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    Dead Box

    I have recently bought a fauly box hoping that it would just need to be reflashed. Unfortunately this was not the case. The LCD dispay shows a dim sign that it is getting some voltage but the system does not boot. I have attached a laptop and tried IFA but I dont even get a bootlog. The network however shows some sign of life. I have looked at the FAQ and checked the internal fuse FS01 and all is OK. Has any one got any ideas as what internal components could be faulty.

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    Re: Dead Box

    Hidden Content Originally Posted by markboy67 Hidden Content
    I have recently bought a fauly box hoping that it would just need to be reflashed. Unfortunately this was not the case. The LCD dispay shows a dim sign that it is getting some voltage but the system does not boot. I have attached a laptop and tried IFA but I dont even get a bootlog. The network however shows some sign of life. I have looked at the FAQ and checked the internal fuse FS01 and all is OK. Has any one got any ideas as what internal components could be faulty.
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    see if you can get a refund!

    if it was a good seller then they will exchange it for you no problems

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    Always very dodgy buying a box that wont even boot. Hope you get to the bottom of the problem mate but I wouldnt take the chance with a dodgy box

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    Re: Dead Box

    Hidden Content Originally Posted by markboy67 Hidden Content
    I have recently bought a fauly box hoping that it would just need to be reflashed. Unfortunately this was not the case. The LCD dispay shows a dim sign that it is getting some voltage but the system does not boot. I have attached a laptop and tried IFA but I dont even get a bootlog. The network however shows some sign of life. I have looked at the FAQ and checked the internal fuse FS01 and all is OK. Has any one got any ideas as what internal components could be faulty.
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    Hi Mark
    Have you tried connecting a scart lead up to a tv and waitng a while (dboxes take quite a while to boot up) to see if anything appears after switching on,? also does the remote control bring on a tempory red led on in the dbox display window when switching on? Sometimes the lcd displays can be so bad that you can't see all going on at boot up.
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    Thumbs down Re: Dead Box

    Thanks for the comments so far but I have spent the afternoon with a packet tracer and IFA. There is no bootp comming from the box and hence no bootlog. An expensive lesson learnt.

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    Re: Dead Box

    @markboy76
    Best to put it back on the popular auction site as faulty, they seem to fetch good money as not working.
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    Re: Dead Box

    Very tempting to put it back on the well known auction site but I would hate for another newbie to have to waste a day trying everything he could think of and trawling through this site trying to find an answer. It looks like it will have to join the resting place of redundant equipment i.e the shed.

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