You will first need to identify what brand and model DVR box you have (they are not all the same) and then find a place where those boxes are discussed.


I was reading a thread about the R-15 DVR with numerous replies............I had hoped that others might offer me some good input............The unit is made by Motorola.......its from Comcast and has not model number on it. It is a Dual Tuner HD DVR. If anyone knows of another web site I would be more then happy to check it out.

[cheer]

Try avsforum.com.

[captain_video]

I sincerely doubt that your DVR uses a FAT32 filesystem. There is a limitation of 2GB for maximum file sizes with FAT32. HD files are generally much larger than 2GB, making a FAT32 filesystem impractical for use with DVRs.

[Mikell808]

I sincerely doubt that your DVR uses a FAT32 filesystem. There is a limitation of 2GB for maximum file sizes with FAT32. HD files are generally much larger than 2GB, making a FAT32 filesystem impractical for use with DVRs.

Just going by what they wrote in the thread on the R-15. I personally have not idea and wouldn't know where to start to find out without risking data. All I want to do is increase the size of the hard drive.......I don't care about hacking. Is there a software we use for Tivos that might work for a DVR?

[cheer]

Just going by what they wrote in the thread on the R-15. I personally have not idea and wouldn't know where to start to find out without risking data. All I want to do is increase the size of the hard drive.......I don't care about hacking. Is there a software we use for Tivos that might work for a DVR?No. The software we use is pretty Tivo-specific. Most other PVRs use proprietary software/operating code, etc.

And the R-15 does not use standard FAT32, by the way.

[Mikell808]

And the R-15 does not use standard FAT32, by the way.

Just going by what I read in this post

http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46234