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Sky+ 160 GB Launch

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  • #52
    Michael Collins
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 1,851 Mod ✭✭✭✭Michael Collins


    god's toy wrote:
    Yea same here, after I upgraded mine to 160GB the cooling fan is on 24/7, does anyone know how to stop this, or why it's always on??


    Thanks

    I think that happens because the motherboard detects that the drive isn't the same exact model as the original HD and therefore best to be safe and leaves the fan on all the time. Hence no way to stop the fan (unless you physically disconnect it, which obviously you shouldn't do, unless you know what exactly you're doing and have a cunning plan :p)


  • #53
    okcomputer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 209 ✭✭okcomputer


    kevpatts wrote:
    Hey, sorry to revive an old thread but this is the only relevant place I could find to post this.

    I upgraded the drive in my sky box about 8 month ago to a Maxtor 50250J0 250Gb. Still to this day I have never had a problem.

    What I was wondering is: Is it possible to use the 40Gb drive in a PC? I can't seem to get any machine to boot with it in. Is there some way the drive is modded that I can undo?

    Regards
    Kev

    anyone know where to get this harddrive?, Elara and Komplett dont have it in stock


  • #54
    ADSLUSER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,245 ✭✭✭ADSLUSER


    Tony wrote:
    Just got a letter from sky to say the new 160 gb box will be launching end of this month in ROI. No info on price yet

    In SKY magazine this month, they mentioned that existing multi-room users can upgrade to the SKY160 box for €299


  • #55
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,130 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    okcomputer wrote:
    anyone know where to get this harddrive?, Elara and Komplett dont have it in stock
    http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE834177&productID=

    It's apparently a 5A250, not a 50250

    I think your box needs to be a V2 though.
    http://www.humvee.co.uk/disc-change-v2.htm


  • #56
    optiplexgx270
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭optiplexgx270


    http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00007DSWE/interactiveda4-21/202-4332225-1882260


  • #57
    kevpatts
    Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭kevpatts


    Does anyone know where I can get the info from http://www.hummer.co.uk/sky.htm anymore? The drive finally died and I'l like to reinitialise it but I can't remember what to press on the "Services" screen.

    Kev


  • #58
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    http://www.morlocks.co.uk/sky.htm everything you need is there! :)


  • #59
    digitaldr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,513 ✭✭✭digitaldr


    god's toy wrote:
    Yea same here, after I upgraded mine to 160GB the cooling fan is on 24/7, does anyone know how to stop this, or why it's always on??


    Thanks

    I took the little panel at the back off and fitted a bigger silent fan instead of the nasty whiney little sky one.


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