jeffreyhslin

I went ahead and installed a new hard drive.  It has all the new updates, but the boot up time hasn't changed (still around 1:45).

So, it appears the issue may not be with the hard drive. 

Any suggestions?  Please help!

Jeff

Hello,

I'm new to the forum and I have looked around at similar topics, but haven't found any resolution.

I have been using an AVIC-Z3 for about 3+ years.  About 4 months ago it started to take awhile (about 2 minutes) to boot or start up.  The black start screen "Starting Pioneer Car Navigation" screen stays on for around 1.5 minutes and then the spash screen comes up for around 20 seconds.  During the start up, the radio/XM will work, but everything else doesn't kick in until the start up is complete.

Some details: This is an actual original AVIC-Z3 (not upgrade from Z1 or Z2).  I have XM, Bluetooth, and rearview camera modules.  I had the 2010 HDD Navigation Upgrade (CNDV-1000HD) loaded a few years ago.

I have tried different resets, per talking with Pioneer: the 2 different kinds while pressing the "map" button and also the manual paper clip button on the bottom left front of the device.  I have basically reset the unit back to factory, erasing all saved music and nav markers in the process; the XM, Bluetooth, and camera still work though.  Anyways, this did not help and Pioneer advises to send the whole unit to them in CA along with $230 in order for them to figure it out.

I've seen some posts that say that the hard drive could be failing.  Is this what it is?  I've heard of possibly hooking up the harddrive to computer and removing bad sectors or something. 

Any help/recommendations/advice would be appreciated.

Thanks