[Newbie Needs Help With Green Flashing Light]

I will do that. I sure appreciate the advice. Before I remove the clock capacitor, is there any mod that needs to be done before it’s removed, or am I safe removing it immediately? 

[Newbie Needs Help With Green Flashing Light]

I am nearly certain that it's a 1.0 or 1.1.  The reasons that I believe this was never modded, are that I can't see any solder points on the top of the board; it was FILTHY when I opened it, and the clock capacitor is still there.  

I bought a video cable and power cable. Neither are original.  I wish I had original ones that I knew worked.  I also have a replacement DVD drive.  I get the same results with it.  I am doing all that I can to narrow down the issue. By the way, I don't have any games or a controller, but I don't think those are needed for any of this testing.  

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Thanks Dave. Is there a way that I can tell if there was an attempt to mod it?  I don’t see any tell-tale signs on the inside. There are not solder marks where I think there should be. It even has the clock capacitor still in tact. 

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I found an original xbox.  I don't know much about it.  It was opened, but I doubt that it was modded.  I bought cables, which were lacking.  I tried to connect it to my flat panel tv via a composite to HDMI converter. I can see the blue screen on the HDMI channel, and I can see it switch from 720 to 1080p, so I am convinced that is working.  I never see anything from the XBOX though.  All I get is a flashing green light.  I don't have any idea of what's wrong or how to go about fixing it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.