Posted on Jul 13, 2008

Hdd recovery 2 problem

When i replay my archos 160G TV shows records from the TV, then it suddenly freezed and dead. I reopen it and it show hdd recovery 2 and 2 choice -- USB and format disk. Eitherway i try but all show media failed and keep blank with same selection ahead.

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zienko187 Jan 11, 2009

i have the same problem, whenever i turn my player on it says the say as above HDD Recovery 2 with two options usb or format disc both say media failed once clicked on!!! andd ideas?????

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I have the same problem with my Archos 605 Wifi.

I found out that my harddrive was broken. so i replaced it with a new one.

Formatted it, system installed the OS and Media Files.

I downloaded the firmware from the Archos website itself!.

Also this went well. Than i had to confirm with ''done''.

But still i keep cycling through a circle of ''rebooting'' and receiving the ''HDD_Recovery_2'' screen. With the only selectable options:
''USB'' and ''Format''

Please does anyone know the solutions???

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