SS_Dave
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. This is a 1.2 with 128meg ram, 1tb SSD, Philips DVD drive 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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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.
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That will be a small signal switch diode line a 1n914 A Zener would be marked something like ZD904 What make and model supply is it? 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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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.
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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.
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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 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.
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Xbox 1.6 doesn't turn on at all, it seems dead.
SS_Dave replied to AlanDgamerPROXD's topic in Repair
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 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. -
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.
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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.
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Xbox 1.0 , "Your Xbox requires service" with no error code
SS_Dave replied to Galindrada's topic in Repair
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. -
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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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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Xbox 1.0 , "Your Xbox requires service" with no error code
SS_Dave replied to Galindrada's topic in Repair
Flashing green makes me think it's a DVD drive and the MB thinks the DVD tray is open. If you have a spare DVD drive try that. Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. -
Xbox 1.0 , "Your Xbox requires service" with no error code
SS_Dave replied to Galindrada's topic in Repair
The version 1.0 don't have error code it will flash the eject led in different patterns to give you an idea what's wrong Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. -
That fuse has violently blown and I suspect it's been connected to 220 volt. There is a part in the black heat shrink that's probably blown The layout of components of the 220 volt version is different but you may find the PCB reference numbers are the same. It should have Z1 in the board, It's a Metal Oxide Varistor that's used for Surge Protection On a 220-250volt supply it's rated at 275volt AC and above that it blows up and will go short circuit and that blows the fuse,The heat shrink is because they have been known to explode and have sparks escape. I suspect it will have a part number like TVR 10 241 or TVR 10 221 on the component 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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What model PSU Fuses don't blow for no reason is the Xbox a 100-120 volt version? 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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I would be a bit concerned as it looks like someone has started to try and fix it Can you post a pic of the other side? 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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The recovery mode is also in the main menu. But about the only time you need the recovery mode is because the chip is corrupted and you wont have access to the menu 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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It's supposed to be but the only this that happens is the orange LED then it frags for a while and shuts down, I made a recovery DVD from a an ISO file and the same happens. Once you enter recovery the chip appears to get wiped and the only way I have found to restore the chip is to boot to a working hard drive and then load Xenium_tools.xbe from the working hard drive and once that's loaded then hot swap to the non working xenium/open xenium and either flash with a backup bin file or the recovery bin file. The recovery bin file will only load the OS and you then need to add your bios files. Edit: I think I have worked it out When in recovery mode ( link on or the switch to recovery) you power on the Xbox and the LED turns orange and the DVD tray opens then you load the recovery DVD and the LED flashes red/green and eventually shuts down the Xbox, The remove the link or return the switch to normal and power on. Then if no bios files are present the it will ask you to flash a bios and if there is a bios files present you can select one to boot he Xbox. 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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