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clivepearce
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:42 pm Reply with quote
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Dear All

I have a Toppy 5800 PVR. It has been working smoothly for years. Now though , it crashes reboots and you see BBC1 for 5 seconds ..then it crashes again and keeps repeating this process. I have downloaded the firmware updates software and Toppy installation software but these applications do not detect the Toppy when I plug in into my laptop. I at the point of just putting it in the bin unless someone one know what to do with this problem. When I hold down '0' on the remote nothing happens....any ideas?

Thanks


Clive Pearce
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juwlz
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:53 pm Reply with quote
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clivepearce wrote:
I have a Toppy 5800 PVR. It has been working smoothly for years.
The good news is that it'll be inexpensive to repair (unless it's been doing it for a while and has damaged the drive or other more expensive parts too). See Toppy Repairs.

Julie

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alan_m
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:54 pm Reply with quote
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clivepearce wrote:
Dear All

I have a Toppy 5800 PVR. It has been working smoothly for years. Now though , it crashes reboots and you see BBC1 for 5 seconds ..then it crashes again and keeps repeating this process. I have downloaded the firmware updates software and Toppy installation software but these applications do not detect the Toppy when I plug in into my laptop. I at the point of just putting it in the bin unless someone one know what to do with this problem. When I hold down '0' on the remote nothing happens....any ideas?

Thanks


Clive Pearce


Always the first thing to try is cold boot by switching off at the mains for 2 minutes (standby doesn't do a cold boot/software reset).

If you have a computer with a 32 bit operating system you could try emptysettings and TFDN_USB to factory reset you box.

Using TFDN_USB to load emptysettings and/or new firmware.

http://forum.toppy.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=235616#235616
http://forum.toppy.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=235626#235626
http://forum.toppy.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=235632#235632
http://forum.toppy.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=235648#235648

Toppys 3 to 5 years old often have power supply problems. Usually cheap to fix DIY, or a couple of forum members offer a reasonably priced repair service

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Topfield_5800/PSU_Repair

https://sites.google.com/site/juwlztoppy/Reference#TOC-Toppy-repair-service-parts

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