dm800 external fan

[needy]

hi guys is it possible to turn a external usb fan off when dm800hd is in standby. thanks

[the rock]

yes it is i bought one of these but dear in price but has a on off switch on the back eBay.ie: DreamCooler - Dreambox DM800HD cooler DM800 - 800 (item 280621705031 end time 26-Feb-11 10:41:19 GMT)

[porter1]

thay are a nice addition them dreamcoolers,hows it running needy

[needy]

yeh box is great mate nice one for sortin that, iv got it all sorted now apart for the fan its doin my head in ha

[porter1]

mine is noisier,cos has a fan fitted to the internal power supply on the outside to keep it cool,aswell as the fan it sits on,lappie fan,mine is a earlier model and lower quality components,radio repaired it for me and fitted the fan to keep it cooler

[bugsy]

hi guys is it possible to turn a external usb fan off when dm800hd is in standby. thanks

Getting dreambox cooler to go into standby.
First of all get old scart lead, cut wires about 4" from plug.
Open scart plug and cut all wires except pin8+ and pin21-
Next cut usb plug of lappy cooler and expose red and black wires.
Join red wire to pin8+ and wrap with electrical tape.
Join black wire to pin21- and wrap with electrical tape.
You can solder if you want using tape is handy option.
Snap scart plug together and connect to dreambox.
Turn dreambox on and fan should spin.
Put dreambox on standby and fan should turn off.
If you find the fan is spining slowly, it's not getting enough voltage.
To solve this go to av settings on dreambox and change aspect ratio to 4:3 on (scart)
Example: Aspect Ratio & status 4:3 = 9.5-12v, 16:9 = 5-8v.

Cheers,
bugsy

[jamietd]

I plugged my external USB fan into my dvd player/ amp USB easy fix

[krisbanagan]

fan fixing on dm8

Getting dreambox cooler to go into standby.
First of all get old scart lead, cut wires about 4" from plug.
Open scart plug and cut all wires except pin8+ and pin21-
Next cut usb plug of lappy cooler and expose red and black wires.
Join red wire to pin8+ and wrap with electrical tape.
Join black wire to pin21- and wrap with electrical tape.
You can solder if you want using tape is handy option.
Snap scart plug together and connect to dreambox.
Turn dreambox on and fan should spin.
Put dreambox on standby and fan should turn off.
If you find the fan is spining slowly, it's not getting enough voltage.
To solve this go to av settings on dreambox and change aspect ratio to 4:3 on (scart)
Example: Aspect Ratio & status 4:3 = 9.5-12v, 16:9 = 5-8v.

Cheers,
bugsy

m8...can u given screenshot of this fan how do it well..to conect to dm8..tnx..

[bugsy]

Hi guys don't have a dreambox cooler but a small fan sitting on top of dreambox, cheap and easy to do.
Keeps dreambox nice and cool.

Scart fan.JPG

Dreambox 800hd.JPG

Dream stats.JPG

Scart pin set up.jpg

Cheers,
bugsy

[needy]

hi bugsy i followed your tutorial iv got 2 red an 2 white cables on the cooler, so do i attach both red to pin8 and both white to pin21, thanks mate

[the rock]

that's a cool way mate 10 out of 10

[bugsy]

hi bugsy i followed your tutorial iv got 2 red an 2 white cables on the cooler, so do i attach both red to pin8 and both white to pin21, thanks mate

Yea that's the way to go.
Let us know how you get on.

Cheers,
bugsy.

[00360362878]

First of all cheers bugsy for the guide, I recently lost a dm800hd probably due to overheating so I am a little paranoid with the new one, it came with the integral fan which is unbearably noisey. So I am going to dissconnect it this weekend, I can also fit the hdd whilest I have it open.

Any how I also have a twin fan via usb fitted on top of the 800, and have just bought a laptop cooler for the unit to sit on. Over the top maybe.

The question is best way to power it, do I use the second usb port on the back of the 800? or is it better to use your method via the scart socket?
Cheers Guys

[lombard]

i connected the scart to a cpu cooler, it worked, when in av settings, but i got it connected to tv via hdmi, so, when i restarted the fan did spin, then goes off once its loaded, no idea why, if i save av settings, the screen goes blank, so i got a 120mm pc fan, connected it to the usb connection, and its perfect, gives good air flow, and i cant hear it, its on the top of the box pushing air thru the air vents, dont care it not turning off in standby, i think the 120mm will be fine for a long while

[00360362878]

Sorted. I have plugged the laptop cooler into the back of the ntl box, just didnt want to put to much load on the 800 plus I still have the spare USB port.

If I loose this box to overheating probs this time, It will be because the house has burnt down....