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fitzy1982
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10. November 2008 @ 07:29 |
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My friends starview box freezes and then switches off is there anyway i can fix this for him?
I was watching telly last night on it and it frooze and then on the display it went to 1 and switched off, it came back on but within 2mins it was gone again
Cheers in advance........hopefully
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10. November 2008 @ 09:12 |
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Originally posted by fitzy1982:
My friends starview box freezes and then switches off is there anyway i can fix this for him?
I was watching telly last night on it and it frooze and then on the display it went to 1 and switched off, it came back on but within 2mins it was gone again
Cheers in advance........hopefully
What SV b0x is it, "SV1", "The B0x", "The B0x Super" ?
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fitzy1982
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10. November 2008 @ 11:12 |
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Its the first one they brought out, i have it flashed so it updates automatically
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10. November 2008 @ 11:15 |
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Originally posted by fitzy1982:
Its the first one they brought out, i have it flashed so it updates automatically
If its the starview 1
Do a factory reset & flash it with the crypstar v.1.4- Core 2.57 bin & see if this helps.
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fitzy1982
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10. November 2008 @ 11:26 |
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Cheers ok i'll try that and get back to ya
I tried doing the factory resseting but i didnt flash it again
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fitzy1982
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11. November 2008 @ 10:40 |
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Originally posted by noelyf:
Originally posted by fitzy1982:
Its the first one they brought out, i have it flashed so it updates automatically
If its the starview 1
Do a factory reset & flash it with the crypstar v.1.4- Core 2.57 bin & see if this helps.
I've done this and it hasnt fixed the problem
It freezes and switches off and comes back on again but not for long and some times it will just freeze and not come back on without turning the box off and on
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11. November 2008 @ 11:01 |
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Hi Noel welcome back mate ;)
@ fitzy does it come up with a single digit on the LCD when it does this?
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fitzy1982
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11. November 2008 @ 11:09 |
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Originally posted by sc0user:
Hi Noel welcome back mate ;)
@ fitzy does it come up with a single digit on the LCD when it does this?
Yes normally a 0 scouser
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11. November 2008 @ 11:30 |
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fitzy1982
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11. November 2008 @ 11:37 |
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Originally posted by sc0user:
You need to replace the C11 capacitor on the PSU board. Costs about 50p from Maplins. Follow this pic from Martin http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/725/svcapfixpnggv2.png he hasnt updated in while, so change it to a 16V 1000uf one.
Is that hard to do? Looks like a big job :(
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11. November 2008 @ 11:52 |
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5 minute job. If you don't like soldering, just bring it to your local TV/electrical repair shop and tell them what needs replacing and they will do it for a few quid.
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fitzy1982
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11. November 2008 @ 12:26 |
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Originally posted by sc0user:
5 minute job. If you don't like soldering, just bring it to your local TV/electrical repair shop and tell them what needs replacing and they will do it for a few quid.
Cheers scouser
YNWA
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11. November 2008 @ 19:50 |
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Originally posted by sc0user:
Hi Noel welcome back mate ;)
Thanks sc0user, its good to be back :)
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fitzy1982
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13. November 2008 @ 07:21 |
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Scouser i changed the capacitor to a 16v one and that hasnt fixed it
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fitzy1982
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13. November 2008 @ 08:41 |
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Any other ideas??
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13. November 2008 @ 09:00 |
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Did you fix it yourself and make sure the polarity was correct when doing so? Also check other cap C21 and the D7 diode.
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13. November 2008 @ 09:44 |
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i had same problem with a starview 1 that was given i looked inside at caps all seemed fin.....so after about 5 reflashes it works fine ...maybe a good few flashes will sort it
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fitzy1982
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13. November 2008 @ 09:46 |
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I got a fella in work to do it, hes a qualifed electrican.
Hes done this before and he changed the C11 capacitor but said that it was ok that it wasnt burnt out
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13. November 2008 @ 09:59 |
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Other than doing as per what the poster said above "reflash a few times". I would get your mate to check the voltages coming from the PSU.
Voltages you should have are:
3.3 Volt
12 Volt
23 Volt
7 Volt
Report back his findings as we can then tell if there is a cap still at fault. Caps do not have to show visual signs of failure to be at fault. The first 3.3 V powerline if dropped to around 3.1V is indicative of a cap fault.
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fitzy1982
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13. November 2008 @ 10:26 |
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Originally posted by sc0user:
Other than doing as per what the poster said above "reflash a few times". I would get your mate to check the voltages coming from the PSU.
Voltages you should have are:
3.3 Volt
12 Volt
23 Volt
7 Volt
Report back his findings as we can then tell if there is a cap still at fault. Caps do not have to show visual signs of failure to be at fault. The first 3.3 V powerline if dropped to around 3.1V is indicative of a cap fault.
Ok scouser i'll tell him and report back and tell ya what happens.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your help
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13. November 2008 @ 10:49 |
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You're welcome fitzy, but help is only good "when" it helps :)
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fitzy1982
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22. November 2008 @ 06:13 |
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I decided to flash the box 5 or 6 times and on the 4th time it frooze while doing it and wouldnt finish the flash.
When i hook it up to the telly now on the lcd where it would show what channel it was on a line keeps going around in a loop and then stops just showing a line.
Is it fucked?
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malci
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22. November 2008 @ 07:35 |
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Originally posted by fitzy1982:
I decided to flash the box 5 or 6 times and on the 4th time it frooze while doing it and wouldnt finish the flash.
When i hook it up to the telly now on the lcd where it would show what channel it was on a line keeps going around in a loop and then stops just showing a line.
Is it fucked?
Bad Flash, go to the first link in my post at the bottom, and use the bad flash method, you may have to try it quite a few times, you will also find it at the link marked Starview, it has been known to work 1st time and others have taken 20 plus attempts, keep trying and eventually it will kick in. Good Luck.
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fitzy1982
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24. November 2008 @ 05:16 |
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Originally posted by malci:
Originally posted by fitzy1982:
I decided to flash the box 5 or 6 times and on the 4th time it frooze while doing it and wouldnt finish the flash.
When i hook it up to the telly now on the lcd where it would show what channel it was on a line keeps going around in a loop and then stops just showing a line.
Is it fucked?
Bad Flash, go to the first link in my post at the bottom, and use the bad flash method, you may have to try it quite a few times, you will also find it at the link marked Starview, it has been known to work 1st time and others have taken 20 plus attempts, keep trying and eventually it will kick in. Good Luck.
Ok i'm gonna try that bad flash thingy today, fingers crossed
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fitzy1982
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2. December 2008 @ 10:46 |
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The bad flash got it back working. Cheers for that. It appears to be working better than ever! Saying that i've ordered starview 4 to replace it as i reckon its only a matter of time before it shits itself again
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