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Thread: Hardware Problem Identified in Now Playing List

Started 1 month, 3 weeks ago by exegesis48
Last night I installed a brand new 1TB hard drive into my Tivo HD using WinMFS and a Tivo Backup Image I had. The upgrade went smoothly and the Tivo booted right up. After completing setup I entered into the Now Playing list and a message stating that a Hardware Problem had been found was displayed and stated that no new recordings would be made until I restarted the tivo to fix the ...
Site: TiVo Community  TiVo Community - site profile
Forum: TiVo Upgrade Center  TiVo Upgrade Center - forum profile
Total authors: 3 authors
Total thread posts: 5 posts
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windracer replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Was the backup image from the same box (i.e., from the original drive)? Otherwise you may need to run a Clear & Delete Everything. Can you post a screenshot of the error? I've never heard of this one ...

exegesis48 replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago
I used an image I "acquired". My old TiVo drive is corrupt. I did supersize in winmfs, maybe that did it? Everything else seems fine. I will post a screenshot when I get home.

whitepelican replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Just do a "Clear & Delete Everything" from the menu. That's a normal part of the process when restoring a drive from an image that wasn't made on the same unit. It's nothing to worry about at all, but you need to do the C&DE, and it will force you to go through Guided Setup again when it completes.

exegesis48 replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Clear and Delete Everything fixed it! Thanks so much!

 

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exegesis48
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user's latest post:
Hardware Problem Identified in...
Published (2009-10-28 15:52:00)
The Clear and Delete Everything fixed it! Thanks so much!
windracer
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Hardware Problem Identified in...
Published (2009-10-28 14:44:00)
Was the backup image from the same box (i.e., from the original drive)? Otherwise you may need to run a Clear & Delete Everything. Can you post a screenshot of the error? I've never heard of this one ...
whitepelican
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Hardware Problem Identified in...
Published (2009-10-28 15:17:00)
Just do a "Clear & Delete Everything" from the menu. That's a normal part of the process when restoring a drive from an image that wasn't made on the same unit. It's nothing to worry about at all, but you need to do the C&DE, and it will force you to go through Guided Setup again when it completes.

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