I have a SB Classic (pre-version 3) that was acting a little wonky for awhile (would reset from time to time or simply stop playing until I hit the play button on the remote after it reset).
Now it's gone completely dark. What I've done to troubleshoot: 1. Tried to do a reset using the '+' or Add button while plugging in the power cord but that did not work. FWIW, my remote is one of those that most likely needs to be fixed as I have to press hard on the buttons for correct contact and IR signal to occur. Also tried pressing the '1' button while plugging in the SB to reset the Xilink chip to no avail. 2. Used a replacement PSU/wallwart plug from a ROKU player I have -- same parameters as the SB PSU but no change in the Classic status. The toslink is showing red so the unit IS receiving power although it appears somewhat dim, but I have no correlation to what is normal as I never used that functionality of the unit while it was working properly. 3. Measured the PSU with a voltimeter and it's reading a clear 5v output. 4. Took apart the SB Classic and removed the wifi card and did a hard connect with ethernet cable. Unfortunately my slimserver/mysqueezebox does not see a player 'connected'. Therefore I don't think it's the wifi card nor the display. Perhaps one of the voltage regulator capacitors on the motherboard?? 5. Pried loose the daughter motherboard and reseated it on the main MB to ensure proper connection. Use electrical cleaner to de-oxidize/clean the contacts but still nothing. 5. Reinstalled the wifi card and tried again to re-seat the daughter motherboard and still nothing to the display. 6. Checked the display parameters on mysqueezebox and they're all set properly to full brightness. I've gone through numerous threads as to how to repair this but thus far, nothing's worked. Can anyone suggest something else to try? I REALLY love my SB and short of getting another one, I'm at a loss as to what to do next. I've tried everything that I've come across and all I get is a blank screen, no connectivity despite the wifi card having been removed and even after re-seating the daughterboard, etc, still no luck. Again, I'm wondering if it's one of the capacitors that's failed regulating the voltage, but I see no evidence of any of them leaking or bulging (often a good sign of a capacitor failure). Any suggestions? I've been trying to diagnose this for several days now and nothing seems to work. Prior to the sudden stoppage, both the display and wifi were fine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KarlK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5729 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98367 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
