S1 Tivo resurrection after 3+ years in storage

[Darren King]

I think Darren King used to do this for a small fee, but not sure if he still does.

That would be a blast from the past! Have not imaged a Series 1 hard disk for years now.

But the good news is that the PC I use today to repair Series 3 TiVo's is the same one I used for Series 1 (it's an old HP Pavillion mini) that also gets used for a myriad of other servicing tasks.

As for the fee that was usually just the person to cover shipping both ways. It was usually just buy two post-pack satchels, put a self addressed one in with the hard disk and put all that in the other and send it. About the only other thing I'll need to do is dust off an old Series 1 to verify it boots to the beginning of Guided Setup.

So yes if John wants to do this I'm up for it

[johnhedge]

That's a very kind offer, Darren. What address should I send it to, please?

Thanks,

John

[ominous2003]

Hi John,
if you are still in a bind I can help out. I'm located at North Ryde which isn't to far away from you.

PM me your contact details if you want me to assist.

Regards,
Tom

[johnhedge]

Hi Tom,

I apologise, I wasn't aware of your kind offer until now. I've been in correspondence with Darren. I picked up the HD this morning which he'd fixed for me. I wont go into everything he did but 'going the extra mile' covers it.

Thanks again for your offer.

John