Burned out HDD? [Text View]

dB02

04-30-2007, 10:21 AM

My TiVo has slowed to a crawl and gets almost scramlbed playback sometimes. IS this because the hard drive is dead? Any suggestions? Thanks

JimSpence

04-30-2007, 01:38 PM

Probably. But, I'd do a Clear & Delete Everything first. If that fails, then you know it's the hard drive. If okay, then maybe the system will be okay.

dB02

05-02-2007, 12:31 PM

Didn't help. IS there a way to replcae the HDD?

windracer

05-02-2007, 12:38 PM

Sure. Do a search in the Underground area for 'mfstools backup' or check out things like the Hinsdale guide (http://www.newreleasesvideo.com/hinsdale-how-to/) or weaknees.com's Interactive Upgrade Guide (http://tivo.upgrade-instructions.com/index.php). Replacing your TiVo's drive is relatively easy, and you can upgrade to a larger one while you're at it.

dB02

05-02-2007, 12:41 PM

Is choppy playbnack a sign that the HDD is fried? Don't wanna upgrade the HDD and find it is still toast.

windracer

05-02-2007, 01:06 PM

It could be, no way to really tell for sure.

You could try forcing a GSOD (green screen of death) which is actually a mfscheck that will scan the drive. Check out the 'kickstart' section of this document (http://alt.org/wiki/index.php/TivoDiagnostics).