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How to perform a destructive recovery on dvr?...other "options"?
I know I've seen theses instructions posted before but for some reason my searches haven't been able to locate them.
I've been getting an X8 on my IPH8010 so it looks like the dvr finally bit the dust. I've tried non-destructive unplugging power 3 times many times and had no success reviving it. So now I want to try a destructive recovery. If I remember it's something like down arrow + ok on buttons on front right? I don't remember more than that.
Depending on what happens with destructive recovery, I'm considering buying a replacement hard drive. The same Toshiba mq01abd100v 1tb drive seems to be available new online (or at least new old stock). Theoretically placing a blank drive should allow the system to rebuild itself and use it. Of course if something other than the hard drive is broken inside the DVR than a new hard drive won't help. I get that this might technically violates some ToS. thus the burner account lol.
If all that fails I'll obviously have to request a DVR swap, but what are the odds I get another IPH8010 (I need both the 1 tb and 6 HD streams that only this model provides) and then it has to be functional and not have a completely worn 9 year old hard drive which seems unlikely with the state of uverse, thus me considering the hard drive swap.
Thanks for any help or suggestions anyone has
burneraccount
10 Messages
1 year ago
So this is going to sound crazy.... but I pulled an ancient 80gb hard drive out of a 20 year old dell laptop that hasn't been turned on in 15 years. The DVR immediately ran through the single cog gear picture and then the 2nd cog picture and faster than it even normally boots up, it had reformatted it and started up. Shows 16 hours of HD recording available successfully recorded a show allows my other stb's to pause live tv again. everything seems to be working perfectly. I can't believe how easy it was.
So now I just need to buy a new replacement drive. The real question is now do I order the identical Toshiba that may or may not be new, probably new old stock at best? or do I try to find a newer 2.5" video/surveillance drive to replace it? although it seems most manufacturers only make 3.5" video drives now. And do I stick with 1 tb or push my luck with a 2 tb or larger drive that windows CE might not be able to recognize? LOL this is so exciting and so much easier than swapping for at&t's crummy refurbs.
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burneraccount
10 Messages
1 year ago
I found the destructive recovery instructions posted as an answer on another post:
Continue pressing these keys until a gear appears on the screen and release the Down arrow + OK keys.
If the gear on the TV screen appears, wait until completion.
If the gear on the TV screen does not appear, repeat the disaster recovery process.
But I'm still have trouble hunting down a compatible hard drive that's new. It seems like the hard drive manufacturers may have stopped producing 2.5" video/surveillance hard drives. So the only option may be new old stock or a regular 2.5" drive that probably can't handle the 24/7 dvr duty.
Any suggestions for drives to purchase would be greatly appreciated.
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