Posted by eroy on 10/26/05 21:32

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

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