OldCrapGamer Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Hi guys, first post, so take it easy on me lol Recently Got an OG Xbox, and as I'd had launch day Xbox blow up, I knew about the clock capacitor, (my old xecutor modded Xbox went with a pop adout 15 years ago ) Anyway, I'm rambling... I opened up this one to check/remove the cap, and it had already leaked, the Xbox was working before opened it, but the clock would not hold time.. the board looks pretty bad so I'm wondering if it's worth spending the time getting the new cap and fitting it.. I should also mention, that despite having a soldering iron, I'm a 100% noob... I'm sure I can replace the cap, but honestly, that's about the extent of my ability lol.. attached is a photo of the board, also, would an Xbox boot without the clock cap ? If so, I'll re assemble it and test it before I order the replacement cap.. treated the area with contact cleaner & a little wd40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikeymikey Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Grab your self some cotton buds and some IPA alcohol and get cleaning. Don't bother replacing the cap, its pointless. Clean that board then plug it in and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCrapGamer Posted June 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Ta, re assembling it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCrapGamer Posted June 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 It's still working gonna be a pain having to enter the time every time I wanna use it tho lol thanks for the advise m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 23 minutes ago, OldCrapGamer said: It's still working gonna be a pain having to enter the time every time I wanna use it tho lol thanks for the advise m8 The clock cap would not have been working any and even from new the Xbox would only keep the time for hours anyway, As long as the AC in is connected and it's powered on at the wall it will keep time. If you use xbmc4gamers and the Xbox is connected to your home network it will set the clock from the net on boot. 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...
nikeymikey Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 1 hour ago, OldCrapGamer said: It's still working gonna be a pain having to enter the time every time I wanna use it tho lol thanks for the advise m8 No worries, As Dave says above if its plugged in it wont lose the time and if you use XBMX with a net connection you'll be golden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 On a modded console, UnleashX, Evoxdash and several other replacement dashboards automatically set the time from a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. That is, as long as the console is connected to your home network with access to the Internet. It is not just XMBC that supports this feature. Edit: There are applications than can configure a Windows PC to be an NTP server. Thus, the part of the statement above about Internet access required is not quite right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCrapGamer Posted June 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Thanks for the replies, alas, this is a totally stock Xbox, I would like to get it modded at some point tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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