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Sky+ hard drive scratching noise

  • 11-09-2007 01:52PM
    #1
    lukej
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭


    In the last 2 days the hard drive on my sky+ box has been making a scratching noise while recording and during playback of recordings;
    could this mean that the hard drive is failing?


Comments

  • #2
    patpark121
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 161 ✭✭patpark121


    Sounds like it. Ring Sky very quickly. Is it a pace unit by any chance???
    All you should hear is the soft whirring of the fan, well most of the time soft whirring.


  • #3
    lukej
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭lukej


    patpark121 wrote:
    Sounds like it. Ring Sky very quickly. Is it a pace unit by any chance???
    All you should hear is the soft whirring of the fan, well most of the time soft whirring.

    Yep, its a pace. Rung sky and should have a new one in a few days.

    thanks.

    lukej.


  • #4
    wil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭wil


    could be the hd or the fan.
    Any strange or unusual sounds from your digibox are never welcome.
    If you can I'd recommend you save off anything you havent seen to DVD as they could all be lost if it does die.
    There have been reports in the past of unusually noisy fans caused by updates in the firmware causing fans to remain on continuously.


  • #5
    kevmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 242 ✭✭kevmac


    She's on her way out.

    My 250GB Sky+ HD went like that for two weeks and then died.


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