F5 box not switching on?

[ynwa1892]

Hi guys came back frm work this afternoon to see my box wont turn on completely dead ive had it for about 3 weeks now bAught from a reliable source. It was working fine til today any ideas what could be wrong with it? Im getting no power box is blank ....

[digicon]

A quick look in the Red Stickies section found this: http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums...-cable-233298/

[cactikid]

they sure are failing early in life oh dear,and if the only have a usb setup oops i think.

[P&D]

they sure are failing early in life oh dear,and if the only have a usb setup oops i think.

No wonder they made the F5 box with the RS323 plug on the back

[cactikid]

and there pc or laptop does not have a rs232 port.

[P&D]

and there pc or laptop does not have a rs232 port.

yes mate & you need a 1981 laptop running windows 98 to fix the box

[DW190]

yes mate & you need a 1981 laptop running windows 98 to fix the box

Or the knowledge to set up USB to Serial Adaptor on a 2013 24" Touch Screen running Windows 8.

They just need the correct drivers and the correct port selected and any laptop will work. I've been using one for over five years without any issues. Hundreds of DM's and Kv's flashed.

Thank the Lord I aint got an F5.

[cactikid]

can i sell ya one dw,whats golf to do with flashing boxes =beating the crap out of it.

[ynwa1892]

Right guys quick update i took the adapter plug out my f5 and plugged in my vm super hub adapter in the back of box and the box came on and loaded up! So im guessing i have a faulty plug adapter and need to replace it i didn't want to leave the vm one in because i didn't no how powerful it is and in case it blows f5 up. anyone know were i can purchase a new one from first try is e-mailing the bloody seller.

[cactikid]

you mean you unplugged lan and tried it into the super hub or was it the power cord?

[ynwa1892]

The power supply to the f5 is faulty black cable so my seller sending out a new one. Also with these boxes whn not in use is it best to switch of from mains or just power off on remote?

[kaisar1]

use a surge protector mate. dont use cheap ?1 extension leads.

regards.

[ynwa1892]

@ ^
thats the funny thing i am using one of these surge extension leads so confused to why this has happend?

[mahrkpat]

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thats the funny thing i am using one of these surge extension leads so confused to why this has happend?

The manufacturers use the cheap components therefore failure rate is high, like a lottery to see what fails next.

[kaisar1]

i think the hardware fine mate, odd few power supplies blown as expected to be honest. the problem with these skyboxes is that the firmware has not initially been installed properly, usb removed too quickly or incorrect software.

also alot of user see new firmware and straight away flash new image without backing up. if it aint broke ...dont fix it.