[Sudden Failure, Still Boots but Evo-X Menu Is Super Slow]

Error 21 in my experience is from trying to boot into the MS dashboard from the E partition. I know I had the same issue as you before with the really slow dashboard and it was something simple that fixed it too. I think they're a bit temperamental at times.

[Sudden Failure, Still Boots but Evo-X Menu Is Super Slow]

I think I recall something like this happening to me in the past. I guess you could try clearing your cache on the E drive and if all else fails, use something like a Hexen DVD to reinstall Evo-X.

[Sudden Frag]

The same thing happened a v1.0/1.1 ( can't remember exactly which one), and the only thing I could think of was the power supply. We were trying to softmod it, and at first we thought that we had shorted the HDD, then the Xbox would boot again after being off for a bit, only to artifact and freeze up. We could only narrow it down to possibly being related to the PSU, as attempting to reflow the board did nothing at all.

[Psu Failed In V1.0]

Haha yeah, I was just doing it to be sure it worked, but then I thought I'd share the picture when I seen how ridiculous it looked.

At least I know the console still works, and I've managed to source a 2002 console (v1.1) that should have the right PSU. I should have it sorted after the weekend.

[Psu Failed In V1.0]

Well, the Xbox works like this, so I'm sure a PSU from a 1.2-1.5 is a better solution than this.

[Psu Failed In V1.0]

Thanks for the reply. I would keep the header from the old PSU and put the cables into the correct spots. I tried to source the original PSU, but I could only find them on ebay.com from the US, and I assumed it would blow up the transformer if it was used in Europe.

That's a pretty handy one you have there since it can fit anything aside from a v1.6.

[Psu Failed In V1.0]

Hi. I have one of the modded Xbox consoles that I bought from N64Freak last year. It's a v1.0 and the power supply has failed, I've tested the console with an old PC PSU just to verify that it's the PSU and it booted. Since the PC power supply has no chance of fitting into the console, and I can't find a power supply that isn't from the USA, I'm going to buy a broken console for spares and use the PSU from that.

 

So here's my question then, I know that a V1.6 PSU likely won't work since it has 5V on in standby and POWOK has 3.3v in standby, while all the other models only have a 3.3V line active in standby. Will a PSU  from a V1.1 up to a v1.5 work if I can source one?

 

The v1.0 seems to have these cables running to the motherboard:

12v = 1 cable

5v = 3 cables

3.3v = 1 cable

STDBY = 1 cable (3.3v)

GND = 4

POWOK = 1

POWON = 1

 

The v1.1-v1.5 seems to have:

12v = 1 cable

5v = 4 cables

3.3v = 2 cables

STDBY = 1 cable (3.3v)

GND = 5 cables

POWOK = 1 cable

POWON = 1 cable

 

Am I right in assuming I could just route the cables from a v1.1-v1.5 into the headers they belong in on the v1.0 motherboard, and just leave out the extra unneeded 5v, 3.3v, and GND cables?

 

My main concern is whether the newer PSU will have enough wattage to power the console, since I was thinking that the v1.0 might have used more power.