You can replace the hard drive without upsetting the lifetime service, that is tied to the motherboard somehow, not the hard drive. As has been discussed recently, a drive can be set up manually with a few options, or for a little more money purchased ready to install.
Glen ----- Original Message ----- From: "scochrane" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 12:15 PM Subject: Fw: [TiVo Central] Troubleshooting Series 2 > Is this true with a Humax DVR Series2 with TiVo lifetime Service? I don't > need the Service transferred, just the hard drive repaired? It also has a > Recorder & Player. I want to repair it for sale. > > Sandra > > >> TiVo never actually repairs your box and sends it back to you, they >> take your box and send you another, already refurbished box from their >> rotating stock. So *any* repair of a lifetime box includes transfer >> of lifetime to a new box. Then your old box goes through repair and >> refurb and goes into the stock to be sent to someone else when they >> have their unit repaired. >> >> -MZ > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
