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[mredude]

HI GUYS iv just been given a xbox the guy said it just stopped booting its been chipped with an executer2 (3 switch) and has a 80gb hdd that wont boot it gets through the initial boot logo stuff but then turns of ?
iv dun a few xboxs in the past so i know a bit (i think the hdd has died)  my question in this post is ... is this xbox beyond repair i do not have the original hdd and i think i need the hdd key info well as its been a while since my orig xb days thought id pick your brains for a fix  ?   maybe  ?  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


oh by the way i still have my orig xbox 120gb hdd i flashed myself  if i need it at all for anything to fix this 1 ?
but just dont use it anymore tho it works fine

[Bomb Bloke]

To be clear on this, the console displays the large XBOX logo on the screen, then powers itself down?

[mredude]

yeah m8 it gets through the initial xbox logo then flash's up a screen of somthing that says "tech" in the middle of the screen (i think thats normal like a modded boot screen- mine does the same) then turns off ?

[Bomb Bloke]

The T3CH logo will only appear if the console is actually starting one of T3CH's XBMC distributions. But as to why the system would then turn off I have no idea.

XBMC has a special recovery mode that's triggered by holding white + Y as it starts. This grants FTP access, so perhaps you could use that to take a hunt around the drive, perhaps try installing a fresh setup.

[mredude]

i have tried to get it to boot from a disc but it just turns off a bit l8r
white + Y as it starts eh thanks i can give that a go for nowt (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..no didnt work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
when i turn the chip off i get a green written screen stating "xbox requires service" error 13 ? just going to look this up...
couldnt i just put another hdd in it or do i need that drive info ?

This post has been edited by mredude: Today, 01:07 AM

[mredude]

after having a look at a few threads i came across the hotswap method ?
couldnt i just swap my flashed 120gbhdd that works into this broken box while it boots ?

[mredude]

oh i guess thats just to plug it into a pc
gutted
i have another xbhdd 8gb but that gives me error code 7 ?
i also have all the flashing tools from a few years ago sam fisher game/slayers/action replay if i can do anything to get this working

[mredude]

looking a bit further could i do a  hd rebuild on the 8gb (its not from the same box tho)

[Bomb Bloke]

Error 07 means the attached drive is either incorrectly attached, or just plain busted.

Since the system is shutting down when booted from disc as well, I'd say the issue has nothing to do with the HDD at all. More likely the system is overheating (or at least thinks it is), or there's some issue with the traces that deal with the power on/off switch.

Does the system power itself off if left sitting on the error 13/07 screens?

[GoTeamScotch]

QUOTE(mredude @ Aug 20 2009, 08:31 PM)

looking a bit further could i do a  hd rebuild on the 8gb (its not from the same box tho)

If your HDD is in fact the problem (and from your description, it sounds like its at the end of its life), then another hard drive is the way to go. Get rid of it and get your new one ready. Because your new HDD is from another xbox it will be locked to the Xbox it came from so you need to unlock it first. Get the eeprom from the source xbox then unlock it (use XBHDM2). Once its unlocked, your main hacked xbox should then boot the M$ dash I believe. You can either use a softmod to gain FTP access then move around XBMC from your computer to the 8gb drive to wherever your modchip looks for a dash or inject XBMC into XBHDM2 and have it copy XBMC to your 8gb drive right after you unlock it. (you won't need to relock it unless you plan on going on XBLive)
or use a boot disk once you have the new HDD installed. Slayer's boot disk is a common one.

happy modding