Help: Hanging and GSOD on a modded HDVR2 after 3 years of Error Free Operation

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Hey, look! This message board has a TiVo help section! Who knew?

I bought an HDVR2 in February 2003 and modded it myself with 2 120 GB hard drives from Weakness. Since that time it has operated error free until tonight. It's running the latest HDVR2 software, 6.2 I believe.

In the last 3 years the HDVR2 has been unplugged a few times, for moving it to a different place, cleaning behind the shelves and whatnot. The last time I did this was about a month ago. I just mention this in case it's important - the unit has been reset a handful of times

I turned on the TV this evening and saw nothing. No sound, no video signal, just a black screen. I had problems with loose wires in the past and checked those and that didn't solve it. I tried using the TiVo remote and the LEDs didn't flash to indicate that it was receiving a signal, and the front panel button didn't' get the machine to respond either. I unplugged the HDVR2, waited a few moments, and plugged it back in. Instantly I got the grey boot screen and the TiVo booted normally and functioned normally for about 3 hours.

A few moments ago I turn on the TV again and this time there's a video signal, but the screen is just showing one frame, like I've paused the TV, except it's hung as before.

I unplug the machine again and on reboot I get the GSOD. After about 10 minutes the TiVo starts working again and all now seems OK.

Any idea what could be going on? Just a spate of bad luck or signs of things to come? Anything I can do to check for possible errors, fix what might be wrong, or preparations I can make if all does go bad?

 

Now it just rebooted of its own accord and is stuck on the first grey "Welcome. Powering up . . ." screen.

 

Now it's hung again, back to a black screen. What's the problem and how can I fix this?

 

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Thanks OLdDog. I have very few problems with my TiVo, and they occur years apart, but it always seems you're the one who comes to my rescue.

I have the hard drives undergoing their scan and repair process now, but if it doesn't work I'm assuming what I do is get a new drive, run the HDVR2 version of InstantCake on it, and I'm good to go, right? (Assuming and hoping that it wasn't a problem with any other hardware)