Latest firmware, I looked at the hard drive inside the Sony. There doesn’t seem to be an OS on the hard drive, yet there is 350MB on a volume I can’t look at. I assume that is the system software. Everything on the player is up to date and this problem has been going on for a few years through 2 firmware updates. It used to happen once in a while, now it is happening daily. I have to turn player off and wait a few minutes. After starting again, it is good for a couple of hours. Sony service said it is a HD failure.
I already have both a new 1 and 2 TB SSD Drives plus I have a brand new Hitachi 1TB 7200rpm SATA drive which is unused that I took out of my new Dell. I just need to know how to get the software on the new HD, then I can get my files back on it easily. I hope this is clearer for anyone who may have done this already so they can advise.
HD Failing on Sony HAP-Z1ES HDD Player, Need help from Owners of Sony Player
The hard drive in my Sony HAPZ1ES HDD player seems to be failing. After playing for a while, the player starts to skip and go back to the beginning of the song. Once this happens, every file on the player will do it. If I shut off for 5 minutes, it will work fine again for a while. I have concluded that the 1TB Hard drive is failing.
I want to replace the drive with either a 1 or 2 TB SSD. My question is how do I get the Linux software which runs the player onto the new Hard drive? I know a few members have done just that. I am hoping they can advise me. I won't have a problem copying the hd contents, just worrying about getting the operating software onto the new drive. When I look into the HD on the player, I am not seeing the software.