video playback is freezing....

Recently the video playback has been freezing on my DirecTivo. It will
freeze for a few seconds or more and then continue playing. Sometimes the
remote will respond during this and other times it won't. If I skip back
over the "frozen spot" to replay that section, it plays normally. There
isn't any pixilation and my signal strength is still fairly high - in the
mid 90s across the board. Is this a sign that the HD is starting to die?
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advanced,

Dave

In article , Dave & Sara
Emmert wrote:

Recently the video playback has been freezing on my DirecTivo. It will
freeze for a few seconds or more and then continue playing. Sometimes the
remote will respond during this and other times it won't. If I skip back
over the "frozen spot" to replay that section, it plays normally. There
isn't any pixilation and my signal strength is still fairly high - in the
mid 90s across the board. Is this a sign that the HD is starting to die?

I think so. What you describe is a classic symptom of a failing drive.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Replace the drive before it's too late, if you're interested in
preserving your recordings, Season Passes, etc. You can have it done
or do it yourself. See

http://www.newreleasesvideo.com/hinsdale-how-to/

It is not difficult to do it yourself. I've done two upgrades and one
drive replacement, and I have no special skills.

Yeah, I was afraid of that. I've done it before but I have two drives in my
TiVo and it's bit of effort to replace both of them since I don't know which
one is failing.

Dave


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In article , Dave & Sara
Emmert wrote:

Recently the video playback has been freezing on my DirecTivo. It will
freeze for a few seconds or more and then continue playing. Sometimes
the
remote will respond during this and other times it won't. If I skip
back
over the "frozen spot" to replay that section, it plays normally. There
isn't any pixilation and my signal strength is still fairly high - in
the
mid 90s across the board. Is this a sign that the HD is starting to
die?

I think so. What you describe is a classic symptom of a failing drive.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Replace the drive before it's too late, if you're interested in
preserving your recordings, Season Passes, etc. You can have it done
or do it yourself. See

http://www.newreleasesvideo.com/hinsdale-how-to/

It is not difficult to do it yourself. I've done two upgrades and one
drive replacement, and I have no special skills.

In article , Dave & Sara
Emmert wrote:

Yeah, I was afraid of that. I've done it before but I have two drives in my
TiVo and it's bit of effort to replace both of them since I don't know which
one is failing.

If you have a PC (as opposed to a Mac), you can use the drive
manufacturer's diagnostic software to see which drive is faulty. These
tests are non-destructive (at least the ones for Maxtor and Western
Digital are, and those are the two I'm familiar with).

The software will also determine if your failing drive is still under
warranty.