March 17, 2005 11:04 AM

slotman6 said:

I have a ptv300 tivo that i think the harddrive is bad can i put the hardrive in another ptv300 and test it without causing any problems.

Yes, all other things being equal, the drive should work fine. You might also consider putting the drive into a PC and running manufacturer diagnostics on it - you can download them for free at maxtor.com.

For answers to commonly asked questions, please refer to the
InstantCake Instructions and Release Notes,
Official InstantCake Discussion Thread, and the
Official PTVnet Discussion Thread