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gordita37

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« on: March 15, 2005, 02:31:00 AM »
Ok, I thought something was a bit fishy when I heard a sparking noise everytime I plugged in my xbox.. Then one day I had to switch out my dvd drive for a new one I bought (modified samsung, which sucks btw) well I plugged it in to test out the dvd drive, I heard the sparking noise.. I down where the power cord plugs into the xbox and what do I see... a beautiful little electric fire.. YAY... not really..  Well, I started to try to blow out the sucker.. yes yes I know.. electrical fires really dont get blown out.. But hey, I was shattn my pants.. So now theres a little burnt hole in the chip where the powercord plugs next to.. I thought for sure it wasnt going to turn back on, well hey it did.. Now im stuck and dont know if I should go buy a new cord or what.. I cant get a new one for free because I peeled off the sticker quiet some time ago.. Ive turned it on before and I think it lit another fire because I smelt somthin burning laugh.gif ... But really... I need to do something about this beerchug.gif

Moderator edit: Replacement power cords can still be obtained by directly calling Microsoft support (local and international numbers can be found here).

Second moderator edit: Unpinning, as Microsoft hasn't offered replacement cords for quite a while.
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gordita37

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« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2005, 11:28:00 AM »
anyone?
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« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2005, 02:44:00 PM »
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gordita37

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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2005, 04:13:00 PM »
I was actually looking at that last night, theres no way in hell I can do that...
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« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2005, 01:02:00 AM »
sounds like you was plugging it in when it was plugged into the wall which your not suppose to do it would create sparks and stuff if you do that.
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gordita37

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« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2005, 01:54:00 AM »
so.. what? im supposed to plug it into my xbox, while its not plugged into my wall, then plug it into my wall?.. btw does anyone know if you can buy these new cords anywhere?
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« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2005, 11:34:00 AM »
No you cant buy them any place phone MS or go on thee site order 1 and yes you do plug it in xbox first then plug it in the wall use some common sence
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gordita37

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« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2005, 02:02:00 PM »
QUOTE(Charbless)
common sence

common sense* and I didnt know sad.gif

If I phone MS arent they just gonna tell me to look on the bottom of my xbox?
Where on the site does it let you buy things? cant find it for some reason huh.gif
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« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2005, 03:57:00 PM »
As long as your xbox start, it shouldn´t be any problems for you to order a new cable, your serial number is in the eeprom.
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gordita37

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« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2005, 04:52:00 PM »
rotfl.gif
really? how would I go about getting it, and after that would I just open it and it would say my S/N? Also what about the manufacter date?
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Pobbe

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« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2005, 03:08:00 PM »
Download and install Config Magic. It should show you all the information in the eeprom.
Altough the mfg date is a bit harder, pretty shure that it isn´t included in the eeprom info.

But if I were you I would take out the psu and fix the soldering points first, sounds like they need some fixing smile.gif
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« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2005, 04:00:00 PM »
Moving to Hardware Forum.
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gordita37

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« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2005, 04:01:00 PM »
Oh yeah they need fixing alright, I cant even plug in my xbox anymore without my room smelling like a fire grr.gif ... Basically, I think im screwed laugh.gif
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G0t M4xx 21

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« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2005, 09:22:00 PM »
read my big power cord thread: you need to resolder the joints on the psu or get a new one. The new power cord will do nothing for you (it doesnt keep the xbox from catching on fire, just shuts the xbox off when it does)

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=361537
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gordita37

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« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2005, 11:07:00 PM »
Couple things

1. is there a place where I could buy another PSU I think it is
2. How do you get it out?
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