mickinct
08-23-08, 09:02 PM
I was able to do the following........
1. Replace the hard drive install new same model hdd. when asked to format do so. then record short title to hdd.remove new hdd. and install old drive back. Only now you probably want your old drive containing all of your TV shows, movies, etc back in the unit.
2. Turn the unit off, unplug the unit's Power Plug and take out the new hard drive and put the old hard drive back in but do it where you can easily unplug the white Power Wire to the hard drive a few steps later (-not the hard drive's wide black wire). If you are angling the hard drive in order to later unplug the white wire, make sure to protect the hard drive from shorting out by using cloth, etc underneath from it touching any metal.
3. Leaving the machine's cover off, plug in & turn the unit back on. Machine will begin to boot & a message will pop up asking you to "Format" .DO NOT....
4. With the option still on the screen, pull off the white POWER lead wire from the Hard Drive, but do not touch the wide black IDE cable---only the the white POWER wire, also make sure to pull it off evenly.
5. Now with the remote go ahead and hit "ENTER". The unit will try to format only it will get stuck since the machine can not talk to the poweless Hard Drive.
6. After about 5 seconds unplug the DVD Recorder from the AC Plug (wall plug or from in the back of the unit).
7. Plug In the Hard Drive white Power cable.
8. Install the Hard drive properly then put the lid cover back on the DVD Recorder and plug the unit in and turn the Power on.
9. The unit should do a quick scan of the drive restoring all your recorded shows back into it's list.
effectively bypassing the format routine.
(Note in Step #3, there may be a problem with the unit's cover off. On the side of the unit, there is a little hitch that sticks out when the cover is off, which may let your machine know the cover is off & refuse to work. If this is true, stick something to push that little hitch inward so the machine will think the cover is on.) THEN TRY TO INSTALL NEW DRIVE WITH SHORT TITLE ON FOLLOW STEPS ABOVE........ AGAIN PUTTING OLD DRIVE BACK THE SAME WAY.....
1. Replace the hard drive install new same model hdd. when asked to format do so. then record short title to hdd.remove new hdd. and install old drive back. Only now you probably want your old drive containing all of your TV shows, movies, etc back in the unit.
2. Turn the unit off, unplug the unit's Power Plug and take out the new hard drive and put the old hard drive back in but do it where you can easily unplug the white Power Wire to the hard drive a few steps later (-not the hard drive's wide black wire). If you are angling the hard drive in order to later unplug the white wire, make sure to protect the hard drive from shorting out by using cloth, etc underneath from it touching any metal.
3. Leaving the machine's cover off, plug in & turn the unit back on. Machine will begin to boot & a message will pop up asking you to "Format" .DO NOT....
4. With the option still on the screen, pull off the white POWER lead wire from the Hard Drive, but do not touch the wide black IDE cable---only the the white POWER wire, also make sure to pull it off evenly.
5. Now with the remote go ahead and hit "ENTER". The unit will try to format only it will get stuck since the machine can not talk to the poweless Hard Drive.
6. After about 5 seconds unplug the DVD Recorder from the AC Plug (wall plug or from in the back of the unit).
7. Plug In the Hard Drive white Power cable.
8. Install the Hard drive properly then put the lid cover back on the DVD Recorder and plug the unit in and turn the Power on.
9. The unit should do a quick scan of the drive restoring all your recorded shows back into it's list.
effectively bypassing the format routine.
(Note in Step #3, there may be a problem with the unit's cover off. On the side of the unit, there is a little hitch that sticks out when the cover is off, which may let your machine know the cover is off & refuse to work. If this is true, stick something to push that little hitch inward so the machine will think the cover is on.) THEN TRY TO INSTALL NEW DRIVE WITH SHORT TITLE ON FOLLOW STEPS ABOVE........ AGAIN PUTTING OLD DRIVE BACK THE SAME WAY.....