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Replaced the hard drive on my Phillips DSR704. After powering up, displays welcome screen and does not recognize "Select" key press.
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Is the new drive from us?Been here a long time . . . -
Yes, it is sku rs160d704 per the invoice. Phillips DSR704 TIVO Upgrade kit, 160gb drive.Comment
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My guess is that's a loose cable inside. Check out both ends of the IDE cable and also the power cable going into the drive.Been here a long time . . .Comment
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That was my next planned attempt, will let you know if it helps.
I need my TIVO with Olympics coming and interfering with normal viewing habits. Had to endure freezes on old drive till now so to catch up on Heroes.Comment
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Tell us if it doesn't do the trick.Been here a long time . . .Comment
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It now works. What happende was, the white ribbon cable, posering the front panel came off during install. I did have to go setup and my local channels were missing. Took awhile and several DirecTv personnel to find one that would send the reload locals, once he did that, locals back.
What would happen if old, worn out drive was installed as slave drive? Would the TIVO first fill master drive? Have a few programs I decided to lose to change out drive before Olympics.Comment
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Reinstalling an old drive is really not a good idea. If it fails, the new drive can't run until reformatted.
In any event, the two drives would have to be modified to work together.Been here a long time . . .Comment
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