I had my 722K die on me due to a failed attempt to reformat its internal HDD. Luckily - I thought - I had a second receiver which I had used before, but retired it from use due to intermittent failures, which I attributed to internal heat due to lack of ventilation in its closed metal box. Even on standy the unit would heat up as much as an iron. Maybe the internal fan died? I don't know.
The unit would freeze now and then, which initially happened a few times, but the frequency grew to the point that I had to purchase a second unit (the one that I killed).
After replacing all the cables, and calling DISH to deactivate the first one and reactivate the latter one, I was ready to watch TV again. NOT!
The first thing that happened was surprising. I had never seen this before: A blueish rectangular interface with very coarse letters (I own a 51" HD Samsung TV) appeared asking me not to disturb the download process. It had a message at the top that like this:
The unit rebooted itself, and to my surprise, it repeated the process again. After the second download, the unit rebooted once more, but this time, the familiar red DISH logo and "Starting up..." message appeared.
However, after about ten minutes or so, the green light on the front panel would turn off and the unit would reboot itself again, in a vicious cycle.
I've tried unplugging it from power and after a few minutes, the same software download takes place. I assume the firmware update has failed and turned my 722K into an anchor. I also tried plugging the unit directly to a wall outlet, to no avail.
Again, I own this unit, and it's out of warranty. Any help will be appreciated.
The unit would freeze now and then, which initially happened a few times, but the frequency grew to the point that I had to purchase a second unit (the one that I killed).
After replacing all the cables, and calling DISH to deactivate the first one and reactivate the latter one, I was ready to watch TV again. NOT!
The first thing that happened was surprising. I had never seen this before: A blueish rectangular interface with very coarse letters (I own a 51" HD Samsung TV) appeared asking me not to disturb the download process. It had a message at the top that like this:
WARNING ... 981
Boot recovery
Bootstrap ID 1533
Hardware ID RMKB
Receiver ID XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Vital program information
will now be downloaded
into your receiver.
Do not disturb or unplug
the receiver until this
screen disappears
Progress bar - - - - - - - >
Bootstrap ID 1533
Hardware ID RMKB
Receiver ID XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Vital program information
will now be downloaded
into your receiver.
Do not disturb or unplug
the receiver until this
screen disappears
Progress bar - - - - - - - >
The unit rebooted itself, and to my surprise, it repeated the process again. After the second download, the unit rebooted once more, but this time, the familiar red DISH logo and "Starting up..." message appeared.
However, after about ten minutes or so, the green light on the front panel would turn off and the unit would reboot itself again, in a vicious cycle.
I've tried unplugging it from power and after a few minutes, the same software download takes place. I assume the firmware update has failed and turned my 722K into an anchor. I also tried plugging the unit directly to a wall outlet, to no avail.
Again, I own this unit, and it's out of warranty. Any help will be appreciated.
