dead Hughes DVR40 what can I do with it ?

[pinky]

Hi,
Friend of mine tried to upgrade a HD from 40G to whatever on a Hughes DVR40
actually locked the drive then dunno what he did but the Tivo won't boot.

I am wondering if there is anything I can do with it?
Load a new os on another HD and use it as a photo display or whatever, ...

Any ideas ?

[Martyp]

Buy a replacement drive from any of the vendors here

[Rob00GT]

I'll take it!

I bought a RCA DVR40 at a garage sale with a dead hard drive. Took all of two hours to get it up and recording shows. Do some reading on this site and you'll find out how easy it can be.

[Tracy RainH2o]

You could get the Instant Cake image for the DVR40 and install it on a new drive.