Originally Posted by
XR Dougie
Plug and play just about mate but the boxes are a bitch to open.
The new cards are just a precaution.
If its a pace box, these are being recalled due to cooling issues, so you could play that card or if you phone them up tell them your box is playing up, wait for them to say
"Ok I see your out of warranty, thatll be £XXXX for a new box"
Simply say you've been a customer for x amount of years, want the box for noubt, when they say NO you simply say the magic word CANCEL and they will bend over backwards for you to keep you!!!!
It certainly isnt plug and play.
The hd box wont recognise anything over a 500gig, so if you put a 1tb drive in you will end up with 500gb.
You first need to format the drive using your pc and SkyCopyPlus.
http://www.skycopyplus.co.uk/
Then you can install the drive, copyplus can also clone your old drive so you wont loose any of your recordings.
It is just 2 screws on the bottom and the cover comes off from the front. Be carefull of the leds on the front when removing the cover.