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Bad Drive - What To Do
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Posted by: kymberlie

My TiVo has been rebooting, freezing up, and stuttering. I upgraded in September, but the problems have only been going on for about a month or so.

A friend upgraded my machine for me since I am an idiot when it comes to things like this. Keeping in mind that he actually doesn't have a Linux box to check the disc on, could someone please give me step by step instructions on what to do next? I need to ask his help, but I would feel a lot better about it if I could provide him with instructions instead of going, "It's not working. Please research and fix."

Thanks so much in advance!

Posted by: rsmith

Kymberlie,
Have you checked the internal Temp of your machine? Sometimes a failing fan can give you these symptoms.

Posted by: kymberlie

We opened it up and looked for loose connections and it didn't seem to be hot. The fan still worked as well, so I don't think it's that. Thought did cross my mind, though.

Posted by: weaknees

You don't need Linux to check the integrity of the disk - just a PC with DOS. The tools from the major manufacturers (Maxtor, Samsung, WD) don't even work on Linux.

So you should do a test and see where you are. But if you get an "A-OK" from the utility - it could still be the drive that is causing the problems. The constant and disorderly read and write from the TiVo seems to put a lot more stress on a drive than the simple tests from the manufacturers.

Michael

Posted by: pdvale

I had the same problem with an upgraded Tivo. 40gb plus a new 120gb.

Pulled the new B drive out and run Maxtor utility, failed the test and I RMA'd the drive.

It's a PITA to do, but in the end, the playback on the exchanged drive is perfect and it's all worth it.