Posted by eroy on 11/15/16 11:30

"maiet" <h@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "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.

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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