|  | Posted by eroy on 10/24/16 11:30 
"maiet" <h@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:435ff712$0$9437$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
 >
 > "eroy" <luliyt005@exmail.com> wrote in message
 > news:GBS7f.18956$aX.15549@fe09.news.easynews.com...
 >> My Panasonic DMR-E100H set-top recorder is going through the endless
 >> error
 >> loop whenever I power on [SELF-CHECK > Error has occured > press enter >
 >> change the disc > ejects > BYE...]. Doing a google search i found this
 >> was
 > a
 >> common problem with some of these Panasonic units, and is likely caused
 >> by
 >> excessive editing and maxing out the space. I'm wondering if there's any
 > way
 >> to retrieve/salvage what's on the 180 maxtor HD, is there a way to boot
 > into
 >> a service mode where i can reset or maybe format?
 >>
 >> As a last resort, would it be possible to take out the HD and slave it on
 > my
 >> PC and somehow transfer or format the drive? I no longer have a warranty
 > for
 >> this unit and would really like to avoid taking it to a service place.
 >>
 >> Thank you very much for any help
 >
 > this always happens to me as a result of using a crap dvd-r. always turns
 > off and stuffs around for a few minutes. tdk, princo, laser all have done
 > this to me.  nothing to do with the drive, you can format it on the
 > recorder
 > too.
 
 The problem is i don't have access to the menu that would allow me to
 reformat, it's stuck on the error cycle.
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