Hmmm, that reminds me....when I originally got my TiVo HD, I had asked if the orientation of the Expander drive mattered (was told it didn't). Laying flat (on top of TiVo HD) rather than standing up was easier to place into the wire shelf opening. But, I had all sorts of problems that seemed like a bad drive type things.
Though doing the Kickstart 54 didn't show any problems... Later when I was reorganizing things...I removed stuff so that I could stand up the drive (next to TiVo HD). So far things have been much more stable. http://lawrencechen.net/pict/MyHT20090920.jpg There is one small fan visible in this picture....there were others....in process of replacing them... sej357 wrote: > I wanted to wait a few days before reporting to make sure working properly. > > Thanks to all who shared, Glenn, Jay and MZ. > > I disconnected the WD external drive. I lost most of my recording, but not > all. I just disconnected the drive; I did not restore the system. I > maintained all of my season pass settings > > Thus far it has recorded everthing completely; no freezes. Neither have I > seen any period of slowness changing screen or accepting commands. Looks like > MZ was right; it almost always the hard drive. > > I took the other advice and installed a fan in my entertainment center as a > preventative measure. > > >
