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Here are a few disassembly guides for if you have an old Sky or Virgin Media digital set top box lying around, that is no longer of any use.

In order to disassemble one of these boxes, you may need: a flat blade screwdriver, a Philips screwdriver (usually #0 or #1 size), a Torx Security screwdriver (usually TR10 or TR15), a pair of needle nose or long nose pliers, and a pair of side cutters. (The exact tools required will vary between boxes.)

Note that the primary way to re-purpose one of these boxes is the removal of the hard drive (for use in a PC, laptop, or external hard drive enclosure), but there are also other components that can be salvaged and re-used.

If there are any other models that I have not covered, let me know or update this with the required details .

Sky+, non HD, 80GB/160GB models: (contains 80GB/160GB 3.5 inch IDE hard drive)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqFkp2iYWn4

Sky+HD (Amstrad DRX890/DRX895) models, 250GB/500GB/1TB/2TB: (contains 3.5 inch SATA hard drive)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLAyVqNau7Y

Sky Q (latest model), 1TB/2TB models: (contains 1TB/2TB 3.5 inch SATA hard drive)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHs1u1i_F0o

Virgin Media V+HD, 80GB/160GB, HD model: (contains 80GB/160GB 3.5 inch IDE hard drive)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOZNpKvmeQE

Virgin Media (Samsung/Cisco) TiVo 500GB/1TB models: (contains 500GB/1TB 3.5 inch SATA hard drive)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5a9foqJdBc

Virgin Media (Arris DCX960) V6 TiVo, 1TB/2TB models: (contains 1TB/2TB 2.5 inch SATA hard drive)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6isteKO4zxI