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Can I use any eSATA drive I want?

April 26, 2017drive eSATA

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Can I use any eSATA drive I want?

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That depends… If you have a TiVo Series3 and did not upgrade the built-in hard drive, then most eSATA drives up to 1.1 TB (1.0 TiB) in size can be enabled using the new External Storage menu. If that describes your situation, see FAQ #7. If you have a TiVoHD or already upgraded the built-in drive on your Series3, then the new External Storage menu will not work with unsupported drives. You would need to use the unsupported method described in FAQ #10 below to add a drive up to 1.26TB in size. If you decide that you would rather upgrade the TiVo’s built-in drive instead, then see Section V at the bottom of this post. If you want to upgrade the built-in drive and add an eSATA drive, then see the instructions in FAQ #11 below.