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Depending on your set-top box, you may be able to 'hack' it to turn it into a DVR. Although this isn't really a hack and is more of a simple plugging in of a hard drive, this guide shows you exactly how to turn your traditional AT&T set top box into a fully featured DVR with a hard drive. When U-verse first became available to the general public, every set
top box was a DVR. AT&T quickly changed this policy and began only
giving new customers one DVR plus 2-3 other set top boxes.
When AT&T started to only allow one DVR per household, it appears they were a little lazy. When UverseUsers opened up their box from the U-verse service, they found out that AT&T had started to allow only one DVR per household, instead of designing a new box or removing all DVR hardware and software, they simply kept the same hardware and just unplugged the hard drives in the non-DVR boxes. Here's how to turn your ordinary AT&T set top box into a fully-working DVR in 3 easy steps!
Step 1 : Get the necessary tools
All you need is a #2 Phillips Head screw driver. Once you get the screw
driver, completely unplug your STB from the power and television set.
Step 2 : Remove the case
Simply unscrew the six screws indicated in the photo using your phillips screwdriver, two on each side, and two on the back. Then take off the cover.
Step 3 : Connect the hard drive!
Find the hard drive power cable shown in the picture above and plug it in to the right side of the hard drive.
Plug in the IDE ribbon cable. Be careful to line it up correctly and
make sure that the tab on the top of the plug lines up with the groove
on the hard drive.
All done! The box automatically detects the presence of the hard drive and enable all of the recording features you have on your existing DVR. You don't have to do anything else! Serves AT&T right for being sloppy!
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