You could replace the fan, but that might void the warranty. If you are going to replace it, maybe you should wait a couple of months when your contract is up. Have you called and asked about upgrading to the HR34 now?

I think if you replace the fan you'd be fine. For as many posts as I've seen about people opening DVRs and swaping hard drives or fans, I've never seen a post where someone was charged for the DVR because they sent it back and the silver "warranty void" sticker was missing. Then you get to keep your programs.

I think the diagnostic testing has a fan test, but maybe not, haven't been in there in a while (press select on blue screen boot up when on the third screen if I recall.

Another option would be to get a usb fan and place it on the vents.

I think it would be tougher to get enough cooling that way. The HR24 hard drive is enclosed in a plastic shell with a fan on the end that exhausts the heat, and the temp sensor is from the hard drive. I guess you could try to find a small 50mm fan that you could somehow attach to the exhaust fan place on the back, but it would be better to replace it.

The older HR20 for example just had vents on the top and that solution was easy, just use a laptop cooler, I ran an HR20 that had a dead fan that way for a year plus.

I didn't know how the HR24 was configured. I thought it was like the HR20s.

Pretty much that easy.

You are right markfp-1, but if you are in a commitment, it's less likely they will give you a good deal.

markfp-1 said:

You might be right, but I'm thinking with only a couple of months left they might be willing to give him a good deal anyway. After all, that way they'd know they got him on the hook for two more years instead of giving him time to shop the competition. Besides, if he doesn't like what they say he can always wait and call back when his commitment is up.

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Absolutely true!