Appreciate you taking the time to reply. I'm pondering which is more hassle - building an XP machine just to get access to a serial port or fixing a brick... The box was just collecting dust anyway so I'll probably risk it. I'll update you with the outcome within the next few days. One more thing that's been bothering me - after I follow your procedure, I would naturally want to update to the latest firmware - which would I use, the 7000HD or 9000HD fw? TIA.
Update: I used a USB serial cable connected to a null modem cable - about 20' in length altogether. The update worked and my box now thinks it's a Spiderbox HD9000 - lovely. :-)
Update: I used a USB serial cable connected to a null modem cable - about 20' in length altogether. The update worked and my box now thinks it's a Spiderbox HD9000 - lovely. :-)

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