Newbie SKY + hard disk upgrade

I apologise in advance if these questions have been asked a million
time before. However, what with the recent s/w update I wonder if any
of the old answers have changed.

I have had Sky+ for about 6 months - its the white box and I assume
its the most modern possible. I have seen people mention a certain
Maxtor 120GB which should work - and that capacity should be fine.

Here are my questions:

- Does it invalidate my warranty?
- Are future s/w updates likely to break my box if I have a new HD in?
(i.e. do Sky check - can they check etc?)
- Does anything not work/look odd if I fit the new hard disk ?(space
remaining indicator etc)
- Are there any other potential problems?


Many thanks!


Neil

- Does it invalidate my warranty?
yes

- Are future s/w updates likely to break my box if I have a new HD in?
(i.e. do Sky check - can they check etc?)
No more than if you had a 40GB drive fitted. If it packs in, just put your
old drive in, and call the engineer out.

- Does anything not work/look odd if I fit the new hard disk ?(space
remaining indicator etc)
If you have the lastest s/w - no

- Are there any other potential problems?
As long as you have the latest s/w where the model (?) number ends with A8
(NOT A08!)

Jomtien wrote in message . ..
NeilG wrote:

- Does it invalidate my warranty?

Yes.


- Are future s/w updates likely to break my box if I have a new HD in?
(i.e. do Sky check - can they check etc?)

Likely? No. In fact the Sky+ firmware is becoming more compatible with
larger disks as Sky look to bring out their own larger disk box.


- Does anything not work/look odd if I fit the new hard disk ?(space
remaining indicator etc)

Everything now works correctly, more or less.


- Are there any other potential problems?

Not really. Overheating perhaps?

SNIP

OK guys thanks for that. I understand that it will invalidate my
warranty, but will SKY still deal with me if I put the old hard disk
back in as and when a problem arises? I.e. does opening the box mean
that the warranty is void even before I mess around with the hard
disk?

"Jomtien" wrote in message
...
NeilG wrote:

OK guys thanks for that. I understand that it will invalidate my
warranty, but will SKY still deal with me if I put the old hard disk
back in as and when a problem arises? I.e. does opening the box mean
that the warranty is void even before I mess around with the hard
disk?

Some models have a "void if broken" sticker over the cover. Whether
Sky care about this, I don't know.

Bear in mind that the hard drive is far and away the most likely thing
to go wrong (especially in that it will *certainly* go wrong one day,
and probably within just a very few years). So you can probably fix
nearly all Sky+ faults yourself by fitting a new drive. The next most
likely thing to fail will be a tuner, and they cost about £30 to
replace. You have two.

I have a torx T10 in my toolkit but it appears a special security one is
needed to remove sky+ cover.Will Maplins have one ?






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Keith Shirt wrote:
I have a torx T10 in my toolkit but it appears a special security one is
needed to remove sky+ cover.Will Maplins have one ?

Places like maplins will sell a kit of security bits.

Note that a flat bladed screwdriver of the right width can be used on
a security torx screw.

Andy

Keith Shirt wrote:

I have a torx T10 in my toolkit but it appears a special security one is
needed to remove sky+ cover.

Indeed. A Torx bit with a central recess.


Will Maplins have one ?

Surely. CPC do.

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