The problem with your email if it could be construed as a problem is you mentioned Humax as a possible cause. That provided Freesat with a 'get out of jail free' card i.e. blame it on Humax.
Mind you even if Humax hadn't been mentioned I doubt Freesat would have had much to say other than their perfunctory reply. If they had replied otherwise it might have involved them having to do something.
It matters not whose fault it is HUMAX or FREESAT. The end result is the same - the HDD in my Humax Hdr 1010s does not work. As this problem or similar seems to have arisen on other Humax boxes I would not recommend a HUMAX FREESAT box.
hughmclaughlin - 1 hour ago »
It matters not whose fault it is HUMAX or FREESAT. The end result is the same - the HDD in my Humax Hdr 1010s does not work. As this problem or similar seems to have arisen on other Humax boxes I would not recommend a HUMAX FREESAT box.
The HDR-1000S. HDR-1010S and HDR-1100S all run the same software are except for minor differences are the same hardware.
hughmclaughlin - 7 hours ago »
It matters not whose fault it is HUMAX or FREESAT. The end result is the same - the HDD in my Humax Hdr 1010s does not work. As this problem or similar seems to have arisen on other Humax boxes I would not recommend a HUMAX FREESAT box.
I suspect it does work, it's just that you haven't been able to stumble across the trick for coaxing it back into life. Let's put it this way, if we were both at the recycling centre and you were about to throw it in the skip I would certainly relieve you of the trouble of doing so.
Faust - 2 days ago »
hughmclaughlin - 7 hours ago »
It matters not whose fault it is HUMAX or FREESAT. The end result is the same - the HDD in my Humax Hdr 1010s does not work. As this problem or similar seems to have arisen on other Humax boxes I would not recommend a HUMAX FREESAT box.I suspect it does work, it's just that you haven't been able to stumble across the trick for coaxing it back into life.
Defibrillate it ?
Faust - 2 days ago » ...I suspect it does work, it's just that you haven't been able to stumble across the trick for coaxing it back into life. Let's put it this way, if we were both at the recycling centre and you were about to throw it in the skip I would certainly relieve you of the trouble of doing so.
Crikey Faust! Have you found the solution that has so far confounded Humax? Or just prepared to wait it out till they eventually find one, which they are prepared to offer free?
I'm agog with curiosity 
Pollensa1946 - 5 hours ago »
Faust - 2 days ago » ...I suspect it does work, it's just that you haven't been able to stumble across the trick for coaxing it back into life. Let's put it this way, if we were both at the recycling centre and you were about to throw it in the skip I would certainly relieve you of the trouble of doing so.
Crikey Faust! Have you found the solution that has so far confounded Humax? Or just prepared to wait it out till they eventually find one, which they are prepared to offer free?
I'm agog with curiosity
Not at all. However, if the box was about to hit the recycler then what have you got to lose by tinkering about with it? I suspect if I had the lid off one I could eventually get it working again - there's nowt like a challenge to brighten up your day.
Pollensa1946 - 4 hours ago »
Faust - 8 hours ago » ...I suspect if I had the lid off one I could eventually get it working again...
I'm sure Barry will be keen to pass that on to Humax.
Well given it's not likely to be hardware failure then it's just a matter of getting everything back to how it was before it left the factory. Nothing ventured and all that.
It is possible the fault could then reappear but then again it may not.
Faust - 11 hours ago »
Well given it's not likely to be hardware failure
What is your evidence for it not being a hardware problem? This to me smells much more like a hardware issue than a software issue. If it was a hardware issue then Humax would probably continue to peddle the software problem possibility simply because admitting a hardware problem would quite likely cost them a lot of money in repairs.
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