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  1. 2 hours ago, Bowlsnapper said:

    Which resistors are they, typically, and what values SHOULD they have, versus WHAT they have when they're been bad?

    In the red box.

    On this board there is 6 banks of resistors and each bank has 4 resistors that are 330 ohm each and it could be just one of the resistors has gone open circuit.

    The capacitors in blue are also stating to fail and I have replaced heaps of that type in other electronics that have leaked.

    DVD-PCB.jpg

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

     

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  2. 3 hours ago, lilkuz2005 said:

    I'm not sure I understand correctly, My Xbox is connected to the network but the time keeps resetting every time the system reboots. how do I force it to use internet time ?

    Make sure you have the correct time zone set in the M$ dash.

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

  3. 14 hours ago, neildeadman said:

    Right, I finally had the chance to do this. Followed your steps and all went smooth. Now I get to this screen 20230825_114000.png.4188b172cc3e380e419d5db9bcca8daf.png

    I guess that is good, but with a USB keyboard, or a XBox 360 controller via the Wingman XB2 adapter, I cannot change the selection :(

    So close, but yet so far!!

    Have you tried hot swapping from a working chip and flashing a 2meg back up?

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.
     

  4. 15 minutes ago, Fringle said:

    Option 0 and option 1 both give me error 13.  Option 2 is the only one that allows me to boot with the DVD rom connected when I'm using the Sata adapter.  If I pull the power connector I'm able to boot again with option 1.  Tried with both a Samsung and Thomson drive and both do the same thing and it doesn't matter which UDMA mode bios I use, they all do the same thing.  If I put the stock drive back in, the DVD drive works like it should.

    What brand/type of sata adaptor are you using

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.
     

  5. Is the DVD drive a Philips?

    I have had issues with cerbios and Philips DVD drives when using cerbios but it works with a Thompson drive, also check you have not set the DVD to modern mode in in the cerbios.ini and the adaptor is set to master.

    ; Drive Setup 
    0 = HDD & DVD,  1 = HDD & No DVD (Legacy Mode), 2 = HDD & No DVD (Modern Mode), 3 = Dual HDD 

    DriveSetup = 1

     

    Also in Legacy Mode the DVD disk will only load from power on.

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.
     

     

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  6. On 8/21/2023 at 7:51 AM, Bowlsnapper said:

    This is the first time Ive heard of this. I'm tuned in. Another issue that's not common at all.

    I think the OP was having issues with the Xenium V2.3.1 firmware on a 1.6 as it's a issues this a washed out Xenium Open Xenium menu screen and by rolling back the firmware to V2.3.0 fixes it. 

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.
     

  7. 18 hours ago, Bowlsnapper said:

    What exactly was this? What all was on it. Tried to look through the thread and couldn't find a full answer.

    Eurasia was a web site with a large collection of software and updates for all manner of gaming consoles and it closed up late 2017

    Here is a link to a list of the files in PDF format that where on the site just before the site closed

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cVD6auCP5F0HULS4tIRWQalVYjOnNy8f/view?usp=sharing

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.
     

     

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  8. On 8/21/2023 at 6:04 AM, Dtomcat18 said:

    If using >2.3.1, I believe Dustin removed the custom options…. Reflashing 2.3.1 or lower would allow it to work again 

     

    He removed code that was supposedly self destructive

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.
     

  9. On 8/15/2023 at 3:57 AM, armyofmeisbliss said:

    I can't seem to find a proper schematic for this PSU, would you happen to have it? It'd help a lot! Thanks.

    As far as I know the M$ Original Xbox there has never been any leaked circuits.

    The only way would be compare a working PSU against the one you have

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

  10. 17 hours ago, Bowlsnapper said:

    Second TSOP flash for a 1.0 console. This is the console I intend to use for the Nemesis kit.

     

     

    Then I can use the optical drive for TSOP and dashboard installs when setting up my HDD image for sales if the DVD drive in the said box is not working.

    I haven't used a DVD drive to create a HDD/SSD for a Xbox in nearly 2 years as Fatxplorer V3.0 beta can format and partition any size HDD/SSD and then you can quickly copy the required files to the relative dives ( Boot files to C, Dash to E, Games to F and G ) quicker that stuffing around with a DVD to format the and then app to partition the drive correctly then installing a dashboard from a flaky DVD drive.

    Also Fatxplorer V3.0 can format a HDD above 2tb correctly as apposed to using a DVD based disk that give you 2.2tb from a 3tb drive

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

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  11. 1 hour ago, Bowlsnapper said:

    That's what i figured, is that it was gauging power draw. Too much voltage signifying non-working components in the circuit, and too little signifying that a component is drawing too much power, possibly from a short. VERY cool device. Home made?

    Yes home made I made one about 20 years ago but it got lost in the several house moves The current one I made mostly from junk box part's about 5 years ago.

    This one has the two 100watt globes as some items have a high inrush current and would not power up with a singe 100watt globe.

    The idea is if the device under test has a short circuit the light will be full on and the voltage at the device is 0 volt so you don't release the magic smoke or have fire works. With DC you can use a current regulated power supply for the same thing.

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

     

  12. 2 hours ago, stephen mell said:

    HI I JUST REINSTALLED MY SOFT MOD AND IT ALL INSTALLED WITH NO ERRORS I EVEN INSTALLED ALL THE ART WORK FOR MY GAMES IT WAS ALL GOING VERY WELL UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE XBOX AND WHEN I TURNED IKT BACK ON THE XBOX LOGO DID ITS THING AND AFTER THAT NOTHING BUT A BLACK SCREEN THE ONLY THING I GET IS THE XBOX LOGO WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE TRAY  HELP.

    Why are you shouting?

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

     

  13. It's sounding like the Xbox has a hard mod (Mod chip or onboard bios re-flash) as a softmod and hardmod don't play nice with each other and the 1st this that happens is a black screen on reboot after installing the softmod.

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

     

  14. 6 hours ago, Bowlsnapper said:

    Nah, he was talking about a map. 😛 JK!

    So full glow means what @SS_Dave?

    There is at least a 100watt draw ( 1amp at 110 volt) 

    A Xbox will draw more that that when working ( a 220 volt will draw around 225-275watt) so both 

     

    This is my Dim Bulb Tester, It's 2 x 100 watt lamps that can be switched to 1 x 100 watt lamp.

    PXL-20230812-060304515.jpg

     

    This is a 1.2 with 128meg ram, 1tb SSD, Philips DVD drive

    PXL-20230812-060131921.jpg     PXL-20230812-060245863.jpg

    This is with the DVD drive connected to power      This is without the power on the DVD drive

    On power on the brightness starts brighter and dulls after the dash has loaded.

    You can see the difference the just the DVD drive makes.

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

     

     

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  15. 15 hours ago, arfows said:

    just the psu.  if globe means light bulb it seemed pretty bright.  thanks again for all the help with this

     

    You are using a incandescent light ( the old lamp with a wire element) as a LED or compact fluorescent type  will not work correctly

    The power supply on it's own in standby should not keep the lamp even faintly glowing unless you have forced the PSU on and put a load on the 12vlot and 5 volt outputs.

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

     

     

  16. 58 minutes ago, arfows said:

    Looks like it might be something more or that soldering mess on the underside of the board might be the issue.  DBT lights up.  On the plus side, I learned about and got to build a DBT!  Pretty cool and handy device

    Is the globe full brightness or 1/2 brightness ?

    And is that with just the PSU or the hole Xbox?

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

     

  17. 1 hour ago, Bowlsnapper said:

    I would never even think of it being possible to power on a PSU without a motherboard. I guess the mobo signals are simplistic enough and easy enough to reproduce? Black nipple is a varistor? It looks like a gigantic ceramic capacitor with insulation or something. Lol

    Yes the varistor is a bit like a ceramic capacitor in appearance.

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

  18. 4 hours ago, Bowlsnapper said:

    Wow... I wonder how far it got and what it fried? Was it just the fuse and got stopped there?... Theoretically I suppose?

    I think the only real damage is the Varistor and the Fuse

    The giveaway was the fuse that taped to the heat sink and then the black around the Varistor 

    IMG-4561.jpg

     

    If it was me I would replace the fuse then plug it in with a 100 watt incandescent lamp (Dim Bulb Tester) in series with the active and see if it works and then replace the Varistor.

    Powering on a 1.6 supply without the mother board is a little bit harder but it's still doable 

    See my post here.

    https://www.ogxbox.com/forums/index.php?/topic/11497-xbox-16-doesnt-turn-on-at-all-it-seems-dead/#comment-56162

     

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

     

  19. 2 hours ago, KaosEngineer said:

    Is the 5Vdc standby voltage level present on the motherboard? (Orange wires)

    psu16delta.gif.5f25e1567eac4e3c1d7b01a5d65839f6.gif

    I believe the Blue connection in the STB column is incorrect.  It too will be 0 Vdc until the power supply turns on.

     

    On a 1.6 the orange is the standby but without the 3.3 on the PowOk the power supply will fully shut down

    The 1.6 PSU supplies a 5 volt pulse on power up then Q7C2 sends a 3.3 volt to the PowOk to keep the supply running then to power on the rest of the PSU you send 3.3 to the PowOn.

    When testing a 1.6 PSU out of the Xbox you need to add a load the the 5 volt and 12 volt outputs, The load I use was a Stop/Tail light globe

     

    Xbox-1-6-PSU.jpg

    In this pic the Analog meter is set to 10vdc range and is reading 6.7vdc               And in this pic the Analog meter is set to 50vdc range and is reading 11.1vdc

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

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  20. 28 minutes ago, Bowlsnapper said:

    Wow, what was over the burn marks? What got hit?

    220 volt in a power supply made for 110 volt and 90% of that black will clean off with some Isopropyl.

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

     

  21. 13 minutes ago, arfows said:

    Removed and tested the varistor.  Still has continuity and it's solder points on the board do slowly increase in resistance.  As you can see from the image, whatever happened was a pretty intense event so I also removed J18 (turns out it still has continuity and resistance though so appears undamaged?) and the coil.  So in tracking all of that, except for the coil, which I'm not sure how to test, it appears everything else is still functional so far?

    burnt psu 1.6 xbox.jpeg

    I have seen worse damage.

    If the Varistor ( Z1 )is testing a short then it's faulty.

    The resistance reading increasing when you test where Z1 (Varistor) was fitted is normal as you meter is slowly charging the main filter cap.

    The varistor is basically across the mains input just after the fuse and if it sees a voltage above it's nominated rating (for a PSU from Australia the varistor is 275 volt AC)  it will self destruct and go short circuit and that will cause the fuse to blow. 

    When I am testing devices that have had damage like that PSU or devices I am unsure of I power the device though a 100watt incandescent light globe (google Dim Bulb Tester) and if the globe stays fully lit then there is still a problem.

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

     

  22. 14 hours ago, Galindrada said:

    Dave , fortunately the DVD is fine. I tried another working DVD (Samsung) from another console and got the same error. Also the original DVD (which is a Thomson) worked fine on another Xbox console.

    Bolofski, that might be an idea , do you think that the BIOS might be corrupted?

    I still don't get why that FIFA 2005 demo plays perfectly fine. The console seems 100% capable of delivering everything, sound , video , etc.

     

    Cheers

    It could be a hard drive that's failing.

    If it was me I would drop in a modchip and build a new hard drive

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

  23. 1 hour ago, arfows said:

    so if I'm understanding you correctly between the fuse and varistor, that should have stopped the voltage spike from getting to other parts of the board.  If i remove the circled item (varistor), test it, and it fails then potentially replace it and the fuse once continuity between the three points has been determined.  If it doesn't fail, then the fuse blowing could be potentially something else on the board.  Does that all sound right?

    1.6 power supply 96DP.jpg

    The varistor should test open circuit if it's good and if it test's dead short then replace it as it's done it's job. Also test the two points it was soldered too and with out the varistor it should not test short circuit but it may give you a reading that slowly increases in resistance.

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

     

     

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  24. The more I look at the pic of the damaged DVD disk the more I don't think the DVD/CD drive could cause that damage, If it was the drive the marks would be either straight across the disk or in a circular pattern. 

    As the marks as at different directions it makes me think is the way the disk is stored or handled.

    The one little mark on the new disk right on the edge is probably from placing the disk on the tray.

    I have been working with all manner of DVD/CD players for 35 plus years and the marks you have shown in 99% of the cases come from the owner and not the player.

    I have seen the laser lens hit the disk but that drive would not read the disk for more than a second as it could not read the TOC (Table Of Contents) from the disk ( the metal disk the DVD sits on was pushed down ), That particular drive did leave a very small mark on the disk in a circular pattern right at the centre, I have also seen very light circular marks at the outer edge from a warped DVD disk and you could here a scraping sound as it was playing. Keep in mind that a DVD drive spins the disk  at between 570 RPM and 1600 RPM depending on the laser position.

     

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


    Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

     

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