Broken xbox
 

This will be my one topic on your forums so please just answer it.

When I press the power button on my xbox it lights up and everything but like 2 seconds after i turn it on it go's, click,click,click,click...1 second later same thing and over and over until the light around the eject button turns red and says "your xboxs needs service". It does this every time I turn it on ,exept every week or two it turns on but when I shut it off it wont turn back on without not working. If you can ,tell me whats wrong so I can have it fixed.

Once more This will be my only topic on your forums and when its answered I will leave.

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I have no idea other than telling you to follow the directions and get it serviced.

Please be patient, just because there are no replies within twenty minutes of you posting a thread doesn't mean that no one is going to reply.

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The thing is If I have it serviced it will cost around $120 , but a new xbox is only $130.

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Why not hold off for two months and get an XBOX 360?

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People are less likely to help you if you tell them you're just using them for an answer, then leaving their community forever.

If it says it needs service, then it probably does. The clicking suggests an optical drive issue - have you tried it without a DVD in the drive? If that doesn't work, it's probably best to either buy a new Xbox or wait for a 360.

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You probly got sumthin stuck in the drive like Reven said - i had the same problem with my PS2. If not, your drive is probly damaged

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There is nothing stuck in the drive.

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Open her up and fiddle around with it. XBOX 360 is coming soon so what do you have to lose?

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^ An Xbox for a few months or forever if he doesnt have spare money 2 fork out on a 360 then another $100 for a game :'(

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Well it seems you have 2 choices here.
Take it to get looked at and pay money or open it up and see what is going on yourself. Maybe it's something you can fix?
Try kicking it?
good luck man.

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Im not getting the 360 for at least a year after it comes out, so Ill wait until it comes out and buy a new xbox when the price drops.

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call xbox support

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Get a NES :D

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Exactly, just leave now...

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you telling me to leave?

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Maybe he wouldn't if you stopped spamming.

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I think I may be able to help you, but I want to get one thing straight. You want help, but then you'll disappear into the abyss of the Internet.

Oh yeah, about that advice of mine; FORGET IT!!!

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Only thing you can do is what already been said. Buy a new one, or just wait for a 360, or even better yet just game on your comp :) . But it does sound like a CD-Rom problem. Meh what can you say, its M$.

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Now, now Agent, don't be too hard on him. After all, he wants to ditch us after we help him! Anyhow, yeah, wtf would drive someone to buy an Xbox over PS2? Consoles suck, period. I have a PS2 and SNES. I sold my N64 a couple of years back...I sure want it back, but I might buy an Xbox 360 when it comes out, cuz I have a home theater system, and will soon hopefully have a widescreen HDTV. :naughty:

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Probably because XBOX is better than a PS2? Yeah that's it.

Translation:
I hate consoles and like gaming on a PC better but a console comes in handy when having friends/family over for some relaxing couch gaming.


Yes I agree.
:beer:

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No, you tell your friends/family to bring their PC and a PCI network card so you can connect to a router and play on a LAN. http://www.gamingforums.com/images/smilies/pwned.gif

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Oh yeah sure :rolleyes:
kids :vikki:


BTW I have a 4 PC LAN so I have the best of both worlds.
:0wned:

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Children, if any of you spam this thread any more I will remove all of your posts from this thread, valid or invalid.

Whether he is going to leave or not after we help him is irrelevant. You may choose not to help him because of this, but this is not the place to voice your opinion on such things.

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I am not going to leave just yet. I found this site to be interesting and informative , so if you all would continue to help me I would appreciate it.

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bit of advice: don't revive 3 day old threads

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Just ran across this thread... I've been having similar issues, minus the red power light.

Did you get a new power cable through the replacement program? If you did and it was a huge GFCI power cable, your power supply may be slightly busted. Microsoft so far has done a good job of covering this up.

The early Foxfire power supplies had a poor solder connection between the power plug prongs (you know, the little things inside the socket) and the motherboard, causing shortages and fires. I'm in the process of fixing mine over this weekend, I'll let you know how it turns out.

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I didnt get the new cord but I tried it with my friends cords so its cant be that.

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If the cord damaged the power supply, using a different controller won't help. It means the power supply is permantly damaged if I understand it correctly.

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how would I know if it was damaged?

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I can actually hear the solder that broke off rattling around in my XBox when I shake it. Also, disconnect the XBox and try to wiggle the power socket. If it's really loose, the solder's broken. But really, if your XBox is made before 04-08-2002 (the date mine was made) odds are it has a poorly contructed Foxlink 1.0 or 1.1 power supply.

www.xbox-scene.com has a whole bunch of info on this.

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I guess the best thing I could do would be to buy another one when the price goes down?

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or just get a 360

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Don't waste your money.
Get a 360

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$400 for just the console+games is way to expensive for me.

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then gaming is not for you.

Wait untill aftet the xbox 360 comes and get an xbox used for around $90

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help me pleeeeeaaassseeee

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You are not going to get help asking like this.

To fix it you have 4 options:

1. send it to MS and they will fix it

2. save your money and buy an xbox 360

3. Buy a used xbox around christmas

4. live with it and stop gaming

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I just finished fixing my XBox myself.

Open your XBox. You'll need a Torx 10 and a Torx 20 screwdriver bit. The outer screws are under the two silver stickers, and under each rubber foot. Use the Torx 20 for these. Then, flip it back over and take the case off.

Next, take out the hard drive. There's one Torx 10 screw on the left side, holding the HDD bracket in place. Remove the IDE cable from the hard drive and remove the whole assembly. Set it off to the side.

On the far right side, you'll see the power supply. It should say "Foxfire" on it. There are two Torx 10 screws holding this down. Then, lift out the power supply and look over by the plug end.

On mine, there were actually scorch marks on the solder. But yours may be just broken. Warm up your soldering iron and melt the solder back together. Use more solder if necessary.

Seal your XBox up and you're done.

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Please close my account.

I have been looking around these forums for a few weeks now , and I decided that this place is not for me.

Thanks for all your help, and goodbye,
Jesse

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ROFL, unless we see some promising games, the 360 will be a waste, the whole reputation thing sound like a croak and another way for companies to track you. as for the xbox needing service, try running the xbox with no cd. if it works a bit better then, than that tell you its a cd drive or tray problem, i would get the cd drive replaced in that situation. i wouldnt imagine anything else would "click" in the xbox other than the HDD. well, thats my 2 cents ne way.

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what a punk!!!!
im sure i saw a couple of people that told that fool its his hard drive. witch is exactly what i was gonna say. I had the same prob with mine, and that is exactly what it was. could have got a new one on ebay for $60.
so peace out with your broke Xbox :cya:
see sig for more instructions

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and people wanted me banned....well, nothing wrong with that. i do have something to add though. do the xbox 360's have a SATA interface or still a IDE interface?

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To the jerk who told me to "Go Die" , you can go get a life , and when you do , come here , Im player15.

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rofl, my full metal 500fps G3 and infinity led pwns !!! airsoft is great!!! well, my questions remains, will xbox 360 use IDE or SATA drives.

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like said, Id rather spend $400 or $500 on an airsoft gun and go outside and do something. 1337cshacker , you should join airsoftcore , it takes less time than registering on here. drop me a message when you register , Im player15.

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Look at you, you bunch of children.

There are people in this thread who are starting to cross lines in terms of their attitude. I'm getting sick and tired of the flaming. Sort out your attitudes or you will find your time here very short lived indeed.

pkayer15, I don't think you understand the concept of a forum. Registering just to get our help then dissapearing forever is really just skipping the surface. Asside from these idiots here there is a good community here.

If you don't want to post any more then just log out and don't post. There is no such thing as locking acounts just because you don't want to be a part of this community.

Now thread closed. Stop flaming.