Zippered SD-DVR40 Stuck At Powering Up

[TivoFamily]

I have an unsubbed zippered SD-DVR40 that is stuck at Welcome Powering Up. Is this an indication of a bad drive or should I rezipper it? It is a stock drive on a DVR4Me special. It was subbed until Friday, I swapped it with another Zippered Dtivo with a larger drive. I just want to use it in the basement for my kids to pull shows from the other 2 Dtivos. What's the best option to fix?

Thanks for any help.

[TivoFamily]

I tried replacing the IDE cable and it now works. How likely is it that I found the true cause of my problem? Thanks.

[Dkerr24]

Glad to hear you solved the problem. IDE cables are pretty delicate cables that can easily get severed internally if you bend them around too much.

[TivoFamily]

As I feared, My Dtivo is stuck back at the Welcome powering Up screen again. Now If I unplug and restart, it boots up again. Any thoughts? Bad Hard drive?

Thanks for help.

[Gunnyman]

it's either the drive or the ide controller on the mainboard those are the two most likely culprits

[lew]

Could the power connector to the HD be loose? Do you have one or two HDs? I gave up trying to run 2 drives on my T-60.