Is my Dream Box 800 hd PVR dead

[whinpo]

Re: Is my Dream Box 800 hd PVR dead

did you get the voltage measurement device?

[spanky_1209]

Re: Is my Dream Box 800 hd PVR dead

Thank you for the many answers, it is a clone and it did have a fan. It been working for 12 months suddenly the picture went and the red light flashed on the box and made bleeping sound, it was really hot to the touch. switched it off and since then nothing.

Yes the cloned DM are off bad quality, they are chinese. But if you see that the Power LED on the DM is lightning then the power supply must be ok. You should try to take a look at the capacitors. When they are not ok they are blown up on the upper sufrace. If that is the case then you can easily repair it if you have a soldering gun. If it is something else you will need a mesauring device (for example FLUKE) where you can meassure the voltage or the current of the particula electronical elements.

You should reconsidering buying a DM original from Germany, or just look at the ebay maybe you find a relaible Dbox 2 from Nokia, Phillips or Sagem. They are good quality and reliable. I have one that is 7 years old and still working.

I hope that I helped you.

[arsamj1981]

Re: Is my Dream Box 800 hd PVR dead

Hope you do not need to replace parts
Good luck

[alfred_1]

Re: Is my Dream Box 800 hd PVR dead

Thank you for the many answers, it is a clone and it did have a fan. It been working for 12 months suddenly the picture went and the red light flashed on the box and made bleeping sound, it was really hot to the touch. switched it off and since then nothing.

If it was that hot and just suddenly went then almost hundred percent that something (hardware fault) blew in the Box, because if it was that hot imagine how the Heat Sinks inside the Box were (these heat sinks transfer heat from that component (I.C. -Triac - thryistor - or whatever) to the heat sinks. So something definitely went kaput inside.
Best to take for repair.

[Zeyn]

Re: Is my Dream Box 800 hd PVR dead

No it doesn't bleep at all, the only life si teh flashing ethernet port.

In this case it is better to flash through the RS232 port, it transmits through and write directly to memory devices

[whinpo]

Re: Is my Dream Box 800 hd PVR dead

In this case it is better to flash through the RS232 port, it transmits through and write directly to memory devices

If the Dbox was overheated, I believe the problem isn't the flash that is erased...

and to be able to flash it via JTAG , you need at minimum some components to have power...

Before trying anything, you need to check your hardware...

[kazzgirl]

Re: Is my Dream Box 800 hd PVR dead

if you don't know what a resistor or transistor looks like,don't own or use a mulitmeter than for your own sake, take it to a Radio,Tv repair man/oman and let them do the work..play with it an you could make it worse to the point of destroying your DM. Even static can write off the chips inside it-! so do yourself a favour and use the telephone book! it will be easier and cheaper in the long run..