DM800HD thermal problem

[kiss_ro]

Re: DM800HD thermal problem

1. Just replace your coolers with new ones, but this time look at quality not at prices (they are cheap anyway, are just some coolers)

2. About instability are you using a suitable PSU ? after you added the HDD have you upgraded the PSU ?

When I have bought the coolers I didn't looked at the price... And No I didn't upgraded the PSU... It wasn't a power surge failure - it was overheating - this problem dissapeared after I have connected the 2 laptop fans - never faild since that moment...

[naiarty]

Re: DM800HD thermal problem

on my clone dreambox 800 i disconnect the internal fun too and i use an laptop fun with big fun and cooling all dream and no noise.

[Malikawan7]

Re: DM800HD thermal problem

How can I use the voltage of scart for a external fan ?

[digicon]

Re: DM800HD thermal problem

On the newer revision 800hd clones they have replaced the tiny heatsink and fan with a larger heatsink now which disperses the heat a ot better than the old design, Unfortunately some people have had a hard time fitting an internal drive due to the size of the new heat sink.

If you have the old type 800hd clone with fan a better heatsink and Thermal CPU paste from a computer supply shop would be a better option than an external fan

[DirtyDonki]

Re: DM800HD thermal problem

Really, I can't believe this - knowing my STB, and suposing that all are quite the same.. maybe you're lucky or the place where you have the box is cold...
Mine whithout the two fans dies in less than an hour.

Mine is actually kept in a cabinet behind a glass door and has never given me any such issues nor does it have a fan.

In there also is my Media Player, 360 & Blurray player.

I guess you are right. I must just have been lucky & got mine from a decent batch.

[kigh]

Re: DM800HD thermal problem

My clone freezes too if the external cooling fan I putted stops, so kiss_ro - you're not lonely ... I'm in south Europe and everything's melting - including ourselves...

[mesto]

Re: DM800HD thermal problem

My clone is frezing too, change anything but no way

[Moleg]

Re: DM800HD thermal problem

Just a bit of info from my own setup, I used a graphics card heatsink Bought seperatly from a supplyer that sells watercooling systens for pc's (zalman are the manufacturers) the heatsinks are about an inch square and just stick on... (watercooling a dm800hd, now theres a thought......... Nah!!!! ) :-) and also an external laptop cooler for about £6 or £7.00, the type with the folding legs and two fans, romoved the legs as they are only held on with screws, and placed it over the top of the dm box drawing the air through it, as I have an internal hard drive which also generates a bit of heat, belt and braces and all that!

Regs

Mole

[jackel808]

Re: DM800HD thermal problem

Really, I can't believe this - knowing my STB, and suposing that all are quite the same.. maybe you're lucky or the place where you have the box is cold...
Mine whithout the two fans dies in less than an hour.

i have had a dm800 hd pro for a year now with a 700gig internal hd installed and i have never had any heat problems as of yet. i also use a laptop cooler sitting under the box