Original Xbox Won't Start

[ERT4]

Hello, my Xbox won't start up when I press the start button. the power supply looks fine but maybe I can't see it. nothing happens it just won't power on.

[ERT4]

[lieder1987]

It could be any of the other components stopping it from turning on. It doesnt necessarily mean power supply is bad.

[ERT4]

3 hours ago, lieder1987 said:

It could be any of the other components stopping it from turning on. It doesnt necessarily mean power supply is bad.

What could it be then?

[lieder1987]

look over the board  for any leaks, blown capacitors, scratches.

 

Also it is old, and sometimes electronics just give up.

[Stefan Payne]

6 hours ago, ERT4 said:

What could it be then?

Dead CPU, Dead GPU, dead Voltage regulator, shorted cap (mostly Ceramic), failed Control IC, failed memory, bad solder joints.

In short:
EVERYTHING,

[ERT4]

3 hours ago, Stefan Payne said:

Dead CPU, Dead GPU, dead Voltage regulator, shorted cap (mostly Ceramic), failed Control IC, failed memory, bad solder joints.

In short:
EVERYTHING,

cool, but you never said how to locate and find out which one it is.

[ERT4]

5 hours ago, lieder1987 said:

look over the board  for any leaks, blown capacitors, scratches.

 

Also it is old, and sometimes electronics just give up.

I did everything seems okay

[lieder1987]

43 minutes ago, ERT4 said:

I did everything seems okay

Then I would just chuck it up to being old. Sometimes things just stop working because things we cant see start to breakdown.

[ERT4]

13 hours ago, lieder1987 said:

Then I would just chuck it up to being old. Sometimes things just stop working because things we cant see start to breakdown.

everything can be fix

[ERT4]

13 hours ago, lieder1987 said:

Then I would just chuck it up to being old. Sometimes things just stop working because things we cant see start to breakdown.

i'm not going to loss all my games save files

[lieder1987]

Well then good luck.

[lieder1987]

try popping the hard drive out and punting it into another system. 

[Stefan Payne]

6 hours ago, ERT4 said:

everything can be fix

ONLY if you can get the parts and have the tools...

 

At least the Parts part is impossible with some components like CPU and GPU/CHipset of this system.

And I highly doubt that you have a BGA Rework machine because they cost a couple of thousand dollars.

[ERT4]

On 4/29/2018 at 4:03 PM, Stefan Payne said:

ONLY if you can get the parts and have the tools...

 

At least the Parts part is impossible with some components like CPU and GPU/CHipset of this system.

And I highly doubt that you have a BGA Rework machine because they cost a couple of thousand dollars.

I don't care about the cost for nostalgic!

[lieder1987]

48 minutes ago, ERT4 said:

I don't care about the cost for nostalgic!

If money is no cost then I would try buying another original xbox, soft mod it, connect your hard drive and see if you can transfer over your save data.

[ERT4]

1 hour ago, lieder1987 said:

If money is no cost then I would try buying another original xbox, soft mod it, connect your hard drive and see if you can transfer over your save data.

this would work since I already bought another Xbox