PeekBox 3: Solution à la problématique du disque dur non reconnu Solved

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PEEKBOX 3: SOLUTION HARD DRIVE NOT RECOGNIZED  Hello,  Apparently a lot of people have had the same issue, so here is the solution that worked for me:  The problem seems to come from the firmware that does not recognize large drives (500GB), or maybe only certain ones (WD Caviar and Hitachi?) The solution is to update the firmware, but not from the Peekton website, as they haven't provided updates for a long time (there's no point in asking them why, it's so stupid that I really don't want to talk to them...)  So go get the firmware 1.66 from Mvix (the twin brother of the Peekbox): https://support.mvixusa.com/support/login.sas?serviceurl=%2Fsupport%2Fs%2FShowHomePage.do  YOU NEED TO RENAME "uni_fmodd_1_66.bin" TO "peekton_fmeven_1_66.bin" AND PLACE IT IN "upgrade" AT THE ROOT OF THE HARD DRIVE (Respect the case, all in lowercase, then follow the manual if you don't know how to update)  The menus will then be in ENGLISH (or Korean), so either you understand English, or you configure with the manual in front of you (the menus are in the same order in theory)  To install it, you need to have another HDD, I used an old 4GB one, did the update, and then replaced it with the WD 500GB.  By the way, a question for some vendors: why do you send drives that you haven't tried beforehand??? The PC recognizes them, okay, but that's not enough! Moreover, mine came from clearance, so it had already made a round trip, and almost made a second one...  That's it, greetings to all... and inch'Allah!

Skull mat · Accepted Answer

My peekbox 3 was perfectly recognized by the PC running Vista, and it was also recognized by a friend's PC running XP, but for the past three weeks it has not been recognized on any of the 7 PCs (XP and Vista) to which I connect it. The LCD screen shows "USB connected," and the problem does not come from the cable... For now, I have no solution; if anyone has an idea... I will provide an answer if I find one.

slam · Answer

Hello,  Thank you for your help.  Have you tried this method?  Does it work without any issues?  Thank you for your quick responses, I don’t want to make a mistake and damage my peekbox!

Regoma · Answer

It was posted in August, I doubt he follows the post --  We all make mistakes, that's why there are erasers on the end of pencils.

Teo · Answer

Yo,  Yes, it's all good, but since then there has finally been an update on the peekton site (http://www.peekton.com) So do everything the same way, but I advise you to install the latest firmware from peekton, without getting it wrong: there are 2 firmwares, one for the peekbox that includes the FM transmitter, and another for those that do not have an FM transmitter.   Happy New Year, cio'. Teo

slam · Answer

Thanks, guys.  Yes, I saw the update on the PEEKTON site.  I just did it.  I hope my 500GB will finally be recognized, as I bought it specifically for the PEEKTON!

wrab · Answer

J'ai une Peekbox3 et je ne lis pas toutes mes vidéos en format AVI. Certaines passent bien, d'autres n'ont que le son ou parfois j'ai seulement l'image. Est-ce que quelqu'un aurait un bon tuyau pour ce problème ?

Teo · Answer

Yo,  You need to put your email if you want us to send it to you. I can't send it to you anyway because I have the one WITH FM.  So either someone else sends it to you, or find it online, or take the one you find in the first message above, and once the peekton site finishes its update, you can put the one from peekton.    PS: It's normal that the peekbox doesn't read all formats, see the manual for more information... I don't know if it's hardware or firmware, if it's firmware let's hope that future updates will allow more formats to be read...    Cio' Teo

padazy · Answer

I'm following up on your story about a box with or without FM. I want to buy one and I'm afraid it might not be equipped with the FM trans. If anyone has any ideas or information! Thanks in advance.

dinfree · Answer

Hello  I have a USB detection problem (device not recognized in Windows XP) with my Peekbox 4. I currently have firmware version 1.1.19. The TV interface works perfectly and the disk is visible in the list of devices (e.g., Movies). I read in this thread that I needed to update the firmware. I did that but nothing changed (I updated with the firmware downloaded from Peekton). I want to update my Peekbox 4 with the firmware from MVIX (the brother of Peekbox). The latest version on the MVIX site is v2.0.2. Is it still compatible with Peekbox?  I prefer to ask before ending up with a broken box... The goal of my update is to allow normal detection of the box when I connect it via USB to my PC.  NB: For the record, I formatted a 500 GB Western Digital hard drive in NTFS using an IDE cable from my PC and created some empty folders.  Thanks in advance for your replies.

dinfree · Answer

Problem solved.  I finally updated my firmware to version 2.0.2 of Mvix. Everything went smoothly. I now have access to the Peekbox 4 box via FTP over Ethernet. I followed the recommendations from the following blog, which are very thorough: http://bidouilles.centerblog.net/  Good luck to everyone.

yellowflagg · Answer

Thank you very much for your valuable help, I was able to get my PEEKBOX3 working with patience!!!

loizodenantes · Answer

Hello,I'm explaining my problem with my Peekton 3 with a 500 GB Western Digital hard drive.Actually, I have two Peekton 3s (my brother and I) and mine (with a 500 GB Maxtor) has always worked fine without any issues, but when we received my brother's, it was recognized by the TV but not by the PC. So, I switched the cables, but it didn't work. I then swapped the hard drives, and I realized that it’s his casing that is faulty because his hard drive is recognized by my PC in my casing.I tried the Peekton 1.68 update (the original one, but still nothing!!!!) and even one from MVIXUSA, still nothing, plus it was in Chinese!!! LOLHas anyone had this problem???? Or better yet, does anyone know how to solve this issue!!! LOLPS: When I connect my Peekton to my PC, it is not recognized, but the yellow "IDE" LED on the casing lights up and then goes off after a few seconds, while on my second Peekton "which works," this LED stays on!!!!!Is there a connection!! Apparently, yes!!! LOLPS2: I tried connecting the Peekton to other PCs (not just mine), still nothing!!!!!!Please HELP ME!!! LOL My brother is starting to blame me for advising him to buy one.Thanks in advance...

dinfree · Answer

Hi everyone!  Personally, I bought a Peekbox 4 for my brother and I struggled a lot to get it to work, but today everything is working really well (WiFi, USB, TV, FTP, 500 GB hard drive recognized, etc.)  I followed the procedure below: http://bidouilles.centerblog.net/rub-Peekbox-4-Peekton.html  It helped me a lot during my struggles!!!!  Good luck!

loizodenantes · Answer

Thank you for your help, but I've already read and re-read this topic and I can't find a solution to my problem, I have a Peekton3 and this topic is mainly about the 4. Moreover, I don't know if installing and uninstalling (blindly) firmwares is good for my Peekton!!!! Am I the only one with this problem??? lol Thanks again for your message, I'm still searching, I won't give up the fight!!! lol

loizodenantes · Answer

ok no problem, I'll keep you posted if I find something!!!!

padazy · Answer

For your information: Western Digital drives must be connected without any jumper to function.

badgirl027 · Answer

Hello everyone, same problem, I set everything up yesterday, my USB was recognized, I watched a movie on my Peekbox 3, no issues, it was running smoothly and this morning, I went to add a movie, the USB is no longer detected on 2 PCs, one with Vista, one with XP, I also have a Seagate Barracuda hard drive that was originally sold with the case... to be honest, how smart is it if it's not compatible! Anyway, does anyone know more about this? I would think there might possibly be an issue with the USB port, I find that it has a bit too much play and with the constant connecting and disconnecting, it eventually ends up breaking!!! What do you think?

loizodenantes · Answer

I have 2 Peekbox 3, and when I switch the two hard drives, it's always the same Peekbox that doesn't work. So it's not the hard drives but definitely the case; I suspect it's the USB output, but it's surprising because my case has never worked. Before formatting your hard drive, try putting another one inside to see if it's the case itself that's the problem. It would be a shame to lose all that data knowing how much effort we put into storing all those movies!!! lol Still waiting for a solution.............good luck!!

Badgirl027 · Answer

Hello, Yesterday, I tried everything, several hard drives, several formats on the external casing (ntfs, fat32), jumper positions, updating the firmware according to Teo, updating the Peekton site, nothing works, two days ago I sent them an email, still no response!!! When I see the price of the casing, I'm furious. In addition, I found that it is impossible for me to format my original hard drive (Seagate Barracuda 500 Go) to anything other than ntfs!!! Is there any way to remedy this and format it to fat32? I don't think it will help me for my Peekbox casing, but it would allow me to possibly use it in another PC, because I also think that all our casings are dead!!!

Badgirl027 · Answer

And moreover, regarding Freoune's comment, if it was due to the disk moving while copying a movie or something else onto the Peekbox, how do they explain that the box works on the TV? In that case, there would probably be a writing offset and therefore the movie would be unusable, wouldn't it?

sodjothamet · Answer

Salut à tous, bon je sais si ça peut aider mais en ce qui concerne la reconnaissance par les PC de mon Peekbox 3, je suis obligé de faire / clic droit sur Poste de travail, puis Gérer, ensuite Gestion de disques, là mon Peekbox apparaît comme étranger je fais un clic droit dessus et il me propose de le rendre disponible ou je ne sais plus (ATTENTION !!!! pas l'option convertir en disque de base, ça efface tout ; bon ça prévient avant mais attention) et dès lors mon disque est vu normalement et marche plutôt bien, je vais mettre à jour le firmware, je vous dirai si ça change quelque chose.

sodjothamet · Answer

I'm sorry for typing like a wet cat that runs away :(

jerogira · Answer

Hi, I have a peekbox that worked very well on Vista or XP... and now the hard drive is no longer recognized... I read your solution but I don't see how you do it... I can't install anything on the hard drive since it's not recognized by my computer... help...

jerogira · Answer

Don't try to solve the problem!!! It's a machine defect on this Peekton!!! 3!!! You need to send it back to Peekton's customer service (you can find it on their website)! With the invoice, they will replace what needs to be replaced… that's what I did, it's free (within 2 years) and everything works again.  My problem was: not recognized on the computer, but works on the TV!!  Good luck!

Kira · Answer

Hello everyone, I have a Peekbox 3 and it doesn't show up in My Computer (Windows XP Pro). I thought that an update should fix everything, but how can I update it if I can't access the hard drive on the computer... So I think someone might have an idea on how to make it display normally with autorun when plugged in, etc....   Thank you for providing me with a quick response, please.

dephazz · Answer

Hello  I have the same problem.  Peebox not detected under Windows.  I called Peekton support.  The technician told me that the motherboard of the Peebox3 is out of order and, moreover, they no longer have the parts.

tran · Answer

I have 1 peekbox3; when I turn it on, I hear a strange noise resembling a stopwatch (tick...tick...); the computer no longer displays its presence. Is the hard drive out of order; if so, what should I do? Thank you.

logique · Answer

If the hard drive is dead, what do you think should be done??? . . . . . . . Well, just change it.

Teo · Answer

Hello everyone,  Well, after 3 years, let's say without any problems, my Peekbox is going haywire...  It actually works, for example we're watching a movie, but suddenly it turns off by itself... it's random, it can happen a minute after starting the movie, or half an hour later, or sometimes even more.  Has anyone had the same problem?  My tests: I tried connecting another old hard drive, and the same result, so I thought it was the Peekbox, but... then I plugged my hard drive directly into the TV, without going through the Peekbox (via USB, on an LCD Samsung TV) and strangely enough, it gave me the same problem!  So to me, it doesn't make much sense: how can I figure out if it's the Peekbox that's faulty, or my hard drive?  I don’t think it’s overheating due to the summer heat, since sometimes it shuts off too quickly and the hard drive hasn't even had time to heat up.  This problem occurred right after one day it had been on for about 24 hours, because I forgot to turn it off.  Anyway, I don’t understand anything, do you have any ideas???  Thanks in advance. Teo

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