Humax 1100s keeps rebooting.

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Humax 1100s keeps rebooting.

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Dawnbc

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My Humax 1100s has suddenly got stuck in a cycle of rebooting itself. It was perfectly fine 2 days ago but now when I switch it on it goes through the boot up and I see the freeview logo come on, and then a few seconds where I can see the guide and the program but then the box switches itself off, and then turns itself on again. This cycle then just repeats. There is no time to use the remote to get to any settings. The hard drive spins up so that seems OK. Does anyone know how to stop the reboot cycle The HDD was replaced approx 2 years ago and has been fine till now. Some help would be greatly appreciated. I am unable to see what software version is on the box currently because of this problem

| Fri 18 Mar 2022 17:55:45 #1 |
REPASSAC

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My guess is that the boot is hitting some untrapped error, possibly harddisk related.

I would suggest:
- removing the power for 10 mins, reconnecting to see if that makes a difference.
- removing the power for 10 mins, opening the unit (screws hidden in legs) and disconnecting hard disk. Repower - does it boot now?
- removing power for 5 mins and disconnecting LNB feees, repower, does it boot now?

I think it is most proberly a disk problem and if so I would remove the drive, connect to a PC and delete all partitions, replace the drive in the 1100S and repower. Hopefully it will format it again without problem.

Make sure that if you are going to open the unit you allow ample time for the capacitors power to drain. Best to disconnect power by removing power supply connection.

| Sat 19 Mar 2022 7:57:02 #2 |
landyoneten

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Hello All.

I am new to this site so thought that I would introduce myself.

As a qualified Electronics Engineer and Humax enthusiast, I have worked with Humax boxes for many years and have gained a good knowledge and experience with them.

I have joined this forum to help others with identifying and resolving issues and I have recently began my own small business doing electronics repairs of all varieties.

The bulk of my work has been with Humax boxes particularly the HDR-1100S no power/recording/signal issues as well as many others.

Please do get in touch if I can help in any way, whether its just for a chat or to arrange a repair.

Thanks,
Matt

| Wed 20 Dec 2023 21:41:27 #3 |
fogardebreogam

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Same issue here.

I'm going to take out the hard drive and check it with Linux using an external adaptor.

How long should I wait for the capacitors to discharge? Is 10 minutes enough?

Thanks.

| Wed 18 Dec 2024 22:08:14 #4 |
Biggles

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fogardebreogam - 2 hours ago »
Same issue here.
I'm going to take out the hard drive and check it with Linux using an external adaptor.
How long should I wait for the capacitors to discharge? Is 10 minutes enough?
Thanks.

More than enough, a minute would be plenty.

| Thu 19 Dec 2024 0:28:49 #5 |
Biggles

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By the time you've disconnected the mains and took the lid off (in that order ) you'll be fine.

| Thu 19 Dec 2024 1:33:05 #6 |