Sky+HD box freezing

I am aware of the problems with freezing HD+ boxes in January, the correspondence seems to have died down now. However my box which is a Samsung still freezes every 5-7 days or so. I have done all the recommmended fixes but still have the problem, it looks like I am stuck with it?? I could get a new smaller Sky HD+ box, but in order to preserve my recordings I would need to tranfer my existing hard drive, can anyone confirm that this will solve the freezing problem. I am guessing that the problem lies in the hardware in the Samsung box, and not in the data on the drive. Thanks for any info.  Jim

Yes, this was a problem which affected some Samsung and Pace boxes and was largely resolved by a backend change which Sky implemented - hence the sharp drop in posts on the subject.
For those boxes still having the problem, Sky recommended a Planner Rebuild, and a Full System Reset (which would delete all your recordings). If there was still a problem, the advice was to call Sky. Subsequent posts highlighted that those customers were given a replacement Sky box to solve the problem.
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