![]() ![]() ![]() Once you have the USB stick built, you're basically done. or not :-) In either case, having mucked about with it for years, here's the simplest, most bullet-proof way I've found. "If you Googled around a bit, you may have run across my tutorials on hacking your ATV. I've been using an Oplay media player w/eSATA HD for a few months) but a reader replied to yesterday's post (below) on my finally getting around to upgrading to a 320GB HD and thinking about USB (HD/keyboard) mods with a reminder on ATVusb creator as a freeware alternative to ATVflash: Reminder on (freeware) ATVusb Creator (from news page) It's been years since I kept up with the appletv hacks sites (until yesterday I'd left the appletv switched off for almost a year, only turning it on to get firmware updates. (I've not used that Apple TV much after that mod, but stil have it here.) Lost my links to XBMC forum posts on this mod years ago, but here's a more recent thread at /showthread.php?tid=130945.) ( Airport card slot CrystalHD (BCM70015) Video Card swap for higher res (XBMC/Crystalbuntu). No problems at all and I even installed the CrystalHD card in place of the AirPort card. It should be noted that this was done with Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) on a MacBook Pro (15" Late 2008). ( After my HD swap article was posted, the Cloner source site/info I linked to went MIA but a mirror for the files was later added.) I used information from your site for the teardown instructions ( Ref: Gen 1 AppleTV Hard Drive Upgrade Guide - A Better Way.) and used this site's (instructions for using ATVCloner 2.0. Greetings, I just wanted to pass along the news that I was able to upgrade my original Apple TV (Silver 40GB Gen1) to a 320GB hard disk. Still some Generation 1 Apple TV users out there.) (Follow-up as promised to my finally upgrading a 40GB Apple TV here to a 320GB HD.) I've posted my own AppleTV Hard Drive Upgrade Guide - A Better Way (IMHO) that includes locating dimensions for exposing the mounting screws on the bottom plate vs ripping off the entire bottom rubber cover. My AppleTV 320GB Hard Drive Upgrade Guide: It has a 1GHz Intel Pentium M-based "Crofton", an Nvidia G72M GPU w/64MB DDR2 memory (basically a Geforce Go 7400, the G72 was the GeforceGo 7300), 256MB of DDR2 RAM (400MHz), and reportedly has 7.1 capable audio, but the current Apple TV file formats don't support that.Īpple TV (gen 1) user Reports/Info/Tips/Mods: (most recent first) The current AppleTV hardware is capable of a lot more than Apple is allowing it to do in their initial release. This page is a catch-all of Apple TV user reports, tips, mods/hacks, reviews, Apple support docs, tips, etc. Recent Updates | Mac Upgrades/Repairs | Storage | Video | Audio/HT | Tips/OS Updates/WiFi | Homeġst Generation Apple TV User Reports/Tips/Mods/Apple Docs Apple TV (Gen 1) user reports/tips/mods/issues, hard drive upgrades/guides and tweaks ![]()
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