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What are common problems associated with a failing or defective Tivo hard drive?

April 26, 2017associated common defective failing problems TiVo

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What are common problems associated with a failing or defective Tivo hard drive?

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• Stuck on “Powering Up” screen • Stuck on “Almost There” screen • Tivo displays “A Severe Error as Occurred” message • Tivo continuously reboots • Tivo continuously “freezes” • Tivo Audio or Video Stutters • Audio and Video become out of sync • Picture continuously has pixilation problems • Tivo restarts randomly while watching TV Replacing your hard drive is most common solution to the problems above. There may be other causes, such as defective or failing power supply or overheating of your Tivo unit. However 99% of the time replacement of your hard drive is the simple fix to get your Tivo back up and running.