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[mcloum]

Hi all,

I bought a xbox 1.1 from ebya that was sold as faulty with the intention of repairing it and making a media center for my bedroom. I got it today nad fired it up and it booted first time so i thought i'd got a bargain (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Then i left it on to go do something else and when i came back it had locked up. I rebooted it and it switches on twice then frags with the red and orange rings. I have read this article (http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/red-orange.php) about a possible repair but my question is, is it going to be worth trying this first or just stick on a mod chip and hope for the best?

I was going to fit a executer 3 in anyway but i dont wanna waste £40 if its not going to work.

Cheers

[AfterTheInsanity]

Do what it says in the article first. If the problem turns out to be the RST trace, a modchip alone wont fix it.

[mcloum]

cheers.

I've been out the xbox game for a while (no pun intended) but whats a RST trace? is that the Reset trace?

If it is the reset trace how would i know? and what would be involved in fixing it?

This post has been edited by mcloum: Today, 12:21 AM

[AfterTheInsanity]

Yeah, RST stands for Reset. Basically, you follow the guide and solder a wire from pin 5 to the bottom of the resistor. If that solves your problem, you know the trace was broken somewhere. Id install a pinheader first, in prep for the modchip, and then solder the wire shown in the picture:

(IMG:http://www.xbox-scene.com/imageserver3/red-orange/fixed.jpg)

EDIT Woot, 1000th post (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

This post has been edited by AfterTheInsanity: Today, 01:06 AM

[mcloum]

hello,

I have bridge those 2 connections and its still fragging orange and red. I then checked the continuity on the original trace and this is fine. Any more ideas??

This post has been edited by mcloum: Today, 04:49 PM