xretrogamedevx
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Just an update. Replaced the mobo and nothing changed. Voltages were normal on old one, but thought I would try anyway. I have so far tried the following: Replaced 80 pin cable Replaced SATA/IDE adapter Replaced HDD Replaced TV/monitor Replaced HDMI cable and tried component to TV Replaced motherboard I'm out of ideas. I have zero patience for this anymore. The nostalgia trip is officially over because games run like dogshit. I have grown frustrated and am throwing this thing in the closet and will be buying only current electronics with support from now on. No more internet tutorials for me; they straight up lied about how cool this thing is and how easy it is to setup. Thanks to everyone that tried to help me.
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Set to Master. I need to buy a multimeter to test the voltages. In the process of moving and lost my last one. Will repost in a few days when it arrives from Amazon.
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Yes, the 8/10GB one. Seagate ST310014ACE https://www.ebay.com/p/69768248 I think I know what the problem is. The StarTech adapter has a power adapter built into it. I was getting random reboots during just sitting on dash earlier. When I went back to IDE I wasn't getting that problem at all. I'm wondering if it has something to do with the power output of the adapter that powers the drive. When I put my new Seagate 2TB drive into a usb/SATA adapter to xfer files from the PC (much faster than FTP), I had zero problems. Speed was okay, transferred 2TB over the course of about 10 hours. When I put the adapter on the drive it's almost as if it's not getting enough power and it's slowing the transfer rate, which is why the IDE drive has zero problems at all playing games from it. I tried a new adapter, but didn't have much luck. Trying the third and final SATA/IDE adapter before I call it quits... just trying to figure out what one to buy next. Probably one without a power supply and will power the SATA drive manually. Thanks for all your help thus far.
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I just tried my 2nd 80 wire, 40 pin cable and nothing changed. I spent so much money on this system (mint condition box, the adapters, the games, the hdd, the cables) it's pissing me off that it isn't playable. Please see updated post for reference:
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Why does this happen? (video flicker - games unplayable)
xretrogamedevx replied to xretrogamedevx's topic in Softmods
Please see new post with better explanation: -
Why does this happen? (video flicker - games unplayable)
xretrogamedevx replied to xretrogamedevx's topic in Softmods
Got it working... I had to patch the games and I finally found the right script. It was a problem with 480p on version 1.6. Still dealing with major lag though. I can't figure this out. Makes me motion sick it's so bad. -
Why does this happen? (video flicker - games unplayable)
xretrogamedevx replied to xretrogamedevx's topic in Softmods
Xbox 1.6 HDMI Shepherd (was told this was a good model). Fable, specifically. Gunvalkyrie is another. Games play fine off disc. I was told to "patch it" but was given multiple dead links so I'm unsure of what to do next. I might just use the DVD drive for these games, which defeats the purpose of putting all my games on the HDD, but at least it's playable. Would you also know why games played off the HDD would lag? Halo CE on disc runs fine, off IDE HDD runs fine, but off SATA HDD it is so laggy it's unplayable. Other games are like this as well (007, ie). Thanks -
So realistically if I'm using StarTech IDE/SATA adapter with an 80 pin cable and I'm getting massive problems it's more likely than not the cable?
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I bought an OG xbox and around 10 games. The discs play fine. Upon loading them to my HDD about 5 of them do this weird video flicker thing and are unplayable. I tried downloading the same 5 off of sites (isos and xbe format) and FTPing them and USBing them via FATXplorer. Nothing I do seems to work. https://streamable.com/92nl7k Does anyone know why this is happening and how to fix it? Thank you.
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I set the adapter to master after I transferred over the files from the original HDD. I had to set it to master because if you set it to slave it does not boot at all. I tested the old hard drive with the 40 pin cable and it was faster than the current setup with the 80 pin/newHDD. I couldn't get the 80 pin to work with the old HDD, so I had to use the 40 (constant error messages; the xbox wouldn't boot). I managed to use FatXplorer to write games to the HDD, since FTP was taking so long. I wrote over 200GB of files using the StarTech SATA adapter to the HDD via usb on the computer. Write speeds were close to 200MB/s. So it doesn't seem like it's the adapter, does it? So to recap: 1) Usb PC to SATA via adapter = ok 2) 40 pin to old HDD = ok 3) Boot off of game via DVD drive = ok It's gotta be either the 80 pin cable (which works... can cables be "slow" to move data?) or something on the motherboard of the xbox. I tried the 40 pin on the new HDD and can't get it to work. Gotta wait for the new 80 pin cable I guess (ordered a new one). Also ordered a new SATA to 40 pin adapter just to make sure. Not sure what else to do. Thanks for trying dude. Really means a lot. I've posted elsewhere and no one responds lol.
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I bought the StarTech and am using it currently. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EOJNGC2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Is there another brand that you have used with success that you recommend? I bought StarTech because of high reviews, but apparently this thing is garbage. Thanks.
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I just hooked the old hard drive up and am playing halo. The lag is improved but still there. There must be a problem with the way the xbox fetches data from the HDD. Maybe poor cables or some sort of interface? The Disc has zero problems at all.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I'm at a loss. The F and G partitions are exactly as you describe. I have the Electron Shepherd HDMI adapter. I have a high quality 40 pin to SATA adapter (Startech) that was recommended by another site. Even booting this system is slow, sometimes the xbox logo (the green one in the very beginning) lags!? That boot-up video... is that stored on the HDD or in ROM? Could this xbox be on it's way out?
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I bought an OG xbox, softmodded it with Rocky5, upgraded the HDD to a 2TB Seagate Barricuda, have an 80 pin IDE adapter connected to it. I bought 10 games to start off with, to include Halo: CE (the original Halo) and Mechwarrior. I ripped all 10 games to my hard drive. I get horrible, unplayable lag when playing any game (Halo is the most noticeable). Any time I fire the weapon everything lags. I also notice that for every single game, the startup animations (The grey/white/black "Microsoft Game Studios" logo) also lags, so I don't think it's framerate dependent. Here's a link to the logo animation that I am talking about. The animation in this video is how it should look. It's smooth. On my screen (I can't upload a video, sorry), it stutters, lags, and is generally unsmooth. This animation isn't smooth at all, but just showing what I'm talking about for reference. Does this have something to do with HDMI? I am running the output to an hdmi adapter that plays on the monitor. I have tried multiple monitors and have the same problem. The only thing I haven't tried is the component to TV route, because I do not have a TV. I'm wondering if this was a waste of money. Games are unplayable from the HDD, which I thought was supposed to even speed things up. Any help would be appreciated, thank you. -R
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