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billmars |
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:32 pm |
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Joined: 17 Sep 2005
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shenson |
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:40 pm |
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Joined: 11 Apr 2005
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Did you fix the PSU? A faulty PSU can cause all sorts of weird problems including the "playback stopped" issue and hard disk corruption. |
_________________ TF5800, F/W: MS6 Recommended F/W 12/9/2009 -FmXl+EvEzMPeUUuWf
TAPs: PcControl B1.4; EIT Sub (Game) v0.6; EPG2MEI v0.96; MyInfo B5.6; MyStuff 6.6; SecCache (UK) v0.4; TAP Commander 1.34; UK Subtitle 1.9; PruneEPG 1.0; |
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juwlz |
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:23 pm |
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MyStuff Team
Joined: 12 Aug 2005
Posts: 10801
Location: Wokingham, Berkshire (Hannington transmitter)
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shenson wrote: Did you fix the PSU? Seconded. Many PSU problems LOOK like hard drive problems. See Toppy Repairs and PSU exchange. I know that MikeyP has done a repair (as per your original post). Do you know how many capacitors he changed? AndyFras (the other repairer on here) routinely changes 13 these days on a 5800, and in some cases, there are some others that also need to be changed. |
_________________ 5800, TS On, F/W: MS6 Recommended F/W 12/9/2009 -Sy+BmC0CfCtFsIMPePsR3UUuUxZ
5810, TS On, F/W: F/W: MS6 Recommended F/W 12/9/2009 +BmCfCtFsR3Z
MyStuff info; Help!; Reference
Harmony 885 remote. Sig date 8 April 2012 |
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browser |
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:08 pm |
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Joined: 04 Jul 2010
Posts: 28
Location: Warrington -Winter Hill
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Thanks for the replies. Yes MikeyP did a health check on it but I cant remember whether it was 11 or 13 capacitors he changed. He did say that if it started to play up again then it would point to the hard drive. I found the list of drives on the link and didn't want to spend much more on this repair. I figured that I am already in for £25 I may as well pay another small amount to keep the box going until we move on to smart TV. I didn't know if there was a recommended drive other than a straight swap PATA. There is a Western Digital WD1600AAJB 160GB 3.5 inch IDE Hard Drive on Amazon for £22 is it worth a punt? |
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TAPs: EPG2MEI v0.96; MyStuff 6.4; Font Manager 1.0d; Extend v1.7; SecCache (UK) v0.4; EIT Sub (Game) v0.6; MHEG On/Off A3; MyInfo B5.6;
Sig generated by MyInfo on 25/5/13 |
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browser |
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 1:02 pm |
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Joined: 04 Jul 2010
Posts: 28
Location: Warrington -Winter Hill
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Toppy box sat on 'sparkies' bench for ages. Caps OK, HD discoloured (heat). Motherboard (possible heat problem or dry joint?) Thats it with buying PVR's. First 1/ Verty - worked fine but ended up with no downloads - box now in loft.
2/ Toppy - worked brilliantly for a couple of years - then problem after problem - box now in loft
3/ Hello Tivo - time to let someone else worry about malfunctioning equipment.
Thanks for all of your comments and help in the past guys & of course Juwlz
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_________________ TS On, F/W: MS6 Recommended F/W 12/9/2009 -Sy
TAPs: EPG2MEI v0.96; MyStuff 6.4; Font Manager 1.0d; Extend v1.7; SecCache (UK) v0.4; EIT Sub (Game) v0.6; MHEG On/Off A3; MyInfo B5.6;
Sig generated by MyInfo on 25/5/13 |
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Bizman |
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 3:12 pm |
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Joined: 06 Apr 2010
Posts: 1707
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You could donate your unwanted Toppy to andyfras who, I am sure, will arrange collection, repair it and sell it on with any profit going towards the upkeep of this forum. Send him a PM for details. |
_________________ TF5810, F/W: 5.15.09T 4/9/2009 -FmTe+EzHsVb
TAPs: EIT Sub (Game) v0.6; SecCache (UK) v0.4; MHEG On/Off A3; MPDisplayLITE V1.2; MyInfo B5.6; PruneEPG 1.0; EPG2MEI v0.96; QuickJump 1.72; Extend v1.7; (fsSave 1.1);
Sig generated by MyInfo on 3/8/17
Other TAPs : FsCheck, Channel Organiser. PSU Caps 7/2/2011 Tx: Mendip. TV: Samsung (32"), NSLU2, STB: Labgear FV300. PC Acer Aspire One with Win7 Starter |
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