auto-deleted after 2 hours
Hello, Last night I recorded a program at 10 PM off the DIY network. This morning, it was gone. It wasn't in the Delete folder. I finally found it in To-Do\History, listed as "deleted" at 11:59 PM due...
View ArticleHow to watch S3 programing on PC?
I want to hook-up my PC to a S3. My PC has a WinTV card in it. Hooking up the cable direct to the input of the tv card works fine but when I hookup a s-video cable from the tv card to the S3 I get no...
View ArticleHDD recomended in these FAQ's are all discontinued; whats recomended to...
In the FAQ at the top of the page here (which was updated, burt still outdated and this upgrade article; http://www.rosswalker.co.uk/tivo_upgrade/ All the WD green HDD's that were recommended seem to...
View ArticleWhat would cause Pandora to stutter?
What would cause stuttering on the Pandora service on a TivoHD? Our other Tivo (S3OLED) on the same home network does not exhibit this problem. (EDIT: I should add that I do only have a 1Mbps...
View ArticleReboot problem
Using TiVo Transfer within Toast 11 on my Mac, was having difficulty listing programs residing on my DVR through my home wireless network. TiVo/and Toast/TiVo transfer has been working flawlessly for...
View ArticleFailing hard drive?
TiVo HD upgraded to a Hitachi HD31000 1TB drive. It has a single M cable card provided by Comcast. Symptoms: Video and audio will freeze randomly and repeatedly. The actual freeze time will last for...
View ArticleTivo HD TCD652160 power supplies question
I recently replaced the power supply on my Tivo HD TCD652160. The new one I put in was identical to the one I took out only the capacitors were good. I then found a complete unit on Ebay that came...
View ArticleCan't get backup and restore drive
A while back I upgraded this tivo S3 with a 1tb drive. It appears that drive is now going bad. when using winmfs it stops at partition 12 and never finishes. I have left it overnight and no progress....
View Articlerecurring problem for my S3 with new drive
OK, I have an S3 (OLED) unit with lifetime service. About a year ago, it started freezing up on me. I opened up the case and saw a bulging cap on its power adapter. I didn't feel comfortable replacing...
View ArticleReboot Loop w/2 CableCards, Fine w/1
I sure hope someone here has an answer or at least some info for me. Last night I unplugged my Series 3 to move it into a different room. After plugging it in, it rebooted all the way to "Almost...
View ArticleHard drive failing?
Series 3 with upgraded drive. Two or three times during a show the pic will pixel and the sound will go for a second or two. Happens on just about every program recorded. Acts like a record with a bad...
View ArticleHelp with Dead Tivo HD
Hi I would like some advice on repairing my Lifetime Tivo HD (1.5TB drive upgrade). After a recent power failure, the Tivo would not boot. Symptoms are: 1. No Video on HDMI or composite outputs 2....
View ArticlePossible to Transfer Shows from an S3 to a XL4?
Against my better judgment, I'm considering upgrading to a XL4. If I bought one, would I be able to transfer my shows on the S3 to the XL4 over my home network? I would do this before selling the S3....
View ArticleNo TiVo Wallpaper
Hey there! Though I rarely post, I've been around for several years. Don't let the join date fool you, I had forgotten my user ID and password from way back and the email address that I used has long...
View ArticleWhat Hard Drive for HD XL TCD658000
I have two (2) HD XL (150hrs) Model TCD658000. I think the hard drives might be going bad. I get reboot lockups and gray screen. The capacitors look good. I copied the hard drive images a few years...
View ArticleHow to Minimize Signal Loss with So Many Devices?
Picture quality using only a Tivo HD with cable card & tuning adapter works without issue if that is all that is connected. Channel meter lists the various channels at 80 something. However, I...
View ArticleSelling Series3 w/ Lifetime and 500GB expansion
I am selling my trusty Series 3 TiVo box with LIFETIME service included. This is the 250GB model and I am including a 500GB eSata drive expansion unit as well for a total of 750GB storage. This is a...
View ArticleTiVo HD doesn't start up
This happened after moving M-Card from TiVo HD to new Premier XL4. Decided to dedicated TiVo HD to OTA viewing and recording, implemented Guided Setup, attached antenna; Tivo made channel search,...
View ArticleFailing drive and transferring a recording
Fairly certain my external MyDVR is failing on my Tivo HD. We get freezes and reboots. Often when it tries to reboot (and the MyDVR is connected) it won't reboot - if I disconnect the MyDVR, Tivo...
View Articlequestion about bad hard drive sectors
I have a series 3 (OLED) TiVo that was having some issues. Fixing a power supply bad cap seemed to only temporarily fix it. I replaced its hard drive with a 500GB one and was finally able to put its...
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