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9th Tee is the exclusive distributor for PTVupgrade TiVo Upgrade Kits! 
These kits will increase the recording capacity of your TiVo and are ready to install and include professional online support.  This is the perfect option if you are a bit nervous doing your own upgrade or just do not have the time. 

Click Here to Order HR10-250 Upgrade Kits
 

Looking for Instant Cake?  Click Here!

HR10-250 DirecTiVo Hard Drive Mounting Bracket with Hardware



9thTee and PTVupgrade is proud to announce the HR10-250 DirecTiVo drive mounting bracket.  It is based on our very successful Series 2 mounting bracket that we have sold for over 2 years.  A complete hardware kit is included to securely mount your second hard drive.  Included is the drive mounting plate, linkage brace, standoffs, screws and washers and vibration dampners.  Our unique design provides for superior air flow thru the unit and does not require removal or even touching the original hard drive which makes our drive installation faster, easier and most important, safer.  The vibration dampners are the same that we have used on all of our TiVo brackets for the last 5 years and is a vital part of the design.  These are the same dampners used in high end disk arrays and are second to none. 

Add InstantCake to your order!  Instant Cake is the fastest, easiest and safest way to upgrade a TiVo without purchasing a pre-configured kit or installation service. Boot our custom CD in a standard PC and create a replacement drive kit for your HD TiVo.

 
Quantity Part Number Description Your Cost Click To Buy
TIVOBRACKET-HD HD DirecTiVo Mounting Bracket
HR10-250
$15.49
TIVOBRACKET-HD-IC HD DirecTiVo Mounting Bracket with
Instant Cake CD
HR10-250
$34.99

Click here to see Bracket Installation Instructions

PTVupgrade Universal TiVo Upgrade CD

PTVboot10 is a bootable CD-ROM that contains a small Linux distribution bundled with all the necessary software components required to upgrade a TiVo, as well as some additional utilities and hacks useful to many TiVo hackers:

Basic Utilities:
- MFStools 2.0 – a must-have for making backups and restoring TiVo images

- BlessTiVo – the original ‘add-a-drive’ to your single drive unit utility
- TiVoMad – original utilities for “A” drive expansion

Advanced Utilities:
- LBA48 support for large disk drives (like in the HR10-250)!!!
- TurboNet drivers and installation utilities

- TiVoWeb 1.9.4 enhanced – this is the popular TiVoWeb distribution with a few minor enhancements
- Advanced utilities for DirecTiVo (kill_initrd, tivoflash)
- TyStudio Video Archival Utilities
- TyTool Video Archival Utilities

We’ve also bundled some critical and useful PC utilities for helping TiVo upgraders and PC-enthusiasts alike:
- DOS unlock tools (qunlock and dlgchk)

- DOS bootable floppy creators (DOS 622 and DR7)
- Diagnostic utilities for Maxtor (Quantum), Samsung, and Western Digital Drives

And as a special bonus, we are including the PTVupgrade NetReady Core Utilities and TiVoWeb 1.9.4 enhanced; a repackaged version of TiVoWeb as well as a large variety of standard unix utilities which run directly on your TiVo.  These include must-have utilities such as:  vi, ps, ls, more, less, ping, tar, and many other useful tools.

Quantity Part Number Description Your Cost Click To Buy
PTVBOOT11 PTVupgrade TiVo Universal Boot CD $19.95
We are providing this item as a convenience to our customers.  Since we are just passing on software available on the web, 9th Tee makes not warranty of any kind for this item.  After we burn the image, we will make sure that it boots correctly but that does not necessarily mean that it will work for you.  Many older PC's cannot boot from the CD, and SCSI interfaces are also a known issue.  We will test each CD in a new PC that uses an IDE hard drive and CD. Please note that we ship all packages via UPS including a CD order only.

 


TiVo Null Modem Serial Cable

So you want to get a bash prompt but have lost the original serial cable included with your Stand Alone TiVo or have a DirecTiVo?  Well, this cable is for you!  It has a 1/8" stereo plug on one end that plugs into your TiVo or DirecTiVo and has a DB9 connector at the other that plugs into your PC's serial port.

You can use the 10' Long extension cable if your computer is just too far away.  Please note that longer cables runs may require lower data transmission speeds so try to use the 10' cable if possible.

 
Quantity Part Number Description Your Cost Click To Buy
TIVONMCABLE TiVo Null Modem Serial Cable - 10' Long $7.95
DB9CAB10 10' Long Serial Cable with DB9 Male x Female Connectors $2.00
 

 


IDE Cable For TiVo

You will need a new IDE cable with two drive connectors when installing a second hard drive in the HR10-250.
 

Quantity Part Number Description Your Cost Click To Buy
ATAIDECBL High Speed IDE Cable $5.00

 


TiVo Power Y-Cable

This Y-Cable gives you the additional power connector required for the HR10-250

 
Quantity Part Number Description Your Cost Click To Buy
POWER-Y-CABLE Internal Power Y-Cable for TiVo $1.50

 

30 Piece Driver Set

39 Pc Driver & Socket Set

Both of these drive sets include the required drivers to open a TiVo.  The 30 piece set includes driver tips and driver handle.  The 39 piece set adds 9 sockets to the 30 piece kit.

The 30 piece set includes:
- Handle with magnetic bit holder and 1/4" hex drive
- 1/8, 5/32, 3/16, 1/4, 9/32" slot
- #0, #1, #2, #3 Phillips
- T-10, T-15, T-20, T-25, T-30, T-40 six lobe
Torx*
- S-1, 2, 3  square
- 5/64", 3/32", 1/8", 5/32", 3/16", 7/32", 1/4", 5/16" hex
- Socket and bit adapters
- Rugged Plastic Case & Cover securely holds handle and bits

The 39 piece set adds:
- 7/32", 3/16", 5/16", 1/4", 11/32", 3/8", 7/16", 15/32", 1/2" Sockets

Quantity Part Number Description Your Cost Click To Buy
DRIVER30 30 Piece Driver Set $9.00
DRIVERSKT39 39 Piece Driver & Socket Set $11.00

 

Security Bit Tool Set With Torx Bits

Security Bit Tool Set - Driver Bits for TiVo

Well, lots of people have asked, so here it is.  This tool set includes the two drivers that are required to do the TiVo upgrade (T-10 & T15).  It is an overkill just for the TiVo upgrade, but it also includes many other security type bits will let  you get into lots of things that you shouldn't for years to come!  

This is a 30 piece set that includes:
- Handle with magnetic bit holder and 1/4" hex drive
- 5/32, 3/16, 1/4" slot
- #1, #2, #3 Phillips
- TT-7, TT-8, TT-9, TT-10, TT-15, TT-20, TT-25, TT-30, TT-40 tamper proof six lobe Torx*
- S-0, 1, 2, 3 security square
- 5/64", 3/32", 1/8", 5/32", 3/16", 7/32", 1/4" security hex
- Socket and bit adapters
- Rugged Plastic Case & Cover securely holds handle and bits

Quantity Part Number Description Your Cost Click To Buy
TORX30 Security Driver 30 Pc Set $18.00

Power Strip Jumper Cables

  •  Have a nice power strip and can only use 2 outlets because of power transformers?

  •  Get full use of your power strips and UPS outlets with our Jumper Cables

  •  Just plug those big bulky power transformers into the Jumper Cable and then plug the
    Jumper Cable into one of those previously unusable outlets.

  •  Available in one and two outlet versions

  •  Heavy duty molded ends - UL listed

 
Quantity Part Number Description Your Cost Click To Buy
PSJC1 Single Outlet Power Strip Jumper Cable $2.25
PSJC2 Dual Outlet Power Strip Jumper Cable $4.50

 

PTVUpgrade HD DirecTiVo Upgrade Kits

 

These kits are for the High Definition DirecTiVo - HR10-250

Complete Package Includes:

  •  Appropriate hard disk drive - tested and pre-configured

  •  High-quality mounting bracket and mounting hardware.

  •  Torx T10 driver for opening case.

  •  IDE ribbon cable to assure high-quality video playback.

  •  Power-Y cable where needed

  •  Installation instructions and online support.


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  •  InstantCake HD CD

With the Add-On Drive Kit, you just add an additional disk drive next to the original drive.  The Add-On Drive Kit will ADD hours to your existing hard drive so the total hours that you will have after the upgrade depends on how many hours your original TiVo has.  Your existing programming and settings are maintained.

With the Replacement Drive Kit, you remove the original drive and replace it with the new drive.  Since the Replacement Drive Kit replaces the original disk drive, the size of the Replacement Drive Kit will be the total hours that you will have after the upgrade.  Your existing programming and settings are not kept and you must go thru setup again but the Replacement Drive Kit will give the maximum storage available.

Click Here to Order HR10-250 Upgrade Kits
 

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