HDR-1800T blue light of death?

[Aten]

Hello,
My HDR-1800T 500GB seems to have died after a few years. (It replaced a 320GB one which I luckily kept, and have gone back to!)

The 500GB shows the blue light constantly, and will not respond to any input from the remote or front panel. It is not sending any TV to my screen, but does intermittently display the Humax splash screen.

I have tried disconnecting / reconnecting it to the electricity, but it just goes straight back to 'blue light on - no response - no picture'.

I am unable to connect it to any computer diagnosis. Anything else I could try?

(This thread is obviously related to my recent compatibility post.)

 

[Black Hole]

Anything else I could try?

Open it up, disconnect the HDD, and see whether it will operate (without any recording functions, obviously). If it does, blame the HDD.

 

[Aten]

Ahh, OK I'll try that later this week.

Having perused the forum I wonder if it may unhappy be because I had let the HDD fill to over 90%.

More questions will follow after I try to work it without the HDD connected.

Thanks, for now!

 

[Black Hole]

I wonder if it may unhappy be because I had let the HDD fill to over 90%.

Unlikely.