Dead HR20

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dondude

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Sep 2, 2004

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Marine City MI

• Sep 8, 2006

• #1

Got my hr20 yesterday wife was home for install. Said they had problem activating card I would have to activate when i got home. Well that's when the nightmare began. Would not activate so they tell me to reset. Only boots to blue direct tv dvr screen now. cAN'T COME OUT TILL oCT. 4TH.

 

charper1

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May 18, 2004

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• Sep 8, 2006

• #2

See if the attached helps

 

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dondude

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Sep 2, 2004

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Marine City MI

• Sep 8, 2006

• #3

Tried that about 5 times so far still boots to blue screen. Can hear harddrive clickin but blue screen still stays.

 

charper1

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May 18, 2004

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• Sep 8, 2006

• #4

A clicking HDD can never anything good in my book!

 

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dondude

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Marine City MI

• Sep 8, 2006

• #5

When they say ird do they mean on front of reciever or remote?

 

charper1

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May 18, 2004

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• Sep 8, 2006

• #6

Yes, IRD = Integrated Receiver De-scrambler, so they mean use the actual front panel of the unit.

 

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dondude

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Marine City MI

• Sep 8, 2006

• #7

when i do that power light stays on all other lights are off and blue screen is still there?

 

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dondude

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Sep 2, 2004

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Marine City MI

• Sep 9, 2006

• #8

Got it to download new software and now it's stuck at blue screen again.