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    My duo has also just developed this fault, prior to this i had been messing around with meo boot trying different images etc. Now the duo wont boot and im stuck with a red dot in top left corner..... presuambly like a lot of other people now have...

    It is an original vu duo, around 3 years old. Am i right in saying the only possible chance of "bringing it back to life" is by doing whats detailed in the first post? Has anyone else been able to bring it back to life with any other method?

    Im not that keen on soldering so would be willing to send it off for repair if possible..... all help greatly appreciated

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    just as an update to my previous post.... the duo is now booting up again!!! i opened it up to have a look at the capactitor that i presummed i would need replacing. the hard drive had become a bit loose of the holder inside the duo so i disconnected the power and sata lead, and was going to attempt to connect the duo to to my old pc via serial and use the util progam....

    not sure if the util program would have down anything, but when i switched the power back on it started to boot again

    I havent the foggiest why it has been able to boot again but who cares, im just glad its working again!!! And i just hope it stays on!! Im guessing it might only be temporary though, seeing as i had the red light earlier!!

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    The 'red light of death' as a result of a dying capacitor may show it's effects on and off. Turning the box on in that state can also damage a chipset, which will make a repair more difficult and more costly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob van der Does View Post
    The 'red light of death' as a result of a dying capacitor may show it's effects on and off. Turning the box on in that state can also damage a chipset, which will make a repair more difficult and more costly.
    Best to replace the capacitor now then Rob just in case?

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    Quote Originally Posted by deckymckeown View Post
    Best to replace the capacitor now then Rob just in case?
    I certainly would do so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by satmanbasil View Post
    hi mate

    pm you details

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    Fix worked here too

    Thanks bluepeter fix sorted my box out also.

    Great post!
    Last edited by shakel; 10-05-13 at 11:55. Reason: Spelling

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    Going to have a go at this and have begun stripping down the vu+ duo. The motherboard appears to be held in by card reader......am I missing something obvious to get the motherboard out?
    Regards, Pathfinder

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    Redlight of Death Repair

    From memory you need to push the card reader out through the from of the case & you also need to unclip the front facia panel too.

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    Cheers, will try that
    Regards, Pathfinder

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    Cheers, will try that
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    Perfect, thanks.......Removed facia and out it came!

    lots and lots of screws in little neat piles now......hope they all go back in the right place
    Regards, Pathfinder

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    In the end I couldn't unsolder the cap from the board, I don't think my soldering iron was getting hot enough. I just cut the legs of the cap and soldered the new one onto the legs that are left sticking out of the board. I needn't of removed the board in the end. Also make sure you have the cap facing the right way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by micscave View Post
    I just cut the legs of the cap and soldered the new one onto the legs that are left sticking out of the board. I needn't of removed the board in the end.
    That's the way many people did it.

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    Finally got a chance to finish it......as with micscave I was unable to remove the old solder, so cut the old cap off and soldered the new one on top of the legs sticking out of the board. When I got all the bits screwed together again it powered up fine and is as good as new again.

    Great info everyone thanks - as indicated in thread don't bother dismantling the receiver to desolder the old cap.
    Last edited by pathfinder; 15-06-13 at 23:48.
    Regards, Pathfinder

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