Recent content by armadale9

Just to be clear, on the basis that the machine was not in good condition, I agreed a refund for the complete machine which I have now returned.

Thanks everyone. I decided to contact the seller and report the disk problem. He has agreed to a refund so problem solved.

Thank you all for your help. This forum is really great.

Thanks very much. I assume fixdisk will not help then?

Thank you for your help. I will add the stats that I think you are referring to. Any help gratefully received.

Thanks for that. Does anyone else have any ideas?

Yes I could do that, but is fixdisk actually doing anything? Do you think the disk is failing?

I have just bought a second hand HDR Fox T2. It records and plays back but the disk test failed with error 5 and reformatting has not cleared it. I have loaded the Custom Firmware and eventually got fixdisk with automatic correction (-y) running via WebIF and Webshell. It has constantly been...

Thanks for that. I found that when I pinched and pulled, the socket was so tight my hand tended to slip up to the wires, so maybe my socket was much tighter than it should be. It also required a very firm push to put it back.

Thanks very much for your comments. I found the main front panel connector was very tight, even holding the latch released it required quite a lot of pulling to get it undone and pushing to get it back. The USB connector was much easier. Maybe I will follow your advice and find another HDR.

Although I was very careful, that is what I concluded. Looks like I should find a replacement front panel. Do you think the main board may have got damaged with pushing and pulling the connectors?

Yes I think so. I removed the connectors and the replaced them again to make sure.

I removed the front panel to take off the orange filter following the instruction on this forum, and when I re-assembled it the box is now completely dead. Nothing happens at all. I measured the power supply and there is approx. 12v and 6v (both seem to fluctuate) on the pins. Is it possible I...