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| The '''Green Screen of Death''' or '''GSOD''' is a ] that occurs on a ] ] and it indicates that its ] has failed. In the GSOD, there is a message that begins with ] as it indicates that ] is about to be repaired on the damaged ]. In most cases, the repairs are ] without any ], though it can take hours, and it cannot function in other ways, even if the box recovery is finished.<ref>{{cite web|title=How to deal with the Green Screen of Death|url=https://support.tivo.com/SupportPortalArticleViewPage?artURL=%2Farticles%2FTroubleshooting%2FGreen-Screen-with-a-Severe-Error-Message-Troubleshooting|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}</ref> | |||
| ==Details of the GSOD== | |||
| {{see also|TiVo#Issues}} | |||
| Since ]’s inception in 1999, the cause of the green screen of death was unknown until ] to the ] came into use. As the upgrades came into use, most people had no problems with the upgrades. During the time of ] first upgrades, some groups of people experienced problems with the ], which streamlines one of the first causes of the green screen of death.<ref>{{cite web|title=First cause of the GSOD highlighted|url= | |||
| https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33683084|accessdate=November 27, 2011}}</ref> | |||
| Then, there is another cause other than upgrade issues called hard drive failures. These failures happen because of ] such as ], ]{{dn|date=September 2018}}, and vice versa, ], ], ] life expectancy, human ], ], ], ], and even ]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=The signs of hard drive failures|url=https://www.datarecoverylabs.com/hard-drive-failure.html|accessdate=January 1, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| Because of the nerve-wracking causes of the hard drive failures and the upgrade issues, the end result is the green screen of death. | |||
| ==How to cope with the Green Screen of Death== | |||
| After the green screen of death starts appearing on the ], there has been some useful ] to cope with the green screen of death. As according to '']'', a guy who used to work for ] has replied that the ]{{dn|date=September 2018}} doesn’t have any ] and it’s designed to ]. In terms of time, the usual time for a green screen of death to end is approximately ]. If the screen is on for more than three hours, you will have to ] both the ] and ]. Later on, you plug them back in and you have to wait for ]. If these solutions don’t do the trick, call ] for support.<ref>{{cite web|title=Solutions for the GSOD|url=https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080717095031AAXRhWD|accessdate=March 11, 2010}}</ref>{{better source|date=September 2018}} | |||
| ==Green Screen of Death in electronics other than TiVo DVRs== | |||
| Besides the green screen of death in ] ], people have also been reporting the green screen of death in other electronics such as the ], ] ], ], and ], ] computers, and ] devices such as ] and ]. | |||
| ===Video game console GSOD history=== | |||
| Since the formation of the ] (formed from December 3, ] to the present day) and ] consoles (formed from November 15, ] to the present day) the cause of the green screen of death was unknown until the exact causes have been discovered. | |||
| ===Xbox 360: GSOD Causes and Solutions=== | |||
| {{see|Xbox 360 technical problems}} | |||
| == References == | |||
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