Sky+ Please wait message

Sat Sergeant

Sat Sergeant

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My Satellite Setup
3.3 metre dish quad LNB Thompson and Pace Sky plus
My Location
Peyia, Cyprus
Any suggestions as to cause of the following problem : Pace V2 Sky Plus Box a few years old, one of the first I think. When switching on from standby and trying to record, live pause or open planner I get message "For your information Please wait press backup to return" If I then switch power off and reboot everything is fine until I return to standby and then switch on again the same fault reappears. The box will not carry out either planner rebuild or full system reset unless I reboot, it just locks up. Have done full system reset from reboot but fault reappears after standby. I suspect a possible HDD problem but would appreciate comments. Thanks
 
Could well be a failing hard drive - Im sure Ive read somewhere that Sky+'s wont boot unless a working HDD is connected.
 
Thanks for that Analoguesat, at the moment it will reboot but fault returns after standby, I think I shall invest in a new HDD and try that unless anybody has any other suggestions
 
Make sure all the cables are attached firmly - if the box cant detect the drive as it spins up the boot sequence will stop.
 
i had this on a few sky+ boxes - always a "please wait" message - and can confirm that a new hdd did the trick.
 
Thanks Woborny confirms my suspicion that its the HDD, always seems a bit too warm and fan on most of the time.
Sat Sergeant
 
Hi I have the same problem take alook at this link it appears Sky are aware of the problem. _http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/24/sky_plus_bug/
 
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