I just remembered that I have a brand new (not opened) transcend 3.0 USB stick that I bought for my brother in laws pi.
I will open it, put it into my windows 7 laptop, use the folder I extracted the openelec file to, run the livestick program and then try it in the revo.
Shall I use the 3.0 USB ports or just the standard ones on the back?
I have also requested to send back the revo from where I bought it from just in case it is that.
Any tips before I try it?