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xbox flashing red/green
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redfish1
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29. May 2003 @ 21:18 |
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I saw that yousaid that it reboots beeps turns off then reboots and again. I can't remember if it was my xbox or my friends. But i have had the same problem If it was mine it was because I had a bad flash on the Matrix I had to reflash with WinLPC. I will IM my friend and have him plug his in and see if it was his. In that case he has a bad DVD drive. In your case I am with EviLAnGeL if you didn't solder or anything like that and it worked before you put the Matrix in then just make sure everything is put together properly. The yellow dvd cable and the IDE(gray flat cable. Also the Fan but you shouldn't have needed to remove the fan.
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Soldier_I
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31. May 2003 @ 10:40 |
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I have had the same problem with my xbox.. I go to turn it on, the eject button light flashes green and attempts to boot 3 times and then flashes red & green. My xbox has been fine with the matrix chip up until the last couple of months, then one day for no reason at all I went to turn it on and it started flashing red & green. It was working fine prior to this (I was playing on it the previous day). At first I kept switching it on and off, then I?d play with the cables at the back and sometimes that will work, lately my last resort is to pick the xbox up and gently shake it, put it back down turn it on and it works (not sure if it is just coincidence that when I shake it, it works but its worked for the last few days.) I get no on screen errors just a blank screen and a speaker pop. If I remove the chip the xbox runs as a normal xbox. I have flashed the chip with 3 different bios?s and have had the same problems.
It seems worse when its been left switched off for a long period of time (e.g. The first time you go to turn it on in the day).
My problem is I can?t find the source of the problem and so can?t replace / repair it. I think if the HDD or the Matrix chip is broken then they will not work at all (correct me if I?m wrong) and as I say the problem is intermittent and does not happen all the time. When it?s working it works perfect. I have checked all the connections in my xbox and everything appears to be normal.
BTW?
I did get another dvd rom drive cus I over tweaked my Thompson one when I was a bit worse for wear! lol But this problem started a bit later on.
If anyone has had similar problems or has any info i would really appreciate it.
Regards,
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Cradl3
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1. July 2003 @ 19:37 |
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Im having this problem as well and need to figure it out. The reset happens with and without the chip for me.
Is there anyone out there who has overcome this obstacle?
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pong3
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2. July 2003 @ 08:10 |
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I was talking to someone about the problem and he said that the entire system is messed up. The cost of repairing it would cost just as much as a new one, so I think I'm going to buy another one.
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Cradl3
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2. July 2003 @ 09:01 |
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Im going to do the same today.
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munepuun
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2. July 2003 @ 10:51 |
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Many people seem to have the red/green problem.
I also have the same problem.
It boots 2 times, and the 3rd time the eject button flashes red/green. (ONLY WHEN DIPSWITCH 1 IS OFF) When i remove the chip, my x-box works well.
Anyone a solution.
I'm going to realign again ;-) maybe it works.
BTW how determine which version of x-box i have??????
Munepuun
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Free_911
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2. July 2003 @ 11:53 |
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When I was installing the matrix mod chip, I constantly got the red and green flashing at the front with 3 attempts at boot up and no picture at the end. I was never worried because it was just a POST check on all the hardware. If you are familiar with computer hardware (which you should be if you are modding the box yourself), you should know what to look for when trying to get it back to normal. If you just want to get your box up and running again, start from part to part, just like you would to get your computer running. First make sure the IDE cable is plugged in properly into the motherboard. Remove it and put it back in if you are unsure. Next check the DVD-ROM. Make sure the power is plugged in properly and then make sure the IDE is plugged in properly. Make sure the jumpers are set properly as well(I believe it should be set on cable select). You may even want to remove and put back the jumper in to make sure a proper connection is made. Next is to check the hard drive. Check that the power is plugged in properly, the IDE is plugged in properly and that the jumper is in correctly. Next is to power it on. Listen to the hard drive to make sure its getting power. Check to see that the DVD is getting power. If you tried soldering the 15 holes, make sure that the solder is covering just the holes. There are a lot of wires/lines around the holes. You do not want the solder touching any wires/lines ... only the hole(this is very important). If you have soldered in the holes with the solder touching two lines, then you've just created a current that you do not want. So be careful. You can destroy your xbox doing this.
If you are someone who is having intermittent problems with the matrix where sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't (and you may have resorted to shaking the box to get it to work), its simply an alignment problem with the matrix. Its best to just open up the box, realign the matrix, make sure it boots fine, and tighten the matrix tightly in its place. Also verify the that the solder isn't creating any unnecessary currents (that's if you had to solder... like I did since I own a 1.1 box).
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wongie_jm
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2. July 2003 @ 12:06 |
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all of you!!!! It's an alignment issue!!! Once in awhile it moves out of alignment. just as soldier 1 described it, after he shook it, it moved back into place. The solutions i learned is to get a little bigger screw for the matrix to hold it into place. I stripped my screw so i had to follow the bolt and screw installation guide on xbox scene.
Now for pong3's prob, i really dont know cuz you've tried re aligning it and it still doesnt work.
Cheers
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Cradl3
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2. July 2003 @ 13:26 |
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How is it an alignment issue when the Matrix is not even connected to the board? It does this without the Matrix chip on board.
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wongie_jm
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2. July 2003 @ 16:40 |
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cradl, did you rename the microsoft dashboard to msdash? because once you remove the chip, you're using the original bios and the original bios only searches for the xboxdash which is now msdash.
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Soldier_I
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2. July 2003 @ 16:58 |
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This solves the problem - For a while anyway. Get some 'PCB Contact Cleaner / Switch Cleaner', take the chip off and spray the contact points of the chip especially the d0-pin, also clean the points on the xbox pcb where the chip contacts. Re-assemble and it should work alot better... I did this and mine has been fine for the last month.
Good Luck!
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Cradl3
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2. July 2003 @ 19:02 |
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Now thats what I call a response. Thanks Soldier, im gonna jump on that trick of the trade.
pp3ciat3 that
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wongie_jm
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2. July 2003 @ 20:13 |
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cradl, how is it a good response? your problem has nothing to with the contact points on the xbox and the chip, you said it yourself that it reboots even without the chip.
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1800gumby
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3. July 2003 @ 01:04 |
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this problem has nothing to do with the matrix chip. Im using a dual bios modchip i picked up and have been using it happily for about 2 weeks now. Untill it started doing this red/green flashing my problem is exactly the same as everyone else and i can't seem to fix it.
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Cradl3
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3. July 2003 @ 06:43 |
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What other options do I have before I go and purchase another today?
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Free_911
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3. July 2003 @ 07:28 |
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Before you go buy another box, have a friend who knows what they are doing look at it.... just to make sure you didn't miss anything.
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Cradl3
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3. July 2003 @ 07:32 |
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I dont know anyone else with the expertise to further dive into the board itself if its damaged. It would be less hassle to just buy another. That XBOX would be nice to continue research as far as troubleshooting, but I cant be productive with my primary focus swirling around this issue. So thanks for the help and assistance everyone. Ill continue to post
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pong3
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3. July 2003 @ 08:03 |
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Does anyone elses DVD-drive not open as well? It would suck to have to buy a new v1.2 xbox and my modchip would be worthless, so if anyone thinks they have comes up with a solution just post.
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Cradl3
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3. July 2003 @ 08:32 |
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My DVD/ROM wont open either.
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1800gumby
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3. July 2003 @ 21:52 |
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before you go and buy a new box check all your connections. I managed to fix my box by replacing that large grey cord going from the hard to the dvd to the motherboard. chances are you've snapped a wire in either that or the the power lead trying swapping each of them with one out of your computer and see and what happens it worked for me hopefully it will help you's out too.
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Cradl3
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7. July 2003 @ 05:38 |
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Thanx 1800gumby,
Ive been busy last few days, and have not found the time to jump on it, but Ill do that later today.
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hagar
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7. July 2003 @ 06:45 |
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I had a simelar problem with my xbox, did not start up, green light flashing, did not open my dvd drive, all what I read before in this post.
My xbox is modded with a xcuter 2 and a 80 GB HD so first I took my mod chip out and it started up with a mesage that it needs repair, this is I think normal because of the not standart HD.
I changed my mod chip and it started direct and is working like before.
I hope that this can bring some light for others who has these problems.
Greetings Hagar
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pong3
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8. July 2003 @ 11:45 |
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I kept messing around with my xbox and if you take out the dvd drive completely and remove the IDE cable from everything, it boots up as normal...I'm not sure what this can mean, but it may show some hope that it can still work.
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1800gumby
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9. July 2003 @ 01:47 |
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if removing your IDE cable from your dvd fixes the porblem then you've either damaged your IDE or your dvd try using a diffrent IDE and check that you haven't bent a connection at the back of your dvd where it plugs in. If these don't work can you borrow an xbox dvd drive from someone and see if that fixes the problem
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pong3
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9. July 2003 @ 08:23 |
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I went out and bought a new IDE cable, so that can't be the problem, but I will check to see if everything is working on the dvd drive, thanks. Also, my friend has a multi-meter to check to see if the power is getting to where it is supposed to.
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