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I've got a Philips DSR 704 DirectTV-Tivo that I upgraded with a new 250G drive about 6 months ago. Last night the I couldn't call out so I cycled the power and never got back on - no lights, no messages on the screen. I opened the box, powered up with a spare cable and noticed the fan was dead. Another fan works fine so I suspect something over-heated. I get 5V red/black and 12V yellow/black on the HD power supply, but the HD doesn't seem to spin. It does does spin when hooked to a PC and the PC recognizes it, so I think the HD is OK. I was thinking this is a bad power supply, but why would the voltages to the HD be correct and why wouldn't the HD spin up?
I've got a Philips DSR 704 DirectTV-Tivo that I upgraded with a new 250G drive about 6 months ago. Last night the I couldn't call out so I cycled the power and never got back on - no lights, no messages on the screen. I opened the box, powered up with a spare cable and noticed the fan was dead. Another fan works fine so I suspect something over-heated. I get 5V red/black and 12V yellow/black on the HD power supply, but the HD doesn't seem to spin. It does does spin when hooked to a PC and the PC recognizes it, so I think the HD is OK. I was thinking this is a bad power supply, but why would the voltages to the HD be correct and why wouldn't the HD spin up?
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