Re: Unwell Xbox

In message <1h571r8.1o6idqdhw2zwgN%mike.jenkins.no.spam@xxxxxxxxx>, Mike Jenkins <mike.jenkins.no.spam@xxxxxxxxx> writes 
FatHippy <{$spamtrap$}@fathippy.net> wrote:

In message <1h55lov.uy1bbp1vf70puN%mike.jenkins.no.spam@xxxxxxxxx>, Mike
Jenkins <mike.jenkins.no.spam@xxxxxxxxx> writes
>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?
>
Does the X2 have a connection that interferes with the reset/eject
button functionality like the X3 does ?

If so, it might be worth checking that rhe connection hasn't got an iffy
solder connection that has come loose or is dry jointed.


I'm not sure, but I tried disabling the chip with a jumper and that did
*** all. I can do in-game resets on things which I think is a chip
feature so I'll check the soldering at some point.

Given these comments and your other recent coments in this thread, it is almost certainly an iffy connection. Suggest you do a search and if necessary, make a post on the XBox-scene or Xecuter forums (possibly both) to see if this problem has been encountered before. I would say that in all likelihood it has, and that someone will be able to point you specifically towards which connection it is that is causing this.

While you are doing that, does the X2 have a power/eject daughterboard supplied with it, that sits between the chip and the power/eject switches, the same as the X3 does ? If so, then that would be my first port of call to see if there are any obvious signs of shorting on it or dull coloured solder that might indicate a potential dry joint.
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