Soft Modded Xbox with Orange Flashing Light (help!)
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2020 1:31 am
Aloha all!
I have an original Xbox that a friend soft modded years ago. I used it up until 2017 and then put it in storage. I unpacked it a couple weeks ago, bought an HDMI adaptor, and started enjoying the Xbox life again.
A few days ago I tried to start it up and I got the dreaded orange flashing light and high fan. It happens immediately upon power on and does not power off. The only way to get it to stop is unplugging it.
I am not a hardware guy and did not mod this myself. I went ahead and took it all apart, cleaned it all, and looked for anything that appeared out of the ordinary. Unfortunately I don't know where to even look for a problem. I have read lots about solder issues and thermal paste, but not sure how/if this applies in this case.
Right now I have everything disassembled (HDD and CD-ROM disconnected and sitting beside the box) and it still flashes the orange light a startup. It doesn't seem to matter whether the HDD is attached or not for this to happen. I connected the HDD to my computer via USB adaptor and was able to see it working, but I don't have an EEPROM to unlock the drive.
Is there any hope for getting this Xbox going again?
I have an original Xbox that a friend soft modded years ago. I used it up until 2017 and then put it in storage. I unpacked it a couple weeks ago, bought an HDMI adaptor, and started enjoying the Xbox life again.
A few days ago I tried to start it up and I got the dreaded orange flashing light and high fan. It happens immediately upon power on and does not power off. The only way to get it to stop is unplugging it.
I am not a hardware guy and did not mod this myself. I went ahead and took it all apart, cleaned it all, and looked for anything that appeared out of the ordinary. Unfortunately I don't know where to even look for a problem. I have read lots about solder issues and thermal paste, but not sure how/if this applies in this case.
Right now I have everything disassembled (HDD and CD-ROM disconnected and sitting beside the box) and it still flashes the orange light a startup. It doesn't seem to matter whether the HDD is attached or not for this to happen. I connected the HDD to my computer via USB adaptor and was able to see it working, but I don't have an EEPROM to unlock the drive.
Is there any hope for getting this Xbox going again?