XBox flashing red/green,. works OK but don´t start at once

[peke]

one of my xbox (160gb hard drive, has a chip) don´t start at once, the console works OK...but maybe I sell it and I want to know if I can fix that (some times I have to turn it on 3 or 4 times to start up normaly), when it star up normaly gives video and make some distinctive sound (like a HHD that start up hard...loud), but works ok, when do not start it flash red to green and do not give video.


any help?

 

[Jayinem81]

Is the room you keep it in warm? Could be overheating due to being the summer.

 

[peke]

Is the room you keep it in warm? Could be overheating due to being the summer.

Autum....winter is coming, so I think is not a temperature issue, but maybe I can try without the enclousure.

 

[Jayinem81]

Autum....winter is coming, so I think is not a temperature issue, but maybe I can try without the enclousure.

Uhhh yeah those other seasons are coming but right now it's summer. If the system is hot it can overheat. Happening to me on two consoles.

 

[tech3475]

For starters is it a 1.0-1.5 with the clock capacitor removed?

Do you have a backup of the HDD key or a bios which doesn’t require one?

Taking a few attempts would make me think it’s something like a bad cap or failing hdd.

 

[peke]

For starters is it a 1.0-1.5 with the clock capacitor removed?

Do you have a backup of the HDD key or a bios which doesn’t require one?

Taking a few attempts would make me think it’s something like a bad cap or failing hdd.

I have 2 xbox, but the other is with a ide to sata adapter and a 2tb hdd, I think both make the same, multiple attemps to start up,. I don´t know about clock capacitor removed (I can check If somebody tell me how to...) don´t have HDD key or bios, I bought it used and replace HDD which was 10gb

 

[tech3475]

I have 2 xbox, but the other is with a ide to sata adapter and a 2tb hdd, I think both make the same, multiple attemps to start up,. I don´t know about clock capacitor removed (I can check If somebody tell me how to...) don´t have HDD key or bios, I bought it used and replace HDD which was 10gb

Here is a general guide I found:
https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbox/wiki/clock_capacitor

Although I do think it would be better to properly desolder it if possible.

Edit:

If you replaced the HDD without 'locking' it, then it likely means you don't need one due to the modchip's BIOS.

 

[seniorcelica]

check the sata to ide adapter then ribbon cable them on the underside of the mother board for trace corrosion

 

[peke]

thanks to all, I will try and see