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<blockquote data-quote="tomthebomb1968" data-source="post: 534902" data-attributes="member: 280905"><p>if it is the hard drive its just a matter of changing it. its a matter of opening the cover disconnect the old drives power and ide cable lift it out, connect up the new one and replace the cover. My experience is on a version 1 sky+ box but i am sure the procedure is pretty much the same for them all. Some makes of hard drive are more suited but any i have replaced i have used Maxtor drives and all worked perfect. You can download software to them to make them run quieter too as original drives spin at 5400rpm and newer drives are 7200rpm. i think it drops the cache down to 2 mb also which should increase the chances of compatability. Never used it myself though, just a straight swap with all the ones i have done. You will need a torx 10 security bit for the screws on the box(Maplin do them). If you do a search on goo*le there are plenty of step by step wlkthroughs with pics of the whole operation.</p><p></p><p>Just a thought b4 you do the above. Take out the power supply at the back of the box, press and hold back-up button on the box and re-insert the power supply. Continue holding back-up until all the lights on the box come on and the tv screen says downloading new software, do not disconnect the power or satellite cables. It takes about 10 mins. Its worth a shot but if it is the hard drive its not likely to work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tomthebomb1968, post: 534902, member: 280905"] if it is the hard drive its just a matter of changing it. its a matter of opening the cover disconnect the old drives power and ide cable lift it out, connect up the new one and replace the cover. My experience is on a version 1 sky+ box but i am sure the procedure is pretty much the same for them all. Some makes of hard drive are more suited but any i have replaced i have used Maxtor drives and all worked perfect. You can download software to them to make them run quieter too as original drives spin at 5400rpm and newer drives are 7200rpm. i think it drops the cache down to 2 mb also which should increase the chances of compatability. Never used it myself though, just a straight swap with all the ones i have done. You will need a torx 10 security bit for the screws on the box(Maplin do them). If you do a search on goo*le there are plenty of step by step wlkthroughs with pics of the whole operation. Just a thought b4 you do the above. Take out the power supply at the back of the box, press and hold back-up button on the box and re-insert the power supply. Continue holding back-up until all the lights on the box come on and the tv screen says downloading new software, do not disconnect the power or satellite cables. It takes about 10 mins. Its worth a shot but if it is the hard drive its not likely to work. [/QUOTE]
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