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Posted by Java Jive on 11/11/58 11:30
"eroy" <luliyt005@exmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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...].
If this is caused by a faulty DVD, then rtfm p70, "Cannot eject a disc"
> 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.
Never encountered it myself.
> I'm wondering if there's any way
> to retrieve/salvage what's on the 180 maxtor HD
No, it uses a HD version of the same UDF-based format used for DVD-RAM, a
non-PC format, and, unfortunately, unless things have changed with more
recent models, the HD size is hard-encoded into the machine, so any
replacement HD will be formatted to exactly the same capacity as the
original.
>, is there a way to boot into
> a service mode
Search here ...
http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search
.... for previous posts by myself on this model's service menu.
eg: With all of the words: panasonic hd format
With the exact phrase: service menu
... from the group ...: *dvd*
> 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.
No, see above.
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