[alexscg]

Hi everyone,

I've posted this before elsewhere but have not found a solution yet.

I have M-6500a with latest firmware 1.3.74 (1.3.59 and 1.2.52 before that) and the problem has been present on all. I connect through HDMI, have wired and wireless network, internal HDD. It used to work fine, but after we moved to another apartment it started to have the problem.

The problem: When I turn on the box it blinks the shiny disk for a bit and then says "BOOT"... and it remains so. It does not change to "Loading". No matter how much time passes it remains on "BOOT". I tried turning it on with various combinations of plugged in things (no wired net, no wireless, no both, no usb flash, HDMI unplugged, TV off/on, etc...) and there is no pattern that I can notice when it turns on, for after playing like that on/off with it for 10-15 minutes sometimes it boots and works fine. Then after I am done with it I turn it off normally and the next time same story. Often I just give up and not use it. Did anyone ever have this problem? Anyone knows how to fix it? Any suggestions or thoughts in the right direction? Because I have tried everything I could think of and am almost ready to return it.

UPDATE: Now it is always get stuck on "BOOT". I have not been able to get it going at all.

any help would be greatly appreciated!

[BigHAZE]

Hi alexscq,

I am no expert...since I have only had mine for about 3 weeks...but have you tried resetting to factory defaults? There was a post on here on how to do that.

read this thread: http://www.mpcclub.com/modules.php?n...y+reset#149202

I believe this guy had the same problem as you and got it fixed.

Let us know if it worked for you...please post back in this thread.

Good luck,

Haze

[alexscg]

thanks for the link BigHAZE,

It sound like what I am having, but...

I have been able to upgrade my firmware from USB stick easily, no problems there. I've tried to do a hard/factory reset but was unable to. At which point do I press and hold? Before bootup, during or after (can't boot remember).

Will try again today when I get home.

Thanks

[chrisischneider]

Hy,
I have the same Problem, but resetting and new FW don´t helps.
It stands still with BOOT on the display. When the Player is warm it works.
Sometimes the Display don´t works when I start the Player...

Any more ideas?
Thanks

Chris

[alexscg]

So I tried to do a factory reset and was unable to do so. I am holding the Setup and Stop buttons during boot and nothing happens. Still gets stuck on BOOT. Am I doing it incorrectly?

Any other ideas? Maybe theres a button like on routers to do a hard reset?