How to check your Pace Digital Box
Follow these steps to check if the hard drive on your Pace Digital Box is overheating.
- Ensure that both the TV and Pace Digital Box are powered on
- Press POWER using the button directly on the front panel of the digital box and within one-second press the OK button
- The Diagnostics menu/Dashboard will appear
- Select HDD Health
- Check that the temperature has not risen over 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit)
Ensure that there aren’t any unnecessary objects lying directly on top of the equipment, and thereby blocking the vents for the fan. Lastly, you will need to reset your digital box. Please refer to:
How to check your Motorola Digital Box
Follow these steps to check if the hard drive on your Motorola Digital Box is overheating.
- Ensure that both the TV and Motorola digital box are powered on
- Press POWER using the button directly on the front panel of the digital box and within one-second press the OK button
- The Diagnostics menu/Dashboard will appear
- Select DVR/HDD status, and scroll down to the second page
- Check that the temperature has not risen over 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit)
Ensure that there aren’t any unnecessary objects lying directly on top of the equipment blocking the vents for the fan. Lastly, you will need to reset your digital box. Please refer to:
These steps are only for Motorola Digital Boxes using the classic guide, and will not work for units using the new HD Guide.