Toshiba XS32, XS54, XS35, (all XS models) - HDD swap info!!! - Page 15

Can someone PM me the service manual for Toshiba XS54 as well. Thanks.

All I've got are the service manuals for the XS35 and the XS34, if you're interested.

if any of them are similar to XS 54 please do so, thanks a lot

Still looking for the XS54 service manual? I have it, had to look through some old files but found it.

Hello Burnerbum,

Could you send me a copy of the Service Manual for the XS54.

Thank you,
Lloyd

yes please PM me thanks a lot

Hi

Any chance you could send me a copy of the XS 34 service manual.

Many thanks

Check your PMs.

Does anyone know a fix for the 7034 error? I've got 2 WD drives that worked fine until I used them as EHDs for a Dish Network receiver, now they give the 7034 error. Both drives work fine in a PC and with the DN receiver but whatever the DN receiver did to the drives made them no longer Toshiba compatible.

I don't know what the 7034 error code means, and this is just a guess, but..

If you're certain that the same HDD worked before you used it elsewhere, maybe it's because the Toshiba DVR expects the HDD to be in a "virgin" state!?.. That is, with no prior partitions nor formatting already on disk.

Which model Toshiba are you using?

I've tried an XS52, XS34 and XS35. The HDDs had been used in a PC before putting them in a Toshiba recorder the first time. I don't know what recorder they were formatted in, it may have been an XS32 or KX50, I don't have either of them anymore so I can't try them.

I tried using DBAN but it didn't do any good.

Hi xs54 fans I have some new sw- pana drives for these machines, send me a pm if you might need any.

Thanks. I actually have two DVD drives that also are DVD-RAM and one Maxtor HD that is supposed to work perfectly with the RD-XS 54. I'd consider giving you a ring to ensure that I'm future proofed but...

Alas... I am very likely moving to a PAL country and may need to sell most of my electronics, including my beloved Toshiba rd-xs 54 - perhaps my favorite piece of equipment, which I future proofed as you can see, lol. As of tomorrow I'll be finding out whether it goes on sale at ebay and then I've got to start packing. I can't believe they haven't made these devices for years.

Most PAL countries still have a lot more options for DVD/HDD recorders. The newest LG recorders are getting pretty good reviews and are apparently “modernized”. They are fairly inexpensive and plentiful as many retailers carry them.

But if I moved to a PAL country I would look for one of the discontinued Sony recorders – the ones that were still running on the Pioneer OS. If you look real hard you may still find some retailers with limited stock and I hear there are tons of lightly used ones available. Apparently these were modernized versions with dual digital tuners and other added features that the latest North American Pioneers didn’t have.

Thanks - this is great advice. I'm learning a great deal here about PAL - it's such a pain moving from North America. Hard to believe that such a small difference is everything.

I'm going to look for the Sony recorders and see what's available but happy with anything of reasonable quality. I think that there is an outlet near me here that actually may have one and will go take a good look at. Many thanks as I never would have thought of that.

I'm putting up the Toshiba RD-XS54 on eBay tomorrow. It really burns me. It's a few years later and this thing is such a great all around player, recorder and even a reasonable editor to produce some nice DVDs directly out of the unit. I cannot comprehend why these were discontinued. Going from HD to DVD is awesome and TIVO machines do not get the job done.

Anyone know what the "can't authenticate hard drive" on the XS54 is? I know the HDD is good, I put it in another XS54 and it works fine. I'm guessing the digital board.

Just a WAG, but how about trying, if you have a Torx screwdriver handy, changing out the PC board on the HDD?