[mythtv-users] Overhating Zbox?

[Mark Perkins]

> On 25 Jan 2015, at 5:10 am, "Jason Sullivan" <jason0x21 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I know a handful of folks on this list use the Zontac Zbox, so I'm
> wondering if anyone had seen this before.
> 
> I recently got a Zbox ID41, and after hooking it up and running the
> mythtv frontend on it for
> a while I shut down the system.  The power switch LED went red, and I
> assumed the system was off.  Some USB devices remained "lit", though.
> 
> A little while later I found the box, still in the same state, but
> SUPER HOT.  I'm letting it cool down now before powering it up again
> and I'm going to see if it's ok, but the hard drive bracket was all
> warped and it looks like the case is a little warped as well so I
> don't hold out much hope.
> 
> Has anyone seen anything like this?
> 
> -- 
> Jason Sullivan
> jason0x21 at gmail.com
> ______________________________________________

I have two ID41 and have not seen or heard of this problem. However one of mine runs 24/7 and the other only gets occasional use going back to suspend when not in use.

From your description it kind of sounds like it powered down enough to turn the fan off but on enough to keep generating heat? I wouldn't have thought something like that was possible! Is it under warranty?

It's obviously too late now but I wonder if there was something still being displayed on the screen while it was 'off' - although that doesn't explain the fan stopping.