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wfpot09

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16. August 2005 @ 14:49

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my virgin box (no mod chips or any soft mods)won't load anything at all....any ideas of wut to do....thanks for your time...peace

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Ichijoe

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16. August 2005 @ 16:28

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'Error 16' is an error that happens when the RTC (Real Time Clock), becomes corrupted. Do to being without power for a prolonged amount of time. Since this in turn will cause the Dashboard (M$Dash.xbe), to crash because it's basicly to stupid to reset itself back to, something like 0.00 01/01/00. You're outa luck and that's why you are geeting an 'Error 16'.

Could it be that either you (or someone near you), tryed to run a 'Softmod' (i.e. 007AUF, MechAssult or Splenter Cell) on your XBOX? without you knowing about it?

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Flashed

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17. August 2005 @ 22:42

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hey i think i no how to solve it but i maybe wrong no harm in trying though. u should still be able to load games if you cold boot so cold boot a fairly new xbox live game and get it to update your dash it worked for friend so give it a shot

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wfpot09

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23. August 2005 @ 11:15

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how do u cold boot ur xbox....sry 4 da dumb question

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Flashed

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23. August 2005 @ 21:22

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hey, cold boot is just turning the xbox on with the disk in it so turn on your xbox and put your fairly new game in and then turn the xbox off and turn it back on with the disk in the drive and it should load up the game

no prob for dumb question

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wfpot09

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23. August 2005 @ 23:20

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...well i tried Forza...and no luck...im running outta ideas...does anyone have any other ideas....thanks for that idea btw...

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Flashed

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24. August 2005 @ 00:41

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16 - dashboard - Clock cannot be set.

Basically it comes down to this. Error 16 has to do with not finding the menu setting with which you can set the clock of the hdd. This happens to a lot of people that erase their hdd (original/upgraded) or MS dashboard files and after that they don't immediatly install the hdd but leave the xbox without power longer than 5 hours.

It's all about the hdd can't find the menu with which it can set the clock. This is mostly because the xbox hdd is empty (you removed dashboard or fux0red it via ftp). The problem arises when xbox searches for menu to set clock with, can't find it and voila: error 16. Well read on please!

So you have an error 16 huh? Don't worry "nothing" is broken!

You have an xbox hdd that is locked. And normally you can boot in original and modded mode. Retail or upgraded doesn't matter. You start playing around with xboxdash.xbe etc. using ftp programs. While doing this you "accidently" remove your MS dashboard and also your alternate dashboard (Evox, etc.) so there is no dash anymore on the xbox hdd.

You end the ftp session and after that you shut off your xbox. Normally when you would start up again it gives you an error 13/14 ( no dashboard found). No worries with a slayer Evox cd (and a hardmod), all is ok. BUT this is only WITHIN 3 hours or so.

This is because the internal clock of the xbox will only be kept alive by the capacitors for only 3 or 4 hours. So when you leave your xbox unplugged from electricity for over 5 hours after you have played with the .xbe's AND you have removed your (ms and evo-x) dash from your xbox than you are fux0red. Why do you ask?

Why can't I boot from disc?

Its as follows Xbox starts booting==> (almost 1st thing a xbox does is) searches for internal clock==> doesnt find internal clock because there hasn't been any electricity on the xbox for 5 hours so battery that kept clock alive is empty and clock is gone==> searches for the proper dashboard menu to set clock with ==> doesnt find msdashboard or evo-x dashboard menu becuz you have removed it from the hdd for whatever reasons you had==> xbox gives error 16: cannot set clock.

So what do you do about it? Two options!

1. There are some bios'es around that allow the chip to boot past the clocksetting. (do a search!). So how do you get that bios on your chip because you cant boot to a flash program or something? Well you need to have an external flasher.

It seems the m8 bios will take care for you of booting past the clocksetting. Or use the latest Xecutor bios

2. This is the more easy and newbie friendly strategy
-Get a friend with a modded xbox.
-Unlock his hdd with eeprom management from a slayer evo-x cd.
-Than, place his hdd in your xbox.
-Boot with your chip on.
-Now the xbox DOES find a dashboard when you boot in original mode and you can set the time in the msdashboard clock settings.
-Shut off xbox and remove your friends hdd
-PLace his hdd back in his xbox and lock it again
-Install your hdd
-(clock has been set) So boot up with slayer cd.
-Install normally whatever you wanna install
-lock hdd

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