cable box resets and reboots itself about every 5 minutes

Question

My cable box clicks, and the reboots itself about every 5 minutes.   Can anyone explain this or should I just exchange for a new one?

ChrisL · Answer

You could try disconnecting power for two minutes and reconnecting to see if a reset helps.  As a computer troubleshooter my first theory is that it's a DVR box with a failing hard drive but we still can't rule out other possibilities.

wesmith · Answer

I've done that to no avail;   also cable box  is not a DVR but rather a Scientific-Atlanta explorer 2200. Any other suggestions?

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