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For Instructions for a V1 Sky Plus Box Upgrade please click here
For Instructions for a V2 Sky Plus Box Upgrade please click here

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Upgrading Sky+ V2 ...

Follow these instructions and you should not have any issues upgrading your Sky+ Box. However you do so at your own risk.

  1. Before you start, Press Services, Select SKY+ Setup and set "Instant Rewind" to "Off" and "Save New Settings".
    Make a note of all your series links as these must be re-entered.

  2. Put Sky+ in standby and disconnect the power cable. Also, if you've got the patients, allow 15 minutes for the old drive to cool down.

  3. Unplug all other cables, remove the lid, it slides back (T10 Torx-Type Security Bit Required)

  4. Unscrew and remove (else they will fall out) the four screws in the rubber mounts either side of the hard drive.

  5. Lift up and carefully unplug the IDE and 4 Pin power cable from the hard drive.

  6. Remember to take all necessary precautions to prevent damage by static discharge

  7. Make note of the four thermal transfer pads (one out of site as IDE cable is in shot).

  8. Make sure these line up well with the main chips on the underside of your new drive.

  9. Take the hard disc assembly to a suitable clean antistatic work surface.

  10. Slide out the four shock absorbent / ant vibration feet.

  11. You can now remove the two plates from the sides of your old drive (Philips screwdriver required) and mount them on your new drive.

  12. Set the new drives jumper to make it "Cable Select" as per the drive you removed.

  13. Slide the four shock absorbent / anti vibration feet back into position and refit the drive in your box again taking care re the alignment of the four thermal transfer pads.

  14. Once your box is fully assembled, power it up, wait two minutes and press the Sky Key.

  15. Perform A "Full System Reset" (Press Services,4,01 Select,8 Housekeeping) and Wait For Box To Restart (normally < 3mins for a 120Gb drive and < 45mins for a 250Gb drive),

  16. Again wait two minutes and press the Sky Key.

  17. Test for correct operation, re-enable "Instant Rewind" and re-enter your Series Links.

For Instructions for a V1 Sky Plus Box please click here

Tip
If you find the drive noisier than the original you may wish adjust its acoustic management. In order to achieve this the drive will have to be connected to the controller of a PC with an IDE controller. Click here for details.