Eurovox EX5000 Pvr No display....

[graff]

Hi all I have tried searching for the problem I have on this thread but I cannot find an answer.

The problem I have is I have a Eurovox PVR 5000 where no display comes up, the hard drive I can hear turns so it does have power, I have turned the pvr off from the switch at the back for a few days and still no display on the tv or the box its self but I can hear the hard drive turn.

I have also unpugged the hard drive still no life with the display.
I have opened the pvr box and pressed the reset button on the circuit board still no joy.

I brought a jtag kit and plugged it in to my pvr ran Skymax I get Idcode FFFFFFFF Fail DCU please restart or reset cpu box.

I have turned the pvr on and off and no joy, on some threads I have read about the C14 capacitor on the circuit board, on the pvr model 5000 this is a green cap but looks nothing like the traditional round caps, but i do see 4 capacitors C8,C9,C10 and C33 that are 1000uf 10v. They are not boldging outword the top of them look the same as the other value of capacitors around the circuit board.

Does anyone know if it may be these 4 1000uf caps that may need changing as I have no display on the front of my pvr i guesss its a power problem but my hard drive is getting power but then again i know there are different voltages that run the pvr.

Anyone that may know what my problem is could you please tell me? thanks in advance.

[satsmo]

Welcome to the forum.Before going through your problem is your box not under warranty and have you tried to contact your supplier regarding this problem?

[graff]

Hi Satsmo, no I have no warrenty with my box as I have opened it and broke the warrenty seal plus it was flashed but unsure now with what firmware, I updated the firmware on my box in Feb 09, and the box was working fine up till around 4 weeks ago but I do know I had the mains power of at the fuse board and then re energised while my pvr box was on but worked fine for 2 weeks later so I don't no if its suffered a surge at a guess.

What I failed to mention is that the first simptoms of something going wrong was that my display on my pvr had a : display on it, I turned my pvr off from the switch at the back then back on, nothing on the display and it has now been like it for weeks.

[satsmo]

If your supplier is a good one they will look after you regardless of the fact that you have opened it or flashed it.

Your first port of call for a problem of this nature should always be the supplier. It sounds like a PSU problem. However you have already gone down the Jtag route.

Did you try speaking with your supplier?

[graff]

Well I brought this item off the famous auction site and its been a few months so going to the person who i brought it off may no longer be around so I know the supplier route is out the question.

[satsmo]

OK was the box working previously and when did it stop working. Was it after a firmware update?

[graff]

The box worked fine after a firmware update for upto 8 weeks but I am not sure what the update number was.

[satsmo]

Have you tried Jkeys and this TSOP http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums...24/#post181051

[alliv]

same prob as you m8

hi . i have the same prob as you. i flashed it for a m8 and all was well, then stupid me took out the hd to lookat the specs of it ,when i put it back in the box only part powers up ie.... 2 green lights one on top of the other in the middle of the display and no time , channel number or red power light . i,s sweating now coz its not mine. did you sort it? or any other ideas?