Posted by maiet on 10/26/05 21:37

"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...]. 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.

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