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Need help upgrading a Series 1 with a WD 120 Gig
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Posted by: jakester

Everything went fine as far as the backup and restore to my new WD 120 Gig. I have the original series 1 14 hr Tivo. I followed the instructions exactly and got no error messages, but when I put the new HD into my tivo (I've tried both Master and Master w/ Slave jumper settings) it just hangs on the very first screen. Is there a way to check a log or something to make sure the backup and restore went like it was supposed to?

Thank You!

Posted by: Robert S

Does it still work with the original drive?

A cable or jumper problem is most likely. What cable are you using?

Posted by: jakester

yes, it still works with the original drive. after doing a bit of research i read that the WD drives have to be set to "master with slave." even doing that it gets stuck at the first screen :( Oh, and I'm using the original cable that is in the tivo. should i maybe try backup/restore again?

I don't suppose there's anyone around Iowa City, IA that would want to help me is there?

Posted by: jakester

i tried to just start over and re-do the entire procedure and now when i try to mfsrestore i get an error about not being able to reach partitions? help please

Posted by: jakester

Should I somehow reformat the new drive? What would be the best way to do that? Maybe the drive is bad? I'm so lost...

Posted by: Robert S

You'd only use 'master with slave' if there was a B drive.

You'd expect to see errors about an invalid partition signature when the MFS Tools CD boots due to byteswapping issues. I don't see why mfsrestore wouldn't work.

You can download a diagnostic utility from the Western Digital website.

Posted by: jakester

I'm running the diagnostic program as we speak and I get a:

"element error while handling" contact technical support

I also notied the plastic piece around the IDE connection on the new drive is broken. I guess my new drive is damaged... :(

Posted by: Robert S

I think that clears up that little mystery.

You should find getting the drive replaced is very easy. It's when they're a few years old and full of data that it gets ugly!