Topic: Damn, My Box Is Fraggin! (Read 135 times)

Noilegnave Siseneg Noen · « **on:** August 02, 2003, 10:28:00 PM »

okay, so I've successfully done the TSOP flash on my v1.0 box with a switch to split the TSOP in half (using vcc 3.3V). One half was retail, 3944, the other half was x2 4977. Everything was peachy, and I was pleased with my accomplishment. Put in a new 120GB hdd, locked it using Config Magic to test with the retail half, everything still great. So a week later I tried to put my xbox shell back on, get it all fittin together and screwed it down, cuz I figure I won't need to see the inside again any time soon...I try to boot up, and xbox hangs on the flubber blob...try starting again, and I get three reboots and then fraggin!

Okay, so a few questions for you pros out there.

1) What the fuck?!?
2) I checked all my solder points, all is secure. What do you suppose could have caused this?
3) What exactly is 'this', anyway? Is my TSOP fried? Or something else maybe fried? Could something touching one of the switch contacts cause something like this?
4) My new hdd was just locked and I hadn't saved it to my computer yet. Does the xbox lock all hdds with the same password? cuz I had another locked in there somewhere and I might be able to track down the key to get this one. If not, is my brand new 120GB hdd screwed as well as my box?
5) What the fuck?!?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated...thanks!

a9h3x · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2003, 10:32:00 PM »

frags are because bios cant load i was told.. so maybe your switches are not quite right... if nothign else flash one bios on it to test liek the retail or 2 whatever u have..

Noilegnave Siseneg Noen · « **Reply #2 on:** August 02, 2003, 10:58:00 PM »

a9h3x · « **Reply #3 on:** August 02, 2003, 11:04:00 PM »

QUOTE (Noilegnave Siseneg Noen @ Aug 3 2003, 07:58 AM)

well, I'd love to try flashing a bios. but that's the problem...I'm fraggin. Can't get to a point where I can load anything or do anything.

As a further note: I've tried wiring my Matrix back onto the board. Yeah, Matrix is pogo pins, right? Well not mine. I've run wires to all their respective points, which works fine in another box.

Can't retrieve any functionality with a modchip...this seems very bad...

try to undo the switches..

Noilegnave Siseneg Noen · « **Reply #4 on:** August 02, 2003, 11:08:00 PM »

Noilegnave Siseneg Noen · « **Reply #5 on:** August 03, 2003, 02:33:00 PM »

anybody want my old one?

brimX · « **Reply #6 on:** August 04, 2003, 07:50:00 PM »

Noilegnave Siseneg Noen · « **Reply #7 on:** August 05, 2003, 02:32:00 AM »

QUOTE (brimX @ Aug 4 2003, 11:50 PM)

this is very odd, because nearly the same exact thing happened to me.

i put a switch, from gnd, a19, and vcc and i jumpered the points at the same time. when i turned on the xbox to flash it... it went thru the flubber shit, then hung on loading the dash. wen i turned it off, and back on, it fragged.

maybe it corrupted the bios somehow?!?!

i tried undooing the switches, nuttin, tryed undoing the jumpers, nuthin, tryed putting on a matrix, nuthin!

wtf..!!!! i dont get it! ive seen alot of people runnin into this kinda prob... if someone can figure it out.. please do so!

thanks

(i have a new mobo on the way, and im left with the old one also

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damn dude, that sucks. Welcome to the club.

The thing that irks me the most is that my shit worked great for about a week! It all went to shit because I tried to put the case back on.

Trying to decide if I'm gonna try this on my next box or just stick with my chip....Ah fuck it, I'll try it again. I didn't spend my hard-earned money on soldering irons and conductive pens for nuttin...

'course, at this rate, could be a lot more hard-earned money going into new mobos

plasma · « **Reply #8 on:** August 05, 2003, 06:37:00 AM »

PM me if you were serious.

- plasma~

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