hermitcrab
05-12-2006, 09:34 AM
First I just want to state how great it is that this forum exists. I've been reading it every since I purchased my TiVo but I didn't join until today.
I'm pretty sure that my TiVo's power supply is blown, but I wanted to check here before I order a new one.
It's a Series 2 model TCD240080 that I've had for almost two years.
When I plug in the power cable neither the fan nor the hard drive begins to spin. The only video that is output is a thin horizontal white line, that jumps up and down the screen. I left the TiVo unplugged yesterday for most of the day and tried again plugging it in again last night. That time there was a much thicker horizontal line that displayed but the other symptoms are the same. Also, immediately when I plug it in, I hear the audio from the channel my cable box is set to.
I'm prepared to order a new power supply from weaknees and I really hope that's all that is wrong. This unit has lifetime so I want to do everything possible to avoid getting a new one.
What do you think?
I'm pretty sure that my TiVo's power supply is blown, but I wanted to check here before I order a new one.
It's a Series 2 model TCD240080 that I've had for almost two years.
When I plug in the power cable neither the fan nor the hard drive begins to spin. The only video that is output is a thin horizontal white line, that jumps up and down the screen. I left the TiVo unplugged yesterday for most of the day and tried again plugging it in again last night. That time there was a much thicker horizontal line that displayed but the other symptoms are the same. Also, immediately when I plug it in, I hear the audio from the channel my cable box is set to.
I'm prepared to order a new power supply from weaknees and I really hope that's all that is wrong. This unit has lifetime so I want to do everything possible to avoid getting a new one.
What do you think?