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My original Xbox has been sitting in a cabinet and is in like-new condition. It worked perfectly until one day when it wouldn’t turn on. I thought it might be the power cable because I’ve read that the original cables can be faulty/were recalled. So I bought the new power cable but this still didn’t work. The console doesn’t make any noise or anything when I press the power button. It acts as if it is getting no power. Anyone know what’s wrong?
You need to open the system, check if the power supply is a foxlink. Foxlink power supplies have a bad solder job and you need to resolder the power plug so it will work again. (Reason being is because you have stated that the cord has been replaced, so therefore internal issue) To Open the Xbox console, you will need a couple of special tools. You will need a TORX T-10 screwdriver and a Torx T-20 screwdriver. The XBOX case has 6 T-20 screws and to remove the hard drive and DVD drive, you will need to remove 3 torx T-10 screws. The power supply is held down by 2 torx T-10 screws. http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/power… The link above explains how to fix the issue. If this has helped please vote the answer and accept it. Many thanks and all the best
My xbox original only boots when the AV cable is out….when i put the AV cable in the xbox, it turns off. somebody knows how to fix this? I already changed all of the 3300 uf 6.3v thingys.
I have the same problem, the symptoms your Xbox is having sounds like a burnt fuse. If that is the case,fuses are usually about .10$.(extremely cheap) I don’t know how to gain access to the fuse though…It’s probably on the power supply board.
Most likely all, but the 1.6 version, Xbox’s clock capacitor has leaked electrolyte onto the motherboard and done damage to the motherboard. The electrolyte needs to be cleaned with isopropyl alcohol and cotton swabs or a soft toothbrush. Most likely on the bottom side of the motherboard some of the traces along the edge that carry the power and eject control signals have been corroded and need to be repaired. Trace repair tutorial for v1.0-v1.5 systems - http://theisozone.com/tutorials/xbox/har… Update (04/24/2021) Sounds like the clock cap has leaked electrolyte and corroded the trace that carries the power button signal trace on the bottom side of the motherboard. Breaking continuity from the front panel switch to the System Management Controller on the motherboard that tells the power supply to turn on. You’ll need to open the case and clean the leaked electrolyte and repair or jump over the broken trace. See: http://web.archive.org/web/2015022717064… for more information.
Hey, so my Xbox wasn’t turning on too but I went to the wall outlet where my Xbox is plugged in and if you have a lot of wires at the back of your tv, the plug eventually falls out so check if it’s plugged in and see if there is a white and orange light on your system (not your Xbox system). Hope this helped! Xoxo
Well personally my XBOX had a similar problem, but instead of it not turning on it would never turn off. I was able to fix this problem by kicking it really hard a couple of times and that seemed to do the trick. Now it’s not turning on which is extremely frustrating but I’m working to figure out why it wont turn on.
So I figured out if your original Xbox won’t start up when pressing the the power button on the console, try plugging a controller that is synced to the Xbox into the wall, press the middle button on the controller to turn on the Xbox and it should work. Only when plugged into the outlet on a wall
I had that problem too well yes im bot even 13 but i think i found a souliution u should span the power on button a lot until it will start power up (tough it only a half-soliution i spend around 15-30 minutes everyday till it turns on)
