DGX xbox red light - is it busted

jligg

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Im having a serious issue. I got my dgx installed and flashed my nand with martins v2 ecc files. I booted up the console and get the constant green light on the dgx trying to glitch. I let it go for 15 minutes and nothing. So i flashed the original ecc files and let it go for 15 minutes, nothing. So i decided to try again. Powered on my xbox and after about 5 minutes it just shut off. Now when i turn it on i get a solid red light, fan spins for a second then stops. I really dont think its my soldering, have been doing it for a lot of years. Put the board under the sope and cant find a single trace lifted, damaged pad, nothing. checked all my points under the scope and they look perfect..Any help would be great thanks.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013 4:37:32 PM

J-Runner v0.2 Beta (285) Started


Connection Error
Checking Files
Connection Error
Version: 03
Flash Config: 0x00043000
CB Version: 13181
Corona
Reading Nand to J:\backup\xbox360_tools\J-Runner v02 Beta (284) Core Pack\J-Runner v02 Beta (284) Core Pack\output\nanddump1.bin
Reading Nand
Done!
in 1:59 min:sec

Reading Nand to J:\backup\xbox360_tools\J-Runner v02 Beta (284) Core Pack\J-Runner v02 Beta (284) Core Pack\output\nanddump2.bin
Initializing nanddump1.bin..
Reading Nand
Nand Initialization Finished
Done!
in 1:59 min:sec

Comparing...
Nands are the same
Version: 03
Flash Config: 0x00043000
Writing Nand
CORONA_16MB_DGXv2.ecc
Done!
in 0:09 min:sec

 
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smalltylynch

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did you turn 8 on at the dip switch and did you have your heat sink on properly if not it probably just over heated
 

jligg

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did you turn 8 on at the dip switch and did you have your heat sink on properly if not it probably just over heated
Yeah I replaced the thermal paste as well with artic silver 5

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I've never had anything like this happen before. It just shut off out of nowhere and the soldering was perfect. I have removed everything and cleaned it up and there is no damage what so ever.

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jligg

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I guess I'm just gonna have to junk it. I can't find anything wrong with it and any repair service I contact won't deal with power issues

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jligg

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Yeah I put the stock nand back, removed the dgx and still nothing. I power it on and the fan spins a split second and then stops. And ring turns solid red. When the problem first happened the power brick turned red. But after I unplugged it and put it back in its always yellow

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voojoo

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there is shot somewhere on your motherboard i believe. have you remove qsb, yes?
 

Modz Inc

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Hear are the pics with everything removed
i'm not seeing anything wrong there.....you have the same problem just like me...dead xbox board, refuse to turn on....sigh....its like those xboxes calling for blood or something
 
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nofeloniesyet

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i cant make any promises,but if your willing to ship em to me,ill try a few things on em,and maybe get them going. issues like this can be a pain to troubleshoot,and thats why alot of guys turn this stuff down. id def give it my best shot if you want to send em in.
 

nofeloniesyet

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I made OP the same offer. If he was gonna junk it, I'd pay the shipping to check it out. If I could get it to fire back up, I'd send it back.
if nothin else always good as a component robbin board.:confused:
 

jligg

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Last night I took super high close ups of every inch of the board front and back and spent 3 hours going over it and I couldn't find one damaged component. Do you guys use anti static mats when you work on them. I just had it on a glass table

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Krafter

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I'd think that glass would fall into the anti-static category. If you had a red light on your PSU at one point then that leads me to believe there was a short at on time. You've most likely blown a component and that might not be detectable by the naked eye.

Take someone up on their offer to look at it for you.


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