Won't reboot. Can I just upgrade the hard drive?

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Ok, that web page tells you how to deal with the situation where you
get the "please wait" screen indefinitely. I'm not even seeing that.
It's not sending any output to my tv screen.

Should I just assume that replacing the hard drive will fix this
problem?

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http://replaytvupgrade.com/





"copacetic" <davidfinance@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1127521471.076987.238070@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> I have a ReplayTV 4508.
>
> A few days ago, it stopped working. I wasn't able to turn it on, so I
> unplugged it (and took the phone cord out) and left it that way for 20
> minutes. Then I plugged it back in, but the red power light just kept
> blinking.
>
> I called customer support, and they said that it's a hard drive
> problem. (Big surprise.) They want $149 to fix it, and I'd have to
> mail it to them.
>
> So I was thinking, should I just go out, buy a new hard drive, and
> replace it myself (and while I'm at it, buy a bigger hard drive)? Are
> there instructions on the web as to exactly what I have to buy and how
> to do this?
>
> Thanks for any help you can give!
>

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>It PROBABLY will. There are a few Replays that won't be fixed with
>that, but most should be.

Excellent, thanks Mark.

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On 23 Sep 2005 19:51:37 -0700, "copacetic" <davidfinance@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Ok, that web page tells you how to deal with the situation where you
>get the "please wait" screen indefinitely. I'm not even seeing that.
>It's not sending any output to my tv screen.
>
>Should I just assume that replacing the hard drive will fix this
>problem?

It PROBABLY will. There are a few Replays that won't be fixed with
that, but most should be.
--
92 days until the winter solstice celebration

Mark Lloyd
has a Replay 5xxx
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"The idea that there is an invisible being who
created and still runs this old universe is so
childish, so obviously contrived, that it is hard to
believe anyone with even a modicum of education can
still fall for that scam."

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you need to refine your googling skillz...

http://rtvpatch.sourceforge.net/faq.html
http://www.grandallusion.com/

the latter one even has links to the files you need.
you're set.


copacetic wrote:
>
> Ok, that web page tells you how to deal with the situation where you
> get the "please wait" screen indefinitely. I'm not even seeing that.
> It's not sending any output to my tv screen.
>
> Should I just assume that replacing the hard drive will fix this
> problem?