Ultimo4K freezing when pressing standby button

[thecaretaker]

I'm trying to work out what problem I have. After watching 1-2 hours from the hard drive, when I press the standby button, the box is freezing. No buttons are responsive. Can't ftp or see webif. The only fix is to press the power button off and on again. I don't think this is an OpenVix issue.

It only happens after a long period of of disk usage. If I view content via samba or DNLA for 10-20 mins, it doesn't happen. But after a couple of hours, it freezes every time.

I think it is either the hard disk is failing (although it appears to be working OK) or more likely, I suspect a power capacitor thingy is giving up the ghost and there might be a voltage issue. I've had the box a long time, I got it soon after the Ultimo4K came out.

I've tried a few weeks of not using the hard drive and it hasn't happened since.

I see that VU don't make the Ultimo4K anymore. But they do make a Duo 4K SE which seems to have a faster processor than the Ultimo4K. Looks much the same as the Ultimo4K but would welcome any advice. Is there a better quality brand I should consider?

A silly question, if I were to buy a Duo 4K SE from WofS (with the same tuner) would I be able to use an Ultimo4k OpenVix settings backup to get up and running faster or do I have to start from scratch? (Think I might know your answer to that one)