Topic: Bought A Frager For $21.51! (Read 364 times)

$langer · « **on:** July 21, 2004, 09:45:00 AM »

just got it off ebay, good deal hey? check it out, it looks almost brand new:

http://photos.yahoo....owboarderguy187

haven't opened er yet since i haven't had the time, but i'm hopin' i can fix it and get it running again. anyone have some tips for me on how to go about repairing/troubleshooting this xbox? not quite sure why it's fraging but the box obviously has been opened before. what order of steps should i take to try and fix it? (ie install modchip, swap HDDs, ect)

thanks!

frescoelamante688 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2004, 10:04:00 AM »

Sell all the parts, you would make $$

$langer · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2004, 10:09:00 AM »

Hehe yah I thought about that, but I think I would get more satisfaction if I brought this Frankenstien back to life

frescoelamante688 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2004, 10:10:00 AM »

was it previously modded or just opened?

$langer · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2004, 10:13:00 AM »

unsure frescoelamante688, haven't had the chance to crack it open (i'm @ work). the previous owner said it worked fine but then started "flashing green and red" so he opened it up "to make sure all the cables were connected" he also said there was no modchip...

could be a big phat lie tho

frescoelamante688 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2004, 10:28:00 AM »

sounds like a currupted eeprom. post in the general hardware/technical chat and ask what to do if you bought an xbox with a corrupted eeprom.

$langer · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2004, 10:34:00 AM »

Sweet man will do. Once I actually open it up and take a look inside, hopefully I can narrow it down (i.e. look for a modchip soldering attempt) Any other things I can look for or test (i have a multimeter) to determine why it FRAGs? (assuming it is not the EEPROM)

Thanks!

thedustycelt · « **Reply #7 on:** July 21, 2004, 11:25:00 AM »

First thing to do is look at the LPC and the d0 for any damage...
There is an LPC diagnostic in the tut section that is pretty good.

If the lpc looks untouched & there are no scratches around the d0 (A lot of solderless chips will scratch the d0 trace or a nearby trace) Take a voltage meeter to the power supply & see that you are getting all the right voltage. If you have a second supply, you can part swap...

Also check for a bad tsop flash... (any soldering etc at the tsop read wright points...

If none of this pans out, hipo has a cheap cip that will reprogram the eprom if you suspect that....

$langer · « **Reply #8 on:** July 21, 2004, 11:47:00 AM »

Awesome thedustycelt, those are the kinda tips I was looking for! I do have my own xbox so I can swap any parts I want (including modchip) Could you link me to that LPC diagnostic tut, couldn't find it in the pins for this forum.

Would putting in a modchip be a good way to test if the EEPROM is bad, or am I confusing that with the TSOP?

Thanks!

drozek · « **Reply #9 on:** July 21, 2004, 11:55:00 AM »

where you get an xbox for 21 shipped off ebay right

$langer · « **Reply #10 on:** July 21, 2004, 11:57:00 AM »

drozek: right here, sucka

http://cgi.ebay.ca/w...me=STRK:MEWA:IT

I picked it up so I didn't have to pay shipping

thedustycelt · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2004, 02:20:00 PM »

The link to the lpc diagnostic tut is here...

http://www.xbox-scen...es/lpc-diag.php

I preffer the following picture for tracing out the traces...

user posted image

remember that some of the traces to the lpc points go to two locations, not just one. follow the trace with your eye...

Playboy · « **Reply #12 on:** July 21, 2004, 02:34:00 PM »

I highly doubt it's the eeprom. Usualy a bad/corupt eeprom will give you a constat red flash.
It might be software related or chip install related. You'll have to see when you open it up. Look at all the solder points as stated above and see if there was a chip installed. We need more clues to give better ideas of what the xb's problem is so open it up asap.

$langer · « **Reply #13 on:** July 21, 2004, 02:49:00 PM »

Thanks for all the help thedustycelt and Playboy. I will post more info and maybe some pics once I open this bad boy up

thedustycelt · « **Reply #14 on:** July 21, 2004, 02:59:00 PM »

I forgot about the constant red flash for a corupt eprom...

So like plyboy said, that is probably not the problem...

Have fun with the repair!

Worse case senario, you ressel it on ebay and still make a profit...

They generaly sell for at least twice that with all the parts...

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