2 SD-DVR40's - 1 dead, one dying?

[StageMan]

Hey everyone,

I've got a couple of SD-DVR40's that are having issues. #1 starting having issues last week. It would play for a second, then blank out, then play, then blank. Anyway, you get the idea. I pulled the power on it and let it sit for a bit and tried to power it back up and couldn't hear the hard drive anymore. I've been meaning to replace it for a while now anyway, so I ordered a new drive here.

I got the drive today and same problem. It's not spinning up. I also noticed there is no power light anymore either. I hooked a power supply tester up to the HDD power connection and both the 5v and 12v were there, so I'm not sure if this is a bad power supply or a bad board.

DVR #2 has been having trouble for a couple of weeks where it keeps pausing the video, the sound or both. The screen never goes black though. I've got a new drive for this too, but now I'm worried that this one may be taking its last breaths too.l

So, last question. Is there a way to get the shows from one HDD to the new HDD?

[StageMan]

K. So I just read the tip about plugging in the power without the IDE cable and sure enough, the drive spins up just fine. NUTS!

So, I guess I'm looking for a repair on this one. Thoughts on #2?

[WK-Jeff]

Yes, #1 probably need a motherboard repair. Contact us for help:

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#2: You should concentrate on whether this is happening on only one tuner. When you see pixellation or problems, you can pull out a satellite cable to see which tuner it is happening on. If it happens only on one tuner, then you may need a tuner repair:

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[StageMan]

I only have one tuner enabled. I'll try the other one and see what it does. Would I still have good signal strength on the tuner with this issue?

[WK-Jeff]

Yes, you can have pixellation and good signal strength.

[StageMan]

It is happening on the second tuner as well.

[WK-Jeff]

Are you using two tuners at once or only one line and moving it between the two?