I'm having the same problem right now...the best thing to do is call the company.
What does code S0500 mean
It basically means the box is re-booting, if its a Scientific Atlanta box that is. If it says HAL2 boot or a spinning circle after that, no prob but if it shows four dashes and it's not a 8000 or if it is and shows for more than a few minutes, call the cable company because that means unauthorized or some kind of failure.
ribbon cable from BD drive to motherboard
The cable has an interference and might need reset. Do this by calling Charter. But sometimes that doesn't even help.
I am from Atlanta (Georgia)
Mine was a disconnected cable to the charcoal filter near the gas tank.
Attention to Atlanta
scientific merit
I don't understand what you mean by "district". If you mean the city of Atlanta, it has 420,003. If you mean the Downtown and Midtown, the populations are 30,000 and 28,000. If you mean school district, it has 55,000 students.
It lets you know what material the cable is made from.
I'm assuming you mean to ask, "Was Atlanta a Confederate State?" Well Atlanta is not a Confederate State because it is not a state, its a city. Atlanta is a city in Georgia which was a Confederate State.
Rj 45 refers to the ends of the cable. The type of end it has. The cable itself is cat 5.