Replaytv hard drive software

If you're having another problem with a ReplayTV or ShowStopper, there's a lengthy troubleshooting thread with lots of information here: Building a Troubleshooting Checklist. The chances are good that someone else has already experienced whatever problem you're seeing - read that thread thoroughly - it could save you some time in solving your problem.

An excellent source of technical support help is available at Planet Replay from other ReplayTV users. Before you attempt any upgrade or repair, read through all the available documentation presented here, through links here, and elsewhere. When you think you comprehend all of it, read through it again to make sure.

If you encounter a problem, read through everything again to see if it's been encountered before. All of the information you need for a successful upgrade or repair is likely here or through the links provided here. Whether you're interested in upgrading the drive in your ReplayTV, or replacing an ailing hard drive in your ReplayTV, much how-to and do-it-yourself information is presented here. The information presented here has been gathered from personal experience, information from other ReplayTV users, and help provided to ReplayTV users in various on line forums.

If you start at the top of the "Alphabetical Index" at the left or click on "Next" below , then use "Next" at the bottom of each page, you'll cycle through all of the information available on this site.

And the "Search this site" button at the top of the index works well to find specific information on this site. Regarding Windows Vista - nearly all of the software related to working with ReplayTVs was written long before Windows Vista was even being beta tested - consequently you may find that some, if not all of the available software, including RTVPatch will not work under Windows Vista.

Western Digital Data Lifeguard Diagnostics www. Powermax to make a bootable diskette is also available here , or a bootable ISO image is available here. Seagate Sea Tools Diagnostics. Some of these may require the creation of a boot diskette to run. If you have another brand of drive, the manufacturer diagnostic software is usually available from the manufacturer site, under support and then downloads or software.

A useful collection of software for manipulating ReplayTV mpegs is rtvtools. Here's one link to rtvtools info , and here's a link to Lee Thompson's rtvtools web page. If Lee's site is down, click here for a backup location. Re-imaging only the system partition will not recover recorded shows, as the record of what shows exist on a drive is kept in the system partition.