DM800 Dead!?

[waj_uk]

My dm800 has just gone off while watching sky sports, ive tried changing the power lead still nothing i know the lead works, my question is what could be wrong with the box or is it completely buggered!?


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[lombard]

power brick green led on ? tried another plug ? adaptor ?

[waj_uk]

Tried another plug/adapter, the ethernet light at the back are flashing but nothing else all i can hear is a tick tock sound like a clock


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[lombard]

Display at front ?

[fahimjan]

What it shows at front panel ?

[waj_uk]

Nothing, blank doesnt seem to be showing any signs of life


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[lombard]

internal fan spinning ? ethernet lights on ?

[southpaw]

See if it will go into flash mode, attach power with on button pressed,

[waj_uk]

No the fans not spinning, ethernet lights at the back u mean? Yh green and orange flashing. I havent tried the flash mode will try that


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[lombard]

try reflashing it, if not dreamup .

[waj_uk]

Tried going into flash mode no response, the ticking sound has stopped but can still here a sound when the power goes on and the ethernet lights are off now and still no display :(


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[alom5]

aparantley, it could be a tuner fault. try taking the tuner off and turning on the box. i read somewhere before that it sorted it out for someone. tuner maybe loose or something

worth a try.

[satsmo]

It was posted here on a few threads alom.

The tuner is probably unseated, remove it then boot up with it removed. If it boots, turn off and reseat the tuner.

The ticking noise is the fan bearings, use wd40 or similar to lubricate the fan, this will sort it. The ticking will also occur if the tuner is slightly loose as it will lean against the fan.

[alom5]

i wasn't sure where ....knew i heard it somewhere...it jogged something in the memory bank lol.

cheers satsmo.

[waj_uk]

Ive unscrewed the cover and a screw goin inti the tuner but the tuner doesnt move? How do i get it out?


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[satsmo]

The tuner pulls out to one side. You need to remove all the screws on the back plate, including the screwlocks at the DVI connector.

In German but it will show you how:

Dreambox 800 Kabeltuner einbauen - YouTube

[waj_uk]

Ok removed the tuner still the same no display or booting of any kind, shall i recycle it? Lol


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[satsmo]

No return the tuner to it's socket, spray the fan, (if you have WD40 or similar) and try another PSU, (once again if you have access to another one.

Even a DM500 PSU will do, the ampage differs but it will be fine. Although just looked back and you have tried that also.

I can almost guarantee by the symptoms that it is the tuner, but check for leaking capacitors on the board also.

[alom5]

i think satsmo's right...

found this on another place....it could be broken diode by the power plug

http://i51.tinypic.com/2n7h8oh.jpg

the last thing would be to get it checked out to see where the power is stopping at

[waj_uk]

Ive tried different psu and adapters i have two dm800 so i used the psu from the one that is working, still no luck removed and put back the tuner the noise is coming from where the power goes into as i disconected the fan and removed tuner to see what i could hear, also i noticed when i used the PSU fro my other box the green light on the adapter was intermittantly flashing whereas on the bix that works its solid green, any ideas? Maybe a faulty power connector thingymibob on the dreambox?


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[satsmo]

Did you buy it in the UK or import it from China. Is it still under warranty?

Sounds like I said above but you may need to send it back for repair or if not under warranty try bringing it to an electrical repair shop, it is a minor fault, (if not tuner related) and shouldn't cost too much to repair.

[waj_uk]

Bought it off fleabay from the uk nearly a year ago its a clone so must have been imported from china somewhere along the line, i hope i can get it fixed seems to be a power issue


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[IAmATeaf]

If it's clicking then it's definitely a short or burnt out component, any chance of some decent pictures from around the area where the PSU plugs into the box, one other thing worth trying is holding down the PSU socket to see if it's the actual socket on the DM that's loose.

[waj_uk]

Ok i will try putting pics up this evening iv opened it up so i will take pic of everything i can see


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[waj_uk]

Ive took pics but they are not very clear, how do i know if the board is fried of if theres a problem with the diode etc? its not letting me upload from tapatalk anyway


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[Mjolinor]

Ive took pics but they are not very clear, how do i know if the board is fried of if theres a problem with the diode etc? its not letting me upload from tapatalk anyway


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You know because someone on here will tell you once you have stuck some reasonable pictures up. :)

[waj_uk]

Ok photos are not happening for some reason but im sending it off for repair, is ?30 max too much or is that a reaonable price to get it back up and running?


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[alom5]

only you candecide if its too much mate. how much do you want your box back??

is ?30 too much to pay to get it back up and running again?

if my box died and someone said they'd get it back sorted for ?30....i would be well happy :)

[waj_uk]

Yes same here but this is a spare box as the main one is still going so hopefully i can get it fixed and it will last me a while! :)


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