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by Andy Cippico
Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:34 pm
Forum: JVC HM-HDS1 HDD/SVHS Recorder
Topic: HDD locked up
Replies: 76
Views: 2152902

Ted,

Yes, I echo what AndyWilks says. It takes several hours to backup your existing drive, although it depends hugely upon how full it ever got.

Restoring Geert Jan's 'virgin' image takes around a couple of hours, depending upon PC speed.

Good luck and keep us posted.
Andy
by Andy Cippico
Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:21 am
Forum: JVC HM-HDS4 HDD/SVHS Recorder
Topic: Does anyone have a Ghost image of a JVC HM-HDS4 hard drive?
Replies: 3
Views: 23660

Hi guys, Just an observation here: It does seem incredible that by the time JVC made the HM-HDS4 they would surely have had many, many examples of people wanting to 'initialize' or clear their hard drives - especially on the HDS1 and essentially the reason these forums were created in the first plac...
by Andy Cippico
Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:11 am
Forum: JVC HM-HDS1 HDD/SVHS Recorder
Topic: HDD locked up
Replies: 76
Views: 2152902

Hi Ted and Andrew, My guess would be that assuming Sweden use PAL rather than SECAM or NTSC, Geert Jan's image should do the trick, however, I would back up the current drive just in case. This obviously requires another similar sized drive (not necessarily identical, becuase you are backing up to a...
by Andy Cippico
Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:38 am
Forum: JVC HM-HDS1 HDD/SVHS Recorder
Topic: HDD locked up
Replies: 76
Views: 2152902

Ted, Unfortunately, your problem sounds like a corruption in the HDD software. Similar things have happened to my system(s) over the years and I'm now positive that certain combinations of events that were unforseen by the JVC programmers cause the machine to fail. Perhaps the scenario you describe ...
by Andy Cippico
Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:51 pm
Forum: JVC HM-HDS1 HDD/SVHS Recorder
Topic: HDD locked up
Replies: 76
Views: 2152902

Hi EagleFlyFree, Thanks for dropping by. Your description sounds very close to what I had with my unit. Unfortunately, I still haven't found the direct cause of it. Here's what worked for me on several occasions: Unplug the unit from the mains and open it up. Disconnect the HDD ribbon cable (leave t...
by Andy Cippico
Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:49 am
Forum: JVC HM-HDS1 HDD/SVHS Recorder
Topic: Cloning or backing up your JVC HM-HDS1 hard drive.
Replies: 49
Views: 375628

Hi MrGadget, Sorry to hear you're having problems with your JVC. You're not alone, unfortunately. Anyway, to your question about drive types: In short, yes, you will need to use the same make and model drive as the 'motherboard' can only recognise one type of drive geometry (as far as we know). So, ...
by Andy Cippico
Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:41 am
Forum: JVC HM-HDS4 HDD/SVHS Recorder
Topic: HM-HDS4
Replies: 8
Views: 36719

Hi JPRus, Thanks for stopping by! Unfortunately, not knowing the HM-HDS4 I think I'll refer this question to Andrew. All I can say is that I've never seen this on the HDS1 and it sounds like a definite fault with your unit to me. I mean, if it can't do what it says on the tin, then you need to take ...
by Andy Cippico
Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:24 pm
Forum: JVC HM-HDS1 HDD/SVHS Recorder
Topic: Repairing my JVC HM-HDS1
Replies: 0
Views: 74864

Repairing my JVC HM-HDS1

As I am currently a novice at repairing this beast, I can only tell you the barest of info about it. Suffice to say, I've had to strip mine down a couple of times to repair various faults...

Read the full story at: www.cippico.com/technical/jvc-hm-hds1/repair_story.htm
by Andy Cippico
Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:35 am
Forum: JVC HM-HDS1 HDD/SVHS Recorder
Topic: Cloning or backing up your JVC HM-HDS1 hard drive.
Replies: 49
Views: 375628

Cloning or backing up your JVC HM-HDS1 hard drive.

I have put together some preliminary documentation for this. Take a look at www.cippico.com/technical