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Thomson UPC dvr box - Hdd upgrade.

  • 09-05-2013 5:49am
    #1
    velomelo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Is it possible to upgrade the hard drive in the dvr box? I was looking to do it myself and I was wondering if a straight swap for a 1TB WD Green would do the trick, or does it require some more sophisticated operation ?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Morf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,822 ✭✭✭Morf


    velomelo wrote: »
    Hi,

    Is it possible to upgrade the hard drive in the dvr box? I was looking to do it myself and I was wondering if a straight swap for a 1TB WD Green would do the trick, or does it require some more sophisticated operation ?

    Thanks

    The box remains the property of UPC. It's against the terms of your contract to modify the equipment.


  • #3
    velomelo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭velomelo


    Morf wrote: »
    The box remains the property of UPC. It's against the terms of your contract to modify the equipment.

    That was not my question.


  • #4
    Morf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,822 ✭✭✭Morf


    velomelo wrote: »
    That was not my question.

    To my knowledge it wouldn't be allowed to give you advice on doing it.


  • #5
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,620 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Morf wrote: »
    To my knowledge it wouldn't be allowed to give you advice on doing it.

    Then why bother replying given that you are not a mod? He's not asking for legal advice.

    OP, I wouldn't risk it. There's most likely a bootable OS partition on the HDD so swapping in a new one would probably render the box useless.


  • #6
    Simon201
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 862 ✭✭✭Simon201


    velomelo wrote: »
    Hi,

    Is it possible to upgrade the hard drive in the dvr box? I was looking to do it myself and I was wondering if a straight swap for a 1TB WD Green would do the trick, or does it require some more sophisticated operation ?

    Thanks

    Yes, this is possible. One of my old HD boxes went bogey a while back on a Friday before a bank holiday (yes they are especially programmed to do this at times like this :D:p). Anyhow I wanted to record a few bits to watch over the weekend so I put in a spare WD 1tb drive temporarily. It worked ok but seemed to be a bit slower at times. There was some silver security label thing on it that had to cut obviously but I just put the original drive back in and got them to swap it out a few days later. But as others have said you might be risking getting charged for something if they knew you had done this.


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