external switch

[virtech]

i have installed x3 on xbox 1.6 using the rebuild lpc

the chip lights steady blue and goes direct to MS dashboard
and the external switch shows no sign of being on, no lights or nothing

any help is apreciated.

 

[threeballspin]

Check the pins on each side of the wires.

 

[Bytecode]

Are both lights on the chip on?

If yes, check your cable that goes to your switch. The pins inside the connector are very fragile, and seem to get bent/broken a lot.

 

[virtech]

im not sure if both lights are on, didnt even know there is 2 light on the chip.

anyways. when boots goes to the MS dasboard should not i be able to hold the white button down and get the x3 Live??? even tho switch is not working

 

[Bytecode]

If the switch on the front of the system blue and you boot straight to the MS dash, you have a bad d0 connection. A brand new chip with a blue X light on the switch should either boot cromwell (working), frag (bad lpc, lifted trace, etc), or boot MS Dash (bad d0 connection)

Check your d0 point, and make sure both the 3.3v and the 5v lights on the X3 chip are lighting up.

 

[virtech]

1st i want to thank all for the amazing help we can get here
XECUTER ROCKSS...


The problem is that the external switch is not working
and i wanted to know if the chip is is corretcly soldered this is what i got so far.

xbox 1.6 , rebuild lpc

turn the xbox on external switch dosent light up
x3 chip lights up steady blue
turn xbox on goes direct to the MS dashboard get error 16

i figured since the external switch is not working i would still be able to hold down the withe button and go in the x3 live bios.

thanks all

 

[threeballspin]

Is it a new hdd?

 

[Bytecode]

Try unplugging everything but the hd/lan/d0 and the 5v wires. The chip should boot up then. If it still boots to the MS Dash, then you have some solder issues. You don't have to have the external switch or the power button adapter to make the x3 work.

 

[threeballspin]

Error 16 - dashboard - Other files to do with dashboard / dashboard settings.

 

[Bytecode]

Yeah the error 16 sounds like you have a new hd that doesn't have all the files on it. Thats easily fixed with something like slayers after you get the chip to boot into cromwell. Even with a blank hard drive, the X3 should boot into cromwell.

If your external switch is not working, you cannot enable the X3 without removing the external switch. So unpluch the ext switch, and just for sh*ts & giggles, go ahead and unplug the power adapter. You should boot into cromwell. If you get that far, you can start to diagnose why your switch isn't lighting up, but I would be willing to bet that you're not getting both lights on your X3 to light up (the 3.3v and the 5v). You have to get both lights on before you do anything else with it.

After you remove the ext switch and the power adapter and both the 3.3 and the 5v lights on the chip are working, if the chip does not boot into cromwell, you have a bad d0 connection. If the chip frags, you have some bad lpc joints.

 

[virtech]

sorry newbie here whats does "X3 should boot into cromwell" mean i googled didint find anything !!!


and the 5v is item 5 that goes on top the mother board by the lan adapter

what about the 3.3v?

 

[Bytecode]

When you turn the xbox on, ther should be two blue lights on the actual x3 chip itself that light up. You don't need to plug up the dvd rom or the hard drive to see if the lights are coming on. That needs to be your first step. So let me know if you see two blue lights on the x3 when you power on your xbox.

 

[virtech]

nope i only get 1 light by the 5v alternate

 

[xXLoganXx]

Same here.. chip was going fine for about twenty minutes, got a game to load on my hard drive, shut it off no switch?? Took it apart and wiggled the switch cable a little bit and power woud come to the switch and to the chip. Now I can't get anything but the led right over the "gnd" the other led is out. Is that the 5v or the 3.3v that is bad?

 

[xXLoganXx]

UPDATE: Like they always say "CHECK YOU SOLDERING"... what I thought was a flawless install seemed to have a lack of solder down in #15? In other words, you could still see the whole of the LPC... filled it up and we're rock solid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY G*&$#@@ NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bytecode]

The 5v light will light up if you have a good connection with the alt 5v wire or pin #6 on pre 1.6 boards. This one is usually not your problem.

The 3.3v light lights up if it gets power from pin 15. I've heard of ppl bridging pins 9 and 15 to get the correct voltage, and the rebuild pcb does this for you. If you are not getting a 3.3v CHECK PINS 9 & 15

Bottom line, you have to get the proper power to the chip before it can do anything. So, your first step is to make sure the x3 gets both blue leds to light up.

 

[KaRnAsH]

I am having the same issue. Only one led light up on the chip. the one under GND 5V does not light up. Ive checked all the points but will do so a 3rd time. I have checked the 5V wire and the connection to the point but nothing!

Thanks for the help

 

[KaRnAsH]

I saw another post and saw that actualy my 3.3V its not working so I resoldered all points and I still get no 33V led and now the box stars and shuts down and the blinks red and green. im guessing is the D0 point.

This is getting a bit teddious. Been woring on this for almost 4 hours and no luck.