I have a Sky Plus box, second hand, which I use for free to air only.

Recently it ran a software update and since then is sounding different!
By this I mean that the sound that the unit itself makes has
vanished. Previously, when the box was started from standby, you
could hear the hard drive spin up but now there's nothing. The
box still works as previous albeit with a less clear interface on
the programme guide due to update.

Anyone else noticed a change in box behaviour/working noise recently?

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Maybe its got some kind of power saving system that only runs the drive
when its needed?
Brian

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I have a Sky Plus box, second hand, which I use for free to air only.

Recently it ran a software update and since then is sounding different!
By this I mean that the sound that the unit itself makes has
vanished. Previously, when the box was started from standby, you
could hear the hard drive spin up but now there's nothing. The
box still works as previous albeit with a less clear interface on
the programme guide due to update.

Anyone else noticed a change in box behaviour/working noise recently?

Phil
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On 07/09/16 16:55, Brian Gaff wrote:
Maybe its got some kind of power saving system that only runs the drive
when its needed?
Brian

THat's exactly the sort of update that happens.


"George, we are getting a lot of drive failures"
"Well buy better disk and put a better fan in it then"
"Cant afford to do that - cant you fix it in software?"
"Well I can spin the drives down when not in use I suppose".


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On 07/09/16 16:55, Brian Gaff wrote:
Maybe its got some kind of power saving system that only runs the drive
when its needed?
Brian

THat's exactly the sort of update that happens.


"George, we are getting a lot of drive failures"
"Well buy better disk and put a better fan in it then"
"Cant afford to do that - cant you fix it in software?"
"Well I can spin the drives down when not in use I suppose".

A settable option with Toppies:-)



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Hi

We too have a sky+ box in our bedroom and just watching freeview channels. Out of interest how did you get the update in the first place? Does it come via the sat? I don't think we have ever had one.

Was also wondering of you had any tips regarding the channel guide? Most of the 100's channels are not available via freesat. We spend ages looking for something to watch and then find it is not available. I keep meaning to buy a freesat box but not got around to it.

Amusingly our one must have come from the Midlands as we get their news instead of London. Does seem you can change this.

Thanks
Lee.

On 07/09/2016 19:51, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 07/09/16 16:55, Brian Gaff wrote:
Maybe its got some kind of power saving system that only runs the drive
when its needed?
Brian

THat's exactly the sort of update that happens.


"George, we are getting a lot of drive failures"
"Well buy better disk and put a better fan in it then"
"Cant afford to do that - cant you fix it in software?"
"Well I can spin the drives down when not in use I suppose".

A settable option with Toppies:-)

Surely on most PVRs?
Some people will only use them for recording - others will want a rewind
of live TV requiring the disk to be spinning and recording continuously.

On my Enigma 2 box I can have automatic timeshift on or off plus a few
more options.

http://www.admac.myzen.co.uk/Timeshift/

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On Wed, 07 Sep 2016 22:06:33 +0100, alan_m wrote:

On 07/09/2016 19:51, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 07/09/16 16:55, Brian Gaff wrote:
Maybe its got some kind of power saving system that only runs the
drive when its needed?
Brian

THat's exactly the sort of update that happens.


"George, we are getting a lot of drive failures"
"Well buy better disk and put a better fan in it then" "Cant afford to
do that - cant you fix it in software?" "Well I can spin the drives
down when not in use I suppose".

A settable option with Toppies

Surely on most PVRs?
Some people will only use them for recording - others will want a rewind
of live TV requiring the disk to be spinning and recording continuously.

I don't know if ours is settable, but it powers off after a coiple of
hours if not used, so the disk spins down too. I might investigate
leaving it spinning.

(every other disk in the house is spinning 24/7, and there are at least
16 of them)



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On 07/09/2016 23:23, Bob Eager wrote:

I don't know if ours is settable, but it powers off after a coiple of
hours if not used, so the disk spins down too. I might investigate
leaving it spinning.


There will be an ECO power saving option that you should be able to turn
off.


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