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    Problem persists after installing harddrive upgrade

    I have a Humax DRT800 Series 2 Tivo with DVR. I'm experiencing what sounds like a fairly typical problem. When I plug in my Tivo it goes to the "Welcome! Powering Up..." screen and then after a couple of minutes goes to the "Almost there. Just a few minutes more..." screen. After a minute or so there, the screen goes black for a few seconds and then goes back to the "Welcome! Powering..." up screen, and so on and so forth.

    From what I read on the various forums and because during this process I could hear my hard drive grinding away, I thought this was a problem with my hard drive. However, I just got a new 320 Gig hard drive from Weaknees and installed it and I'm still having the same exact problem (without the grinding).

    Any ideas?
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    You might try disconnecting the DVD recorder from the motherboard and seeing if that does anything.

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    • #3
      That really does sound like a drive problem, so you should probably first email us so we can confirm that the order is correct. Send your order number to [email protected] and reference this link.
      Been here a long time . . .

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      • #4
        Originally posted by WK-Jeff View Post
        You might try disconnecting the DVD recorder from the motherboard and seeing if that does anything.
        It's funny you suggested this... Before I had read this post I had poked around a little more and pinpointed that the DVR was making a weird noise during the "Almost there" phase.

        Anyway, per your suggestion I unplugged the DVR from the motherboard, and voila, it worked. So I guess the DVR is ill. I haven't checked yet, but I assume I can get a new one from Weaknees.

        BTW, I think there is a DVD in the drive, but the eject button doesn't open the drive. Anyone have any ideas how on something I can try to get the drive to eject? I realize the drive is damaged, but I was wondering if there is a way to trigger an eject other than the external eject button.

        Thanks for the help.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by groknroll View Post
          It's funny you suggested this... Before I had read this post I had poked around a little more and pinpointed that the DVR was making a weird noise during the "Almost there" phase.

          Anyway, per your suggestion I unplugged the DVR from the motherboard, and voila, it worked. So I guess the DVR is ill. I haven't checked yet, but I assume I can get a new one from Weaknees.

          BTW, I think there is a DVD in the drive, but the eject button doesn't open the drive. Anyone have any ideas how on something I can try to get the drive to eject? I realize the drive is damaged, but I was wondering if there is a way to trigger an eject other than the external eject button.

          Thanks for the help.

          Replying to my own reply

          I disconnected all of the cables from the DVD and re-seated them and gave it another try and everything is working now.

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