Dreambox making grinding sound ?

Barr

Hi All

I have a DM800 and recently it seems quite noisy even in standby.

Anyone else have a similar issue or know if it’s a problem?

Thanks

razor_ryan

Sounds like the internal fan which is a common fault on the DM800.I had the same problem a while back so I disconnected it from the mainboard to be honest unless you have a internal harddrive installed you won't need the fan

Barr

razor_ryan wrote: »

Sounds like the internal fan which is a common fault on the DM800.I had the same problem a while back so I disconnected it from the mainboard to be honest unless you have a internal harddrive installed you won't need the fan

Does this mean the fan has stopped working alltogher?

razor_ryan

Barr wrote: »

Does this mean the fan has stopped working alltogher?

Maybe working but the fan bearings are shot thats what the grinding noise is

pissed

Have mine disconnected, bought a laptop cooler like the one below. Runs silent and keeps the box cool.

http://cgi.ebay.ie/USB-2-fan-Laptop-PC-Cooling-Cooler-Pad-Folding-New-/280641499227?pt=UK_Computing_LaptopAccess_RL&hash=item415789705b

mossy464

Yup, i had the same problem. Just purchase one of the laptop cooler fans and disconnect the fan from the mainboard.

Problem solved.

Barr

Don’t know how confident I am opening the dreambox but I’ll give it a go.

Long-term would it do any damage leaving the box as it is ?

mossy464

Hi Barr,

Its pretty straight forward, just a matter of removing a few screws and then unplugging the fan from the board.

Just need to be careful when unplugging the fan from the board.

Barr

What about this has an alternative - would it be a better option rather than a laptop cooler ?


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dreambox-DM800-hd-Chipset-Cooler-Fan-Best-Quality-A1-/110686468518?pt=UK_ConEle_SatCableFreeview_RL&hash=item19c56d79a6

mossy464

Barr wrote: »

What about this has an alternative - would it be a better option rather than a laptop cooler ?


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dreambox-DM800-hd-Chipset-Cooler-Fan-Best-Quality-A1-/110686468518?pt=UK_ConEle_SatCableFreeview_RL&hash=item19c56d79a6

This is the same kind of fan that is in your dreambox already, so it is likely that you may have the same issues with this after a while.

I unplugged the fan on the board of my dm800 and I have a laptop cooling fan that does the job grand.

Barr

Just a quick question - I have a hard drive installed. Will the laptop cooler alone be ok for the dreambox or is it better to keep the internal running as well?

byte

As you've a HDD installed, I'd have thought that you should keep an internal fan running.

The laptop cooler would probably be a good idea too, for additional cooling.

Newtown90

Laptop fan makes a massive difference!

Have internal hdd in mine and it runs super cool!

For €4-5 its worth it!

NellyMcD

Barr wrote: »

Just a quick question - I have a hard drive installed. Will the laptop cooler alone be ok for the dreambox or is it better to keep the internal running as well?

I have an internal hard drive but had to disconnect the internal fan, due to noise. I now just use a laptop cooler underneath the dm800 and have had no problems.

Barr

Glenviewjf wrote: »

Laptop fan makes a massive difference!

Have internal hdd in mine and it runs super cool!

For €4-5 its worth it!

Do you have an internal fan working as well ?

Newtown90

Barr wrote: »

Do you have an internal fan working as well ?

Yes i do! Haven't had any trouble!

MrTrebus

Lads,

if you open the DM and remove the fan, turn it over and remove the sticker on the base of the fan.
Add a few drops of oil (dont use WD 40 but anything else should be grand, I used 3in1 oil )
Cover the hole back over again and replace the fan.
All should be well.
Only just oiled mine this week after the sound got worse and worse, cant hear a thing from it now

CL7

That works most of the time but the fan usually gets noisy again after a few months. Disconnecting the internal fan and buying a laptop cooler for 4 or 5 euro really is the best option.

Mister-M5

Do any of you know if the USB slot on the back of the DM800 will power one of those laptop cooling pads?

mossy464

Mister-M5 wrote: »

Do any of you know if the USB slot on the back of the DM800 will power one of those laptop cooling pads?

Yes it will.

I have one I bought from ebay and have never looked back with it.

I also disconnected the internal fan to stop the grinding sound.

oxo_

Is this a problem only with Cloned boxes ? I've an original DM800HD, there was never a fan installed in it.
Also have a 250gb Western Digital HD in it for years, never any problems with heat. It heats up for sure but no problems experienced ever with the box.