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batty
02-06-2006, 08:34 AM
I have had my TIVO for about 5-6 years now....an old and trusty companion. I upgraded the HD on it 3 years ago to 240G.

Unfortunatly it seems to have just died on me. It was just showing the program guide on top of a black screen last night . You could change the channel and you could hear the sound. I could select MY TIVO and select recorded progs to watch but still just a bloack screen and just the sound.

I powered it down and reset it and it booted up fine and you could watch liveTV. However when trying to watch anything recorded the picture would judder and freeze up.

I reset again and now it just clicks at me and doesnt boot up at all!

I suspect a drive has crashed but not sure. Any ideas? Anyone know where to get a TIVO fixed in the UK? I have a lifetime subscription so dont realy want to get a 'new' secondhand one off ebay, plus it could be anyones old junk.

HELP PLEASE...thanks all
cwaring
02-06-2006, 09:03 AM
I have had my TIVO for about 5-6 years now....an old and trusty companion.
I mis-read that as "rusty". Not sure why :confused::)

I upgraded the HD on it 3 years ago to 240G. .... Unfortunatly it seems to have just died on me. .... I reset again and now it just clicks at me and doesnt boot up at all! .... I suspect a drive has crashed but not sure. Any ideas?
Sounds like the HD to me too. You said you'd upgraded it previously, so you should have no problem doing so again :)

Pre-configured hard drives are available from a couple of places; most notably www.tivoheaven.com or www.tivoland.com. You could also try ebay but the best guy on there runs the first site I mentioned anyway :D
blindlemon
02-06-2006, 09:12 AM
Apart from not misreading "trusty" as "rusty" I have confess that, for once, I agree with everything Carl says ;):)
cwaring
02-06-2006, 10:51 AM
...the best guy on there runs the first site I mentioned anyway :D
....I agree with everything Carl says ;):)
Now there's a shock :p:D
batty
02-08-2006, 12:20 PM
Ahhhh........ normal service has resumed, it was the HD....thank you
blindlemon
02-08-2006, 05:47 PM
Great stuff - glad to be of help :)