Panasonic DMR-EH55 dvd recorder, how to replace the hard drive

Good job. my aunt gave me a dmr eh57 and currently trying to read the drive files from a computer, but I think I can't get in the drive unless I format it, but when all the files are gone, so got some work to do.

CAN I USE THIS UNIT BY REMOVING THE HARD DRIVE?
IT MAKES A VERY ANNOYING HUMMING NOISE WHEN TURNED OFF. And I just don't need a recorder. Otherwise I'll just get a new dvd player for $50 usd and take this to the recycling center. Actually, what about replacing it with a solid state drive, with the necessary wire adapters of course; will it work?

did you have to keep to the same size hdd ?

Thank You Very VERY much!!
Changing the HD - 20 minits..
Download the firmware correctly to the device - 3 hours!!
/Claes- Sweden

That's an interesting video - it's a shame it's so hard to find firmware for various pany models. I've long been messing around with the task of cloning panasonic hard drives, but I'm still not at the point where they work once cloned. But for anyone who wants to know, the programmes are stored as mpeg2, and I wrote a quick Linux program that grabbed them all, noting the timestamp change to begin a new file, the output can then be used in VLC or remade into DVDs. The downside is you end up with some of the old deleted bits, but generally speaking the recordings are intact.

Hi Mike,Do you by any chance still have the DMR-EH65 Firmware? I can't find it on any of the suggested sites and Panasonic don't have it now. Would be very grateful if you could get it to me somehow. Great video! Keith, Blenheim NZ.

Even a 1 TB solid state drive is a suggestion as long this needs a conversion adapter.

I have the Panasonic DMR-ES15. Its basically the same as yours except it doesn't have the HDD. I opened mine to replace a bad capacitor on the power supply and all the boards look exactly the same inside as the DMR-EH55. It doesn't have a fan on the back but that could be added. I have a spare 160GB PATA/IDE HDD that i aquired free.
If i bought a flat flex cable to 40pin IDE adaptor from china on eBay (assuming they're available), could my DMR-ES15 be firmware upgraded to the DMR-EH55 with your firmware CD?

Please upload the firmware again

I need help!I have a hard disk with all baby memories and now the dvd recorder is not working anymore. I found exactly the same DVD recorder on eBay. So did I get it right: I have to change the hard disk AND I need a firm ware CD to get that working? Without the CD the new recorder cannot read the hard disk?

Hi Mikeuknz
I'm trying to fix my DMR-EH55, is the download link for the correct firmware still available? I don't see it in the video?
Thanks for an awesome video! I hope I can fix mine too.
Cheers.

Great video with fantastic detailed info

Is it ppssible to convert my HDD & DVD RECORDER to a DVD PLAYER without a Hard Drive? Please a brother.

Hello Do you have Panasonic DMR EH 675 Firmware I can't find it

Do you have a firmware for DMR-EH67? Thanks

Hello,

Do you know how to replace the dvd drive? I have a DMR EH 65 and 56. The 56s dvd drive works well and I want to replace it to the other.

I have some personal videos in this recorder and I want to extract them to a more reliable support. You know what can I do? Thanks

I am also getting the HDD ERR message. I was trying to find a replacement hard drive for Western Digital WD1600BB-14RDAO but could not find it anywhere. Do you know if I can replace it with other brand? Can you recommend a brand and a store where I can buy it?

Hello, I have a Panasonic DMR EH 68. I am trying to download an AVI video from USBFLASH. He sees the map, but does not see the video. What format to change the video to read

Hi, can you explain how the firmware update disc was created for the one that actually installed the firmware? I'm trying to update a Panasonic DMR-E30 DVD recorder with the latest firmware "D5-085". I've burned several CD-R's under ISO-9660 (which is the recommended filesystem according to the manual), as well as Joliet & Mode 2, but the unit fails to recognize the disc, giving me a "U11" error code. The firmware upgrade manual requires me to use Windows XP because it uses ISO-9660, but Windows 7 & 10 doesn't support ISO-9660. I have both ImgBurn & CDBurnerXP, but it hasn't gotten me anywhere. I've previously updated the firmware successfully several years ago without any problems, and that was the same model. There are two firmware files that exist, "UPDATE_DMR_FIRM" & "PANA_DVD.FRM". What is the proper way to create a firmware update CD or DVD, which recordable disc should I use, and what is the proper filesystem & write speed that the recorder will recognize?

Hi, I'm getting the Please Wait message on my DRM-EH55. The capacitors on the board look good. If i get a new HD for this and firmware; does the firmware flash update the hard drive or a chip on the board?

i have a Panasonic DMR-E100HEB, i can remove the 3 small screws at the back , but the two at the side i cant, no matter what screwdriver i use, what type of screwdriver are you using ?

Now that ssd have tumbled in price since this video was made, I wonder if anyone has attempted replacing the hdd with an ssd of the same capacity.

File is not available anymore. Any chance to get it somewhere?

Hi Mike. Could you PLEASE upload the firmware again? I have the Aust/NZ "GN" model & the firmware for it doesn't exist anywhere on the internet! Much appreciated mate.

Hi, please write me how to burn the firmware on a cd r medium. I tried several brands at 10x speed and it won"t work... it is frustrating . Thanks.

I HAVE A PANASONIC DMR BWT 800 RECORDER IT STARTED LOOSING PICTURE AND MAKING LOUD SCRATCHY TYPE NOISES WITH THE SCREEN ON THE TV LOOKING LIKE IT IS OUT OF TUNE LOTS OF DOTS AND NOISY . I TUNED IT OFF LEFT IT FOR A WHILE IT THEN STARTED WORKING CORRECTLY FOR A DAY THEN STARTED THE SAME STUFF ALL OVER AGAIN ..NOW ALL I GET IS A BLANK SCREEN WITH THE WORDS NO SIGNAL !!1 I TRIED IT ON ANOTHER TV WITH DIFFERENT HDMI CABLES ETC TO MAKE SURE IT WAS THE PLAYER WITH SAME RESULTS ... NO SIGNAL .. THERE IS NO OBVIOUS BURNT CAPS ON THE BOARD THAT I CAN SEE ... THERE IS ONLY ONE HDMI PORT COMING OUT OF THE RECORDER SO CAN'T TRY A DIFFERENT PORT WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST ! PLEASE

I have the DMR-E80H and also i have many DVD RAM it was very hard to find a DVD Drive for my PC and watch those DVDs my question is, Is there any way to watch my DVD RAM videos with the original menus in a Windows 10 PC? an APP or a Firmware to descipher DVD_RTAV VR_MOVIE.VRO videos Thank you

Hi can you please re upload the firmware, because it is not available anymore I need it for my Panasonic DMR-EH55 to replace the hard drive

The newer models you have to register the hdd in the register options to the machine before you can do anything else

Can you please reupload the firmware. the zippyshare link is not working anymore

Opa vc vende amigo....

All links have died, please reupload the firmware. And thank you for your work.

Great DVD Recorder. I have 5 of them & 3 EH50s.

Could someone please upload the firmware?

I have the same problem. Can I have a copy of that cd with the firmware? Or else, from where can I download it? Thanks, Joe.

Hi, which compatible EH-55/EH65 could increase the HDD hard disk limit? Thanks