Hard disk player 1.7b update - how to do it for a UnitiServe
Posted by: hungryhalibut on 01 December 2014
I've updated my UnitiServe to 1.7b without a hitch, and installed the new DTC.
Only two small grumbles: the Newest CDs list is still only 20 long when viewed in the Naim app; it would have been a good opportunity to increase it to match the 100 shown in nServe, and the instructions PDF only refers to the HDX, when there must be lots more Unitiserves in use.
Anyway, in case it helps anyone with a Serve, this is what to do:
Burn the ISO disk.
Stick in in the Serve.
After a minute or so it will pop out.
The update took about 10 minutes. Watch the Serve during this time. (See below). Eventually it will start to flash, which seems to last a minute or so.
The flashing then stops.
Press and hold the logo to shut the Serve down. Then turn it off with the switch on the back, and turn it on again.
That's it.
The reason it's important to watch the Serve: if you go off to make tea while the update is happening, you may miss the flashing stage and you won't know for sure that it's ok to restart the Serve. You must not turn off and restart until the update process is complete.
The old DTC will no longer work. Uninstall it and load the new one onto your computer from the disk that you have burned.