BT TV YouView BOX REPAIR - Hard Drive Replacement Set Top Smart Box T2100 T2110 T4000 UHD - FIX IT!

[@CatherineHearne-xu7pg]

OMG, I was about to have splash out £200 on a new box and in desperation did a bit of doctor google and came across your video, quick purchase of hard drive on Amazon for £18.99 and with your clear instructions even a girl can do it! Lost my saves channels but box working perfectly, thank you so much.

[@TrevorStevenson-t9i]

Excellent video and clear instructions, after watching this video and ordering a new drive from the Ebay link supplied (which arrived after only two days) I found it relatively easy to swap out the hard drive on my BT vision box. Once installed I needed to reset the BT vision box back to the factory settings, thanks to the clear instructions on the video this was quite easy however, I did have to follow the process a few times before the Maintenance Mode came up but once it did it was easy to follow and fully up and running in a few minutes. Thanks again.

[@seangholland3055]

cool cheers, new box not needed, just replaced hard drive

[@marghasdog1]

Great video, I have two of the boxes but recently the lights on the front of one have stopped coming on, tried a different power cord from the other box but no effect, could this be the issue.

[@NealMackleston]

Great video, been wanting to update 500gb to 1Tb and now sorted. Thanks again.

[@lesliedudley163]

Thanks for straightforward explanation.

[@alanrobinson6257]

my 2100 will not let me in maintenance mode and keeps resetting, will replacing the hard drive sort this out ? just constantly resent to start up mode.

[@JulianInseal]

Changed the hard drive like for like and still goes into maintenance mode only. Completed software update but still no joy. Any ideas?

[@RobHodges-h7w]

Hi, Thanks for this really helpful, My BT box (1Tb) keeps switching off or giving a blank screen, primarily when viewing recordings although, my wife said it also happened when watching tv (which I have not seen, but I suspect it may have been pausd so then viewing from the HDD maybe? - Do you think replacing this will work or try a hard reset first and delete all recordings?

[@repairsnstuff]

for the price of the drive I would just replace it, you can always use it in another project if it doesnt work out.

[@RobHodges-h7w]

@@repairsnstuff Thanks, I have performed a hard reset, and reloaded the software which has changed it to EE TV menus in yellow now - I'll see how that goes if it starts to give blank screens again I will swap it out thanks. BTW which is the best BT Box the 'TV 4K Recordable Box' which is 4K and Ultra HD or the 'EE TV Box Pro'

[@repairsnstuff]

@@RobHodges-h7w EE TV Box Pro is newer has a faster processor and looks nicer so it gets my vote, I think it also has some voice control in the pro remote control

[@markrocketmangrimstead]

Hi great video, please can you help i have the same model as you,the issue is I switch it on and its constantly in a cycle of waking up and youview loading

[@repairsnstuff]

this problem can be caused by the hard drive, try getting it in to the maintenance menu and do a full reset

[@markrocketmangrimstead]

@@repairsnstuff hi thankyou for the reply,how do I do a full reset please,I tried holding the on and ok button simultaneously but screen goes blank then back to the cycle as before

[@repairsnstuff]

@@markrocketmangrimstead no thats not the correct method for this boxes. 1. power off at wall 2. switch on wall switch while holding down the DOWN button on the top of the box. 3. when messages "maintanance mode Y" comes on the screen press the standy by button on the top of the box.

[@markrocketmangrimstead]

@@repairsnstuff thankyou I appreciate your advice,I will give that a go

[@snacklofter]

Thank you! 👍👍

[@Simon-Edwards]

Cracking video thank you, please can i ask can you add a 1TB drive if it was fitted with a 500GB originally? Thanks

[@repairsnstuff]

Yes I. Theory you can, but it needs to be a low power model. Around 0.55 amps or lower.

[@Simon-Edwards]

@@repairsnstuff Thanks very much for the quick response, will check that out, thank you!

[@tvenergyproductions1]

@@repairsnstuff Is that 1.5 watts? Can you recommend the Seagate ST500VT000?

[@derekfaeberwick]

Can you use an sdd?

[@repairsnstuff]

Hello I'm currently testing and working to see if SSD will operate on these boxes

[@funnyfiveminutes]

​@@repairsnstuffAny update on this?

[@JimWitton]

@@funnyfiveminutesI’ve read someone on hot uk deals say he’s swapped out for an SSD

[@repairsnstuff]

An update to this video: it seems better if you can use a lower power hard drive (5 volts at 0.55amps or lower seems to be the best WD & Seagate drive are OK but check the spec)

[@G-winn]

How do you know that your hard drive has failed? My box just continually tries to reboot now, but never reaches the home page. Makes a beeping noise too

[@repairsnstuff]

You can take the hard drive out and test it in a PC, or just change it, 80% of the time it's the drive. If it buy one same make and model as you take out you should golden

[@SpongeDan]

Please show me how to undelete a recording from BT please 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢💔💔💔💔💔💔 Please please please

[@repairsnstuff]

Sorry there is no function to do this