Centauri Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 So I got a Halo Edition Xbox off of ebay to find that it only stays on for 20 minutes before shutting off, the power button does not function, naturally I thought of corrosion on the traces. Upon examining the underside of the board I found no visible corrosion, my question is, which traces do I need to jump in order to fix it? I'm a bit stumped, any help would be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 If it's a version 1.6 I would suspect the capacitors near the power connector especially the ones next to the heat sink. The trace damage is normally limited to the 1.0 -1.4 board from the clock cap. I would suggest you post a pic of the main board Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centauri Posted September 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Here's a pic of the three caps near the cpu. Sorry for bad lighting, it's all I could come up with at the time. I you need any other pics, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maladin Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 That's not a 1.6. There are no free ram locations on a 1.6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 It's not a 1.6 it will be a 1.2-1.4 and date wise properly a 1.4 and those caps need replacing and you will probably find it has trace damage from a leaking clock cap.. Have a look at the bottom of the main board along the front there is 4 traces that will be damaged. Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centauri Posted October 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 My bad, I was told it was a 1.6 by someone I was talking to on the Original xbox reddit. I have looked at those same 4 traces over and over again with a magnifying glass, and there is no visible corrosion, I'm going to double check with a multimeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulkchart32 Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 10/1/2020 at 10:54 AM, Centauri said: My bad, I was told it was a 1.6 by someone I was talking to on the Original xbox reddit. I have looked at those same 4 traces over and over again with a magnifying glass, and there is no visible corrosion, I'm going to double check with a multimeter. be certain to get rid of the clock capacitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 10/2/2020 at 1:54 AM, Centauri said: My bad, I was told it was a 1.6 by someone I was talking to on the Original xbox reddit. That's quite common as it's around the changeover time and the 100% way is to open it. On 10/2/2020 at 1:54 AM, Centauri said: I have looked at those same 4 traces over and over again with a magnifying glass, and there is no visible corrosion, I'm going to double check with a multimeter. I would change the caps 1st and as bulkchart32 has said remove the clock cap then loosely reassemble it and test it again. Also have a good look at the PSU for bad solder joints especially at the 2 pin AC power connector and around the middle of the PSU board. Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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