for the past 2 weeks been here noise on my 722k reciever thought might been hard drive. but today a message popped on my screen said it was overheating. i have nothing on top or on the sides and its in a open spot. well dish swamp it for another 722k if i get protection plan or will they force me to get the hopper?
722k reciever fan going bad
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I bet you could find a fan that would fit on Amazon or New Egg for just a few dollars.
If I didn't want to change to the Hopper system, I'd give that a try for sure.
If I didn't want to change to the Hopper system, I'd give that a try for sure.
If you have an open USB port on the 722 you could buy a Thermaltake USB fan and set it up to draw air out from the back left vent.
I was going to suggest that except the extra draw on the power supply for the fan might make it even hotter.
How about just blowing a regular fan on it to see if that fixes it and then take it from there.
Have you tried to unplug the receiver from the power outlet, then back in? If so, do you continue to see this message after the reset?
If it needs to be replaced, it would be for a like model and not an upgrade to the Hopper. - Christina W.
I have an owned 722 and replaced the fan myself for about $9. It subsequently developed some authentication issue and was replaced by Dish with another owned 722 that I still have. (Now on a H3 with the sucky GUI. And to think people wanted a more modern GUI over the old VIP series.
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The 722 is a hot box. I had one that melted it's rubber feet. It's also slow and feature poor compared to Hoppers, I encourage you to upgrade. Transfer your recordings to an external drive and after the upgrade have dish authorize that drive to the new receiver.
as long as the account is the same there is no need for DISH to authorize the EHD.
The Hopper sure gained a lot more bells and whistles features but lost a lot of useful basic DVR functionality. It's no wonder many are choosing to hold on to the ViP receivers.
Not if you include the time taken to find the %^&* tile when you want to do something unusual.
Good to know. Once upon a time I had to have them authorize the ehd for a 722 replacement but you're right, when I got a hopper it wasn't necessary.
I would open it up and see if the fan is dirty. The fans on the 722's rarely run, ( I believe they let them run hot because of complaints of the fan coming on in a bedroom install situation) so I would not think the fan itself is bad, may just be full of dust.
I have my internal fan wired to the 5 volt hdd port so it runs all the time on a low speed and every couple of years it needs to be cleaned.
Micro Center or any other computer store will have them for less the 10 bucks, to me just seems easier then getting a replacement from dish. Don't worry about opening it or breaking the hdd seal as dish is scrapping these at the end of there tour of duty. If you do get a replacement from dish I doubt they will want the old one back.
I have my internal fan wired to the 5 volt hdd port so it runs all the time on a low speed and every couple of years it needs to be cleaned.
Micro Center or any other computer store will have them for less the 10 bucks, to me just seems easier then getting a replacement from dish. Don't worry about opening it or breaking the hdd seal as dish is scrapping these at the end of there tour of duty. If you do get a replacement from dish I doubt they will want the old one back.
And if you do upgrade, don't bother with the Hopper Duo or HWS nonsense. Go with the Hopper 3.
I agree, if you are going Hopper at this point I wouldn't go anything other than the 3. It is MUCH better.
The Hopper with Sling (Hopper 2) with a Snap attached is not bad at all.
