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Thursday, July 30th, 2026 12:25 AM

Need to re-pair cable card after replacing hard drive in Tivo

I need to re-pair the cable card after replacing the hard drive in my Tivo Bolt. I do not get the Host ID or Data ID in the Cablecard(tm) Pairing section because it is stuck initializing.  The Conditional Access section shows Con: Yes and Val: I. I've tried rebooting, emoving and reinserting the card and redoing guided setup multiple times to no avail. 

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... Tivo Bolt. I do not get the Host ID or Data ID in the Cablecard(tm) Pairing section because it is stuck initializing ...  

I'm no expert, but I suspect that it won't be possible to pair the card again without a Host ID (all card types) and, for Motorola & Arris cards, a Data ID. I'm guessing you need to figure out why the box is "stuck initializing" and get it to complete that process.  

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