Sick Tivo
 

I have a 1st generation stand-alone. After a move during which it probably
got banged around, I started it up and after the "Almost there" message I
got a yellow screen indicating a major failure and that it would try for the
next 3 hours to try and repair itself. It would then keep trying to boot
and finally...nothing. During that time the hard drive gave out that sick
clunking sound. Am I looking at a bad hard drive? If so, how do I
proceed? Any help would be appreciated.

Peter

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"Peter" wrote:

I have a 1st generation stand-alone. After a move during which it probably
got banged around, I started it up and after the "Almost there" message I
got a yellow screen indicating a major failure and that it would try for the
next 3 hours to try and repair itself. It would then keep trying to boot
and finally...nothing. During that time the hard drive gave out that sick
clunking sound. Am I looking at a bad hard drive? If so, how do I
proceed? Any help would be appreciated.

yes, check at http://www.waeknees.com

While strolling through alt.video.ptv.tivo, Robert M. was overheard
plotting:

In article ,
"Peter" wrote:

I have a 1st generation stand-alone. After a move during which
it probably got banged around, I started it up and after the
"Almost there" message I got a yellow screen indicating a major
failure and that it would try for the next 3 hours to try and
repair itself. It would then keep trying to boot and
finally...nothing. During that time the hard drive gave out that
sick clunking sound. Am I looking at a bad hard drive? If so,
how do I proceed? Any help would be appreciated.

yes, check at http://www.waeknees.com


you mean http://www.weaknees.com

;)

--
David

Properly spelled it's a great site. Thanks. Here's a stupid question...
how do I open my Tivo? There are the three hex screws on the back but after
removing those the lid still is stuck tight. Any other screws, hidden or
otherwise?

Peter


"Peter" wrote in message
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I have a 1st generation stand-alone. After a move during which it
probably
got banged around, I started it up and after the "Almost there" message I
got a yellow screen indicating a major failure and that it would try for
the
next 3 hours to try and repair itself. It would then keep trying to boot
and finally...nothing. During that time the hard drive gave out that sick
clunking sound. Am I looking at a bad hard drive? If so, how do I
proceed? Any help would be appreciated.

Peter

Thanks. Here's a stupid question...
how do I open my Tivo? There are the three hex screws on the back but
after
removing those the lid still is stuck tight. Any other screws, hidden or
otherwise?

From Hinsdale:

Remove the 3-4 Torx screws (Torx 10 required) on the back of the TiVo. The
top lid should slide backwards approximately one inch then can be lifted off
but it is generally on very tight. This may be the most difficult part of
your upgrade. Some people have used a flat head screwdriver to pry under the
top of the case where the screws in the back were removed but make sure to
take your time with the cover removal.

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"Peter" wrote:

Got it, thanks. Now that it's open I see there are two drives in there.
Does anyone know, if I order a single 30gig replacement drive do I remove
both of my old ones or can my old second HD provide additional capacity
(asssuming it's not the one that's damaged)?

You're better served buying a single 120 Gig.

Now that I've got it open and see that there are two drives, is there any
way I can sacrifice one of the drives and just reduce this thing to a 14
hour Tivo. I have two others and don't really need 30 hour capacity on this
one? I disconnected the obviously noisy master drive and took the jumper
and put it in the second (now only) drive. But it doesn't "boot." I
imagine it needs an operating system. Any way I can take my other
stand-alone Tivo (it's a HDR 112) and clone from it? Thanks everyone. I'm
not into hacking these wonderful boxes so any newby info is greatly
appreciated.

Peter


"Peter" wrote in message
...
I have a 1st generation stand-alone. After a move during which it
probably
got banged around, I started it up and after the "Almost there" message I
got a yellow screen indicating a major failure and that it would try for
the
next 3 hours to try and repair itself. It would then keep trying to boot
and finally...nothing. During that time the hard drive gave out that sick
clunking sound. Am I looking at a bad hard drive? If so, how do I
proceed? Any help would be appreciated.

Peter

Got it, thanks. Now that it's open I see there are two drives in there.
Does anyone know, if I order a single 30gig replacement drive do I remove
both of my old ones or can my old second HD provide additional capacity
(asssuming it's not the one that's damaged)?

You will get all the answers you need he
http://www.newreleasesvideo.com/hinsdale-how-to/

Like Robert mentioned, while you are at it, it makes more sense to put the
biggest drive you can in there, you could go to 2X120 and get 240 hours, I
would probably just put one drive in there, less heat problems and less
stress on your power supply.

Yes you can do that, if the drives are the same capacity. In the TiVo FAQ
it should give you a step by step on how to achieve this.

TM

"Peter" wrote in message
...
Now that I've got it open and see that there are two drives, is there any
way I can sacrifice one of the drives and just reduce this thing to a 14
hour Tivo. I have two others and don't really need 30 hour capacity on
this
one? I disconnected the obviously noisy master drive and took the jumper
and put it in the second (now only) drive. But it doesn't "boot." I
imagine it needs an operating system. Any way I can take my other
stand-alone Tivo (it's a HDR 112) and clone from it? Thanks everyone.
I'm
not into hacking these wonderful boxes so any newby info is greatly
appreciated.

Peter


"Peter" wrote in message
...
I have a 1st generation stand-alone. After a move during which it
probably
got banged around, I started it up and after the "Almost there" message
I
got a yellow screen indicating a major failure and that it would try for
the
next 3 hours to try and repair itself. It would then keep trying to
boot
and finally...nothing. During that time the hard drive gave out that
sick
clunking sound. Am I looking at a bad hard drive? If so, how do I
proceed? Any help would be appreciated.

Peter