POWER-UP, TURNS OFF, POWERS UP, TURNS OFF WTF

[callit]

ok guys, help is needed and appreciated. im a noob at modding xboxes, but not when it comes to electronics. the lpc area is clean, (as clean as i can get it) all traces look to be in tact, and have been tested with meter where i could test.

d0 area is also clean again, doesnt look to have issues there either. this is a 1.6 with no-mod parts installed at all.

i get the power on power off, power on, power off then frag. drive connection on both cd and hd are tight, all pins are in tact. i just dont see where i could have gone wrong. (not blaming xecuter, just stumped is all!)

thanks for any help. i do appreciate it. Happy Holidays to all!

here's what we need to know -

Does it always do this? Or is this only when the mod chip is in place? Or Only when the mod chip is not in place?

Did it start fragging for no aparent reason (you were using it fine one day, and it stopped working the next) or has it done it since you tried to solder it?

Have you checked to make sure you haven't crossed any traces?
Have you removed everything to see if it still does it while it's clean?

Be very detailed, give us any info you think might be pertinent. Tell us exactly what you've done, exactly what you've tried. Fragging is not normal, in spite of what it may look like on these boards. For every 1 person who complains there are at the very least 5 who don't. But if all you tell us is 'it frags' than all we can tell you is 'try what we've told everyone else.'

 

[chickengas]

I'll repair it...AGAIN...and sell it to someone else.

 

[callit]

$40...lol...uh huh, any REAL offers? I'm serious about dumping it. Its just not worth my time. Reasonable offers will be considered.

if it doesnt work nobodys gonna pay more than $60 for it, may have a 160gb drive, but thats no use to anyone if you cant get the rig running
i also doubt anyone would pay more incase they get it in their hands and see a black hole where the lpc port once was.
how about some pics of what youve done to it before people give you "realistic" bids?

actually, the HD alone is worth more than that. But, it being Christmas season and all, I don't have much cash to drop on myself at the moment, especially for an xbox that frags for 'no reason'. The HD alone is probably worth at least $80 if it's still in working condition - and assuming it's not locked, there's no reason you couldn't format it and toss it in any PC.

 

[cab211]

I had a problem in a box that I was working on for a friend. It was working fine and then one day would power on, off, on, and then off. I tracked it down to a bad IDE cable on the DVD side. I would unplug the cord from the back of the DVD drive and it would boot fine. But as soon as I put the DVD drive back on, frag. I put a new IDE cable in and boom... problem gone. Well and the dvd drive doesn't work anymore. POS drive. I have 2 boxes with the Thompson drives. crap I tell you. Hope this helps. Check your cables and all.

 

[chickengas]

Thats a possibility...I spose...I did replace the IDE cable with an 80 wire cable...I'll look at that..never thought of it. Thanks..

 

[umpa]

If it were a drive cable you would get some kind of error message. If it does a frag with a black screen - its a mod/bios problem.

 

[chickengas]

CRAP....merry x-mas, thanks for the news.

 

[chickengas]

So...if the BIOS is bad....I know because.....?

As opposed to a bad solder point..obviously because......?

 

[althekiller]

try booting to backup (power + eject) if it still frags its your install, if not just reflash since youre in flashbios anyway.

EDIT:
oh...and quit being a bitch

 

[michael816]

LOL it sound like you dont really care about your Xbox and you only want it repaired so you can increase the resale value.

 

[cab211]

The xbox that I had fragging would just go on off on off and as SOON as I unplugged the dvd drive and booted, everything worked fine. It was the IDE cable and there was no errors reported for that, because the hard drive was side was still working. That was on an 80 pin cable. When I put the original back in, both worked fine.

 

[XCronus]

Ya, about your flawless install, two words: heat damage.

If you did some sort of crap repair :arrow: still works :arrow: havent moved it :arrow: doestn work anymore :arrow: heat damage

 

[callit]

that actually is something you might want to watch for - if you set your xbox on top of an old vcr in a cabinet with poor ventilation, it could happen.

I saw a noticable change in my xbox temp when I put it in my cabinet here. Of course, I'm already well aware of the heat that builds up in this cabinet, so I always keep the glass door on the front open.

 

[Xecuter]

I'll repair it...AGAIN...and sell it to someone else.

what you are reparing is your sh*tty install - not the modchip

fact. deal with it.

 

[RogMan119]

I'm a noob and my box did the same thing after I just installed my X3. My MS Dash boots up fine but I'm getting that on off on off red green red green when I try to boot up the X3. Any help is much appreciated. Dont worry I wont knock on the chip like some people.

 

[callit]

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just a couple things

1st - this is known as a FRAG - I'd suggest searching - the most common suggestion would be to check all your solder points, make sure everything is connected properly.

2nd - starting a new conversation within one isn't going to get as many hits as you might want

3rd - If you search, and try a few different things, and still have trouble, when you post again, be very specific as to what you've tried, and what the results have been. Chances are, you just missed a point on your LPC, or didn't get a full connection.

 

[Ctech]

I am having a similar issue, maybe someone can help.
First let me say I have an XBOX 1.0. I soldered in the chip socket and the three wire points for th eXecuter3 chip. threw in a 60 GB Hdisk and buttoned it all up. Powered up good and flashed the bios to 1959 no problem. I then installed the Slayer Dash along with some Emulators and misc files no problem as well. I then played a couple of MP3's no problem. I played a MAME game and could not figure out how to end so I powered the box off. When I powered it back up I heard the Slash screen sound but had no display.
Now heres what I have tried so far. I got the same response when trying to boot with the Chip disabled by pressing and holding the power till red. I am able to boot to the Back up Bios by pressing both power and Eject at the same time to power up and I do get the Bios Splash screen. I tried putting back in the original Hdisk and same symtoms. I tried removing the chip from the socket and hooking back up the power button and same symptoms. I put back in the 60 GB drive and the chip, Booted to the Backup Bios screen and Httping intop the box to flash the bios again, it didn't give me the pretty prgress bar this time but did respond with a message and also powerd it self down when done, however this did not seem to do anything. I have not yet checked my Soldering, but will. But like I said even without the chip inserted into the socket I still have the issue. I am new to the XboX Modding world and would appreciate any HELP!!!! I get. Thanks

 

[callit]

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It sounds like one of a couple things, first of all, sounds like you've done just about everything right so far. Rest assured your chip is working, the only thing I could find after a brief search was this. http://www.teamxecuter.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=115

According to the article, it sounds like you either could touch up one or two of your solder points, or from some other things I seem to remember reading, you could have loaded the wrong bios, or your box got switched to PAL or NTSC (whichever is improper for your locale) NTSC is what you want if you're in North America, PAL for Europe. I don't have much experience in this area, so I could be wrong.

I'd suggest searching the forums, and if you can't find anything, then post a new topic as opposed to a reply to a relatively unrelated problem. Hope this helps.

 

[Ctech]

Thanks, I am going to try Resoldering today. I am also going to create a new thread as you are correct this does seem to be a different issue.

 

[drsomewhat]

im having this same power down - power up - power down - frag

im running a x3 on a xbox 1.0, using xapt3r (desoldered the lpc)

latest x3 bios, latest evox dash

i had this problem when i first installed, and i solved it by loosening my xapt3r a little. Had no problems for the past few days.

Now the problem has arisen again after i ftp'ed some files over to the xbox. Im not sure how to troubleshoot this...

edit: the only temporary solution i have to fixing this is to unplug and replug the xbox's power... this is happening too frequently and is very annoying