I have just read this on another site, I looks like dream may looking at the cooling issues on the 800.
I just got a call from the satellite shop I ordered the 800HD from,
"10-12 days till the next delivery from DM. They are solving the cooling problem,
so the units coming are with new improved cooling"
ki
Last edited by kegnkiwi; 19-08-2008 at 08:01 PM.
Well I hope there is a recall, or dream will send out the components foc to customers with the existing box's.
hopefully they should,although even though mine gets hot i don't seem to have any probs with itOriginally Posted by CokeAddict
kmc
That doesn't mean you won't get problems with it at some point though
I hope you don't as I have 1 too, and I don't want issues with mine, just pointing out that because it is fine so far, doesn't mean it will stay that way.
mine keeps locking up every now and then, and when recording on the internal HD the replays sometimes go out of lipsysnc. This might be the heat
wwe
One should avoid internal drives until the heat issue is solved. I have an external hd which works flawlessly. My dm 800 and external hd are sitting happily on a laptop cooler. No more lock ups. I believe this is the most practical solution.
Oh look I got my fan to sit just nicley onto of the chip. A slightly smaller one that is available would be perfect. This one is 30x030x10. There is also a spare usb slot hidden to the right of the card reader that might power it up.
ki
I have a 40x40x10 fan sat ontop of the harddrive, and a 25x25x10 fan down the side of the tuner.
Box seems happy with that, and they are both powered by the usb port inside the box (5v).
i get regular lockups with mine, so I put mine next to a fan and its not quite as bad, I am regretting buying this DM800, its been nothing but pain so far.
Mine also lockups up on certain HD channels so am gonna go with the fan idea as well.
Glad that worked for you.
Similar here, first 40x40mm, then added 25x25mm and finally sat the box on top of laptop cooler. All each additional cooling device did was extend the time it took for box to lockup.
Mine on its way back to supplier, so its back to my trusty 7000.
so as i have my internal hd already what can i do, i don't want to attach fans on the inside? Could i remove the hd and get an external fan and external hd, and a laptop cooler
wwe
This is what you need
_http://www.ebuyer.com/product/61069
or google "Antec notebook cooler"
Running gemini 3.7 with internal HDD and I have cooling issues. I will be buying a laptop cooler that runs on the USB port. Does my db800 usb ports work or do i have to load any plugins or other little tricks to power them up, hopefully its just plug and play
cheers
wwe
It's plug and play mate.
hello
I think, it is time to ask again about this problem of cooling as summer approach.
I would like to know if the Dreambox Manufacture has solved this cooling problem of DM800 HD.
Advice require from any user in Dubai or Arabian Gulf for this DM800 HD cooling problem.
What is the safe running temperature of DM800 HD without any additional fan?
Thank
Suky
Last edited by suky; 28-02-2009 at 10:15 AM. Reason: Correction
I think that cooling problem is solved with new bootloader witch is included in any new image. My DM800 came with #62 and I had overheating & crashing problems, but now I do not have any problems.
it's nothing to do with the bootlaoder, it's the tuner that initialy runs at surface of the sun temperatures particularly on DB's like mine ,which is one the earlier versions and so when you put a HDD in it's hello Hades here i come.
it's subsequent versions ie later models of the 800 that have rectified or should i say almost rectified the problem.
regards: canthackit
Last edited by canthackit; 03-03-2009 at 07:13 PM.
Gone off dreambox totaly
bought dm 500 and the power supply went dead in one week
then diseq packed in a month later
bought dm7000 then discoverd power supply was under rated could not run harddrive and cam together
bought dm 7020 then they tell me there is a hardware fault in lan
now bought 800 gets red hot
i thought they would have leart by now ? i have
all the above faults are common to dreamboxes
I dont think i will be buying dm8000 at £800
oh well
Last edited by dreambox17; 03-03-2009 at 08:11 PM.
Sometimes you have to look at how you use it maybe.
DM500 clone running 247 no problem
DM7000 4 and a bit years old running 247 ( tuner replaced last year ) still going strong.
DM7020 running 247 ( main box for 3 years ) never misses a beat.
DM800 5 months old, running 247 no lockups or reboots and those that have used dreambox from early days know all about impromptu reboots:flowers-007:
So for me as soon as the finances are there I shall be getting the DM8000 :respect-050:
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