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Thomson Freeview Recorder Hard Drive Crash?

Hello,

Ive been told by Thompson that my hard drive has crashed on my freeview recorder. It is out of warentee. Is it possible to fix/replace the HDD?
thanks

LB79, April 2009

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Yes had all the problems and my friend .Red light stays orange red and nothing happens if you do get a new box it is possible to transfer the drive . would like to know if this is possible to do with the updated machine
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jonnny, October 2009

Mine crashed at the same time. It was out of warranty but I still took it back to where I bought it. They had 3 others behind the counter - without any hesitation they replaced it for me.

Bev, May 2009

It was a software download from top up tv that was corrupt. They are aware of. Copy and paste the link below for steps to attepmt to reset your software. I tried itand it worked. My box is up and running even though I lost all my saved recordings.

Good luck

http://www.topuptv.com/help+centre/setup+and+troubleshooting/#Fail+boot+up

f_bernardo, May 2009

mine has done the same and has anyone got the address / contact details for thomson!!

c dainton, May 2009

Mine did the same and the red light kept flashing for 3 days, I have since unplugged it and I have also put a complaint to Watchdog needless to say I am speechless

kathlit, April 2009

Apparently , if this happened over the weekend, it is likely to be a Thomson update that has crashed machines.

See other related threads at bottom of screen.

I've written to BBC Watchdog today - as my box did the same thing last night (Sunday 19 April 2009).

Am fuming - for a company to crash its own digi-boxes is totally ridiculous !

Laurence, April 2009

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