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My Sony SVR2000 is stuck on "Welcome. Powering up..." Had a short power outage and the green LED on the front went on, and I can't shut it off, and that message is all that is on a black screen on the TV. It has lifetime service which I don't want to lose.
I have a whole house surge protector on my circuit breaker panel, and the Tivo is plugged into a surge protector power strip also.
I searched the forums, but didn't read anything about the green LED staying on, so I ran the following tests.
I unplugged both hard drives and checked the plugs with my VOM. Black/yellow wires have 12v, the black/red have 5v at each plug so I think my power supply is good???
Two drives in it. One is a Quantum AT Fireball, 30gb, and I think the jumper is in the parking position. Other one is a WD Caviar 100gb jumpered as a slave. The Quantum looks older and it sounds like it is running OK. I don't think the WD is running because even with the other drive and the fan unplugged I still can't hear the WD spinning.
So does it sound like this drive is dead and would cause the Tivo to stick on the Welcome screen and the green LED to stay on even when I try to shut it off with the remote control?
If the WD is dead, can I just put a new one in, or does it need to be formatted a certain way first?
If the Quantum seems like the original drive, should I replace it too, just as preventitive maintance, and upsize it at the same time?
Thanks for any help...
I have a whole house surge protector on my circuit breaker panel, and the Tivo is plugged into a surge protector power strip also.
I searched the forums, but didn't read anything about the green LED staying on, so I ran the following tests.
I unplugged both hard drives and checked the plugs with my VOM. Black/yellow wires have 12v, the black/red have 5v at each plug so I think my power supply is good???
Two drives in it. One is a Quantum AT Fireball, 30gb, and I think the jumper is in the parking position. Other one is a WD Caviar 100gb jumpered as a slave. The Quantum looks older and it sounds like it is running OK. I don't think the WD is running because even with the other drive and the fan unplugged I still can't hear the WD spinning.
So does it sound like this drive is dead and would cause the Tivo to stick on the Welcome screen and the green LED to stay on even when I try to shut it off with the remote control?
If the WD is dead, can I just put a new one in, or does it need to be formatted a certain way first?
If the Quantum seems like the original drive, should I replace it too, just as preventitive maintance, and upsize it at the same time?
Thanks for any help...
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