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    I have a Samsung SIR-S4040R box that only displays the grey "Powering Up" screen. I have come to the conclusion that the hard drive is failing, or has failed. I ran the Seagate diagnostic program and the hard drive (Maxtor)passed. I would like to save my programs, if possible. So I have two questions:

    1. Can I copy my hard drive using the upgrade instructions and save my shows?

    2. If I can, do I need to by the upgrade version of the hard drive or the blank OEM version?

  • #2
    After reading some other posts, I remembered that the diagnostic did state that the drive has some sort of SMART error before I ran the test.

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    • #3
      SMART errors almost always mean you won't get a good copy.
      Been here a long time . . .

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