Re: Unwell Xbox

Gordy <gordon_ashSP@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "Mike Jenkins" <mike.jenkins.no.spam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1h55lov.uy1bbp1vf70puN%mike.jenkins.no.spam@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I've got a V1.1 (I think, manufactured Jan 2002) Xbox with an Xecuter 2
> > chip in it, and it has been a bit temperamental when it comes to the
> > POWER button for a few weeks now. It's now at the point where the POWER
> > button does nothing at all, it will turn on immediately when you plug it
> > in, and will power on/reset when you press EJECT. I can sometimes shut
> > it down with XBMC but more often than not it just resets.
> >
> > It looks to me like the power button switch is knackered - is this
> > likely to be the case, and is it fixable?
> >
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> > Mike Jenkins
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> > Mike's Auctions: http://makeashorterlink.com/?F20712757
>
> If it is a dodgy switch (i got same switch on my mem card to power xbox on
> and off and that acts weird too) there easy to buy and solder on but even
> better you can buy the whole cicuit board pretty cheap on most xbox mod
> sites and probably ebay for about £7 i think. Only difference it it will
> have have different coloured leds.

I've opened it up and swapped the Power and Reset/Eject switches over
and the behaviour carries over so the buttons themselves work OK. I
unplugged the button PCB and it still switches itself on when plugged in
which is odd. It does however seem to shut down consistently if I use
EvoX rather than XBMC but still not power on.

It would appear that there is a short circuit or other nasty problem
with the motherboard/PSU somewhere, which is somewhat annoying.
Hopefully X360 will stream media off my Mac (ha).

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Mike Jenkins
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