Posted by Robert Nichols on 11/15/26 11:30

In article <GBS7f.18956$aX.15549@fe09.news.easynews.com>,
eroy <luliyt005@exmail.com> wrote:
: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?

There's no way that I know of to recover what's currently on the drive,
but there is a way to coax the E100 into reformatting the drive. You'll
need another disk drive, but only temporarily. Install the replacement
drive and power up the E100. It will tell you that the drive needs to
be formatted. DON'T DO IT. Just turn the unit off and re-install the
original drive. When you power up the E100 again it will see that the
drive has been changed and tell you it needs to be formatted.

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Bob Nichols AT comcast.net I am "RNichols42"

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