I sent my HD1000 in to Pyramid Audio and got the PS and motherboard fixes. My motherboard had a failed voltage regulator.
I've had all kinds of startup problems and have worked through most of them. My hardware is Ver. B and I'm using firmware 2.0.34 (35 didn't work well at all). I upgraded MPlay to the latest version. Before I had the box fixed I was running 2.0.28 with the matching version of MPlay. Everything had been okay for about a year and a half.
I started out having IP address problems and used the static address fix I found here. Everything seemed to be working, but now when I use MPlay, the picture freezes every 9 to 10 minutes....just like clockwork.
The funny thing is, that when I first got the HD1000 I had a very similar problem complete with the 9 to 10 minute problem. The problem was fixed when I upgraded the firmware and MPlay (along with the -FixTS command).
When I upgraded to 2.0.34 I reset the unit to factory settings. Was this correct? I remember resetting the unit when I went to 2.0.28, but I didn't see any specific instructions to do it with 2.0.34.
This forum has kept my HD1000 working for a couple years and I'd like to get at least another couple of years out of it.