Howie

WARNING!!!!!! Do not perform this update if you have a European Unit. Myself and others have suffered major problems after the update. The only solution for me was to purchase a new Hard Drive with the latest European firmware and maps. I believe some European users have had success installing the US update to fix the freezing issues, but I cannot confirm this.

I eventually received the new hard drive today and fitted it. I am happy to report that it fixed all my problems. I can only conclude that the Aussie firmware which is pinned in the thread above does not work with European Units. When I installed the new hard drive a progress bar appeared as it updated the firmware back to the european version. Everything is working as it was before the freezing issue occurred. I will PM you the exact details of what I purchased. I will also post in the thread above to warn other european users who may be tempted to do the Aussie update.

Hello I live in the UK and my HD3 has worked perfectly since installation in September 2007. Recently it started freezing on startup and after searching the net I ended up installing the Aussie upgrade from this site..........................Big Mistake. Since then: 1. My unit no longer dispalys the street names that I am driving along 2. The time/date appear to have changed to the Asia timezone. 3. My unit now struggles to pick up my exact location. I have tried manually adjusting to my approximate location, but it just looses my location very quickly after I start a journey.