dead sky+ box

andyone

i was away for a few days.... left the skybox plugged in to record the soaps for she who must be obeyed.... came home... skybox seems dead...
the red standby light is on.... and when pressed.... it does nothing..... :mad::mad::mad:.... it sounds like the hard drive is running..... when the box has been turned of and unplugged..... and then restarted.... its the same story... has any one had this problem..... and if so can it be sorted.....

Kristopherus

If you don't mind losing any recordings you could try this:

Unplug the Sky box at the mains
Press the left and right navigation buttons on the front of the box whilst plugging into the mains again. Do NOT release the buttons until the green Play light comes on ~ 30secs.
Press Selecton the box. The play light will then rotate clockwise for about three minutes whilst the box resets itself. The box will go into Standby.
Leave for 2-3 minutes whilst the hard drive reformats and then proceed as normal

steveon

+1 its your best hope...

andyone

Kristopherus wrote: »

If you don't mind losing any recordings you could try this:

Unplug the Sky box at the mains
Press the left and right navigation buttons on the front of the box whilst plugging into the mains again. Do NOT release the buttons until the green Play light comes on ~ 30secs.
Press Selecton the box. The play light will then rotate clockwise for about three minutes whilst the box resets itself. The box will go into Standby.
Leave for 2-3 minutes whilst the hard drive reformats and then proceed as normal

tried that.... the green play light would not come on..... not even after holding those buttons in for 60 secs...any more suggestions

Kristopherus

Go to /http://www.avforums.com/forums/sky-sky/index2.html. You may find a solution there.