I have now fitted a new HDD, the same make/model as the original and it shows in system storage as available. Unfortunately no programs are recording. At each recording time it shows as a failed recording at the program time. I have done a factory default and reformat although I have no idea if the hard drive has been suitably prepared for recording as there is very little system status information in this respect. Any bright ideas would be appreciated.
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FVP-4000T Storage failure
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| Mon 12 Feb 2024 9:53:03 #11 |
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Martin Liddle - 33 mins ago »
Rayzwave - 1 hour ago »
I have done a factory default and reformat although I have no idea if the hard drive has been suitably prepared for recording as there is very little system status information in this respect.You can reformat the drive from Settings>Storage
Yes, I know what you can do from the box menus, I have tried everything that a normal user could do, I was hoping for help from someone who knows these boxes inside-out, hardware/software/diagnostic levels.
| Mon 12 Feb 2024 12:31:31 #13 | -
Rayzwave - 5 hours ago »
Yes, I know what you can do from the box menus, I have tried everything that a normal user could do, I was hoping for help from someone who knows these boxes inside-out, hardware/software/diagnostic levels.Sorry but I don't think that level of expertise exists in the user community for the FVP-4000T/FVP-5000T. There is a lot of knowledge about the earlier HDR-FOX T2, partly because it was possible to access the Linux operating system and develop custom firmware additions. There is a long thread over at hummy.tv on diagnosing a problem with the hard drive starting up which might give a few clues; see https://hummy.tv/forum/threads/start-up-fails-when-hdd-connected.10164/ The problem was traced to a small faulty capacitor and a fair number of people have reported success after replacing the specific capacitor. However it took a lot of time and knowledge to identify the problem.
| Mon 12 Feb 2024 18:41:44 #14 | -
Thanks Martin for your latest comment, that may give me the motivation to look more closely into the 5V power circuit on the FVP-4000T but I am seriously thinking about purchasing the Aura freeview Recorder when stock next becomes available.
| Mon 12 Feb 2024 19:21:18 #15 |
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