I have a TiVo HD, model no. TCD652160 (manufactured 30 July 2009), that is regularly rebooting and freezing, generally a few times each day.
I had wanted to increase the recording capacity, and I installed a Western Digital 2 TB hard drive, model no. WD20EURX, new from Newegg. The upgrade went fine, but since then the rebooting and freezing has continued, so the problem was not defects with the old hard drive.
A visual inspection of the power supply does not show any faulty capacitors, or any other visual damage. I do not have a volt meter, so it is possible that there is a hidden defect with the power supply.
I have read of a motherboard "problem" that exists with some TiVo HDs, see Fix my TiVo!, but nothing specific as to what exactly that "problem" entails, or problem can be resolved . . . other than shipping the entire unit to "TiVo repair experts" at WeaKnees.
Any ideas on what the problem might be, or how the problem might be further diagnosed? Are there are reasonably-priced and capable TiVo diagnoses and repairs centers in New York City, so that in the worst case scenario I would not have to ship the entire TiVo unit 2,500 miles to WeaKnees in Los Angeles, and at an excessive repair cost of $275 ($100 for diagnosis, $130 for the actual repair, and $45 for shipping)? If the problem is simply the replacement of a particular component on the motherboard, there should be someone here in NYC that can do that can solder in a replacement component quickly and inexpensively.
I had wanted to increase the recording capacity, and I installed a Western Digital 2 TB hard drive, model no. WD20EURX, new from Newegg. The upgrade went fine, but since then the rebooting and freezing has continued, so the problem was not defects with the old hard drive.
A visual inspection of the power supply does not show any faulty capacitors, or any other visual damage. I do not have a volt meter, so it is possible that there is a hidden defect with the power supply.
I have read of a motherboard "problem" that exists with some TiVo HDs, see Fix my TiVo!, but nothing specific as to what exactly that "problem" entails, or problem can be resolved . . . other than shipping the entire unit to "TiVo repair experts" at WeaKnees.
Any ideas on what the problem might be, or how the problem might be further diagnosed? Are there are reasonably-priced and capable TiVo diagnoses and repairs centers in New York City, so that in the worst case scenario I would not have to ship the entire TiVo unit 2,500 miles to WeaKnees in Los Angeles, and at an excessive repair cost of $275 ($100 for diagnosis, $130 for the actual repair, and $45 for shipping)? If the problem is simply the replacement of a particular component on the motherboard, there should be someone here in NYC that can do that can solder in a replacement component quickly and inexpensively.
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