Difficulty
Easy
Steps
7
Time Required
10 minutes
- Case 3 steps
- Hard Drive 4 steps
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Tools
Parts
No parts required.
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Power down the TiVo and detach the power cable from the rear of the unit.
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Using a Torx screwdriver, remove the five T10 screws from the rear of the case.
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Pull the grey outer casing up and back toward yourself.
I have the TiVo Series 2 model TCD746500 and the procedure for replacing a fan on my model is almost identical to the procedure described here, with one significant difference at this step: first pull/slide the outer casing back towards yourself and only thereafter pull it up.
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Disconnect the power to the hard drive.
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Grab the hard drive data cable from both sides of the connector and unplug it from the hard drive.
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Unscrew the two screws on the case of the hard drive with a T10 screwdriver.
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Pull the hard drive up and out of the TiVo unit.
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Unscrew the four screws, shown in the picture, with a T-10 screwdriver.
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Remove the hard drive from the case.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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