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Cannot get XBOX to boot
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25. May 2006 @ 18:01 |
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I have an xbox that stopped working on me about a year ago. I found it recently and decided I'd try and fix it. The problem with it is it won't load up the MS Dash. The xbox powers on makes noises like its loading but the screen stays blue and doesn't give me an error. The LED on the front stays green and I can't open the DVD drive. My xbox is not modded but its an older one.
The only things I can find about similar issues deals with modded box's. If anyone has any ideas on what might be casuing this and how I can fix it that would great.
Thanks
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25. May 2006 @ 18:37 |
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i know somebody that said they had the same problem with theirs they are very knowledgable with technology and said that the hdd kept crashing when it tried to boot up but they just got theirs so they took it back and got a new one but if your wondering im pretty sure thats your problem.....if somebody else thinks its something else im not gonna argue though
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25. May 2006 @ 18:42 |
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if it is a hdd issue would it be possible to replace the hdd? would I be able to copy the hdd of my other xbox to a new hdd?
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25. May 2006 @ 19:08 |
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in your case no.......i dont really need to go into detail but i will neways just so you know.....if you had modded your xbox and made a backup copy of your entire hdd then you could but you would have still had to buy a new hdd and go through the process of (installing a new hdd with a modded xbox) but you cant do anything cuz your box isnt modded and you cant mod it cuz it wont even boot....sorry but if you want to get it fixed just send it in or buy a new one
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26. May 2006 @ 03:59 |
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that sucks
but if I was to get a new hdd would I be able to copy my friends xbox hdd? his is new and not modded. or take the hdd out of my working xbox and install it into the broken one and put a new hdd in the working one?
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26. May 2006 @ 07:09 |
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you cant copy your friends hdd becuse his isnt modded he would have to mod his for you to be able to do this (if he wants to then ill help you along the way but for now doesnt need explaining).....secondly that is a good idea you could put the hdd in your working xbox in the broke one and it should work but then in order to buy a new hdd and put it in your other xbox you would need to mod it after you put the working hdd in it....there are alot of steps to do this and ill explain it and help you along if you want me to
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26. May 2006 @ 08:06 |
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well at least theres something that can be done besides tossing it away. Now swapping out the hdd will that also fix the dvd drive issue? When I power on the xbox the dvd drive seems to be jammed. I press the eject button and the LED flashes as normal but the drive doesn't eject. I was thinking it was an issue with it and I might have to replace that too but again I'm just looking for some clairifcation on it.
Also I've got to say you've been a great help and its greatly appreciated thanks.
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26. May 2006 @ 09:29 |
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well i really dont know if the hdd swap will fix the dvd drive problem but i have the same problem and i think its in the dvd drive because sometimes mine seems to get hung inside the xbox like it trys to pop out kind of sideways but usually i can get mine to come out i just have to push the button a few times for it to eject i know this is a hastle but i dont know anything to do about it except to get a new dvd drive which you can do i just havent becuse i can get mine to eject after a few times of pressing the button so its not that big of a deal to me you may just want to get a new one i dont know thats your dessision.......glad i could help
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27. May 2006 @ 06:15 |
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So I decided that I;m going to replace the hdd in my broken xbox. I have a hdd from and older pc that I no longer use.
When I was reading some info on swapping out the hdd it says that I need the EEPROM.BIN file from my broken xbox. I was wondering if I could use the EEPROM.BIN from my working xbox or if this is even necessary. I was planning on modding the new hdd right away if thats possible.
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27. May 2006 @ 07:22 |
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you cant use another eprom key, they are birthed sort of speak when put together, motherboard and hdd together! with your old hdd, have you tried to do a hotswap with it? i never read the entire thread, so dont yell if you have! lol, if you have and it wont hotswap, then your hdd is dead! your only , i mean only option is a modchip, if you cant solder, then i recomend buying solderless, i have a xecuter 2.6 solderless and it works great! i also used slayers auto installer which is great as well!
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27. May 2006 @ 07:38 |
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I haven't touched my broken xbox yet. When it crapped out on me last year I just went bought another one. I just found the broken one the other day when cleaning out some stuff. I have a spare 10 gig hdd lying around and I was just wanting to see if I could mod it and swap it in the broken unit.
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27. May 2006 @ 07:40 |
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yes you can, but you need a chip, its easy to do!
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27. May 2006 @ 07:45 |
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no way of doing a softmod?
I was reading something on lamma that says I need a linux boot disk or something? just trying to find an easy solution to fix this so my daughter can use it.
I seen that on a different thread.
I was able to pull the c and e drives from my working softmodded xbox so I can make a backup dick to load on the spare hdd but thats when I came to the EEPROM.BIN issue.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. May 2006 @ 07:48
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27. May 2006 @ 07:52 |
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you are out of luck because you need the eeprom bin from the original motherboard and hard drive, with a modchip, you can get away with out it because when you put the new hdd in, it goes in unlocked, load slayers auto installer or what ever installer you perfer, then use that installer to lock the hdd! then you can ftp into it, then make a back up of the key! but, without the key, its next to impossible!
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27. May 2006 @ 13:56 |
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I would recommend trying to trick a walmart, jsut tell tehm you bough it there two months ago and it stopped working. Trade it, and never go back agian, and dont give your real name.
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