RGH Help

[godreborn]

if nothing above works, something must be corrupted or loose. if you have to take it to somebody, I think it would be more prudent just to buy a new, already modded system rather than fixing an old one.

 

[godreborn]

btw, you said you were getting one red light sometimes? that is indicative of a bad flash. if you got video, you might get an E79 error. that's hardware failure just like rrod, but it also can mean the flash is corrupted.

 

[MikeTheKnight2016]

ohhh i did not realize the composite cables were proprietary!

I have tried two different hdmi cables and two different tv's

 

[MikeTheKnight2016]

btw, you said you were getting one red light sometimes? that is indicative of a bad flash. if you got video, you might get an E79 error. that's hardware failure just like rrod, but it also can mean the flash is corrupted.

when i press the power button if i look in the "top" or "side" i see a solid red light and a flashign green light

 

[godreborn]

they are on the phat at least. the phat is so old that to get digital out on it, you have to use hdmi and a plugin that fits into the av with an optical port on it. lol

 

[godreborn]

I forgot which it is, but the red light will be the bottom right quadrant, can't recall if it's horizontal or vertical though.

 

[MikeTheKnight2016]

oh wait...it's not a red light on the xbox symbol on the front of panel...

it's lights from something inside of the xbox

 

[godreborn]

probably glitch chip related then. that would be my assumption. maybe it's trying to glitch and it's taking a long time or something is loose.

 

[CoolMe]

when i press the power button if i look in the "top" or "side" i see a solid red light and a flashign green light

See what secondary error code it gives you, when holding eject and clicking the power button 4 times.

 

[godreborn]

See what secondary error code it gives you, when holding eject and clicking the power button 4 times.

iirc, it won't give a secondary error code unless it's rrod.

 

[MikeTheKnight2016]

yikes, so really no way to tell what the issue is...

Would I be better of just trying to purchase a new one or should I try to repair this one?

 

[CoolMe]

probably glitch chip related then. that would be my assumption. maybe it's trying to glitch and it's taking a long time or something is loose.

The glitch chip normally blinks in green when it's glitching & all is fine, i assume red would mean the opposite..

 

[MikeTheKnight2016]

The glitch chip normally blinks in green when it's glitching & all is fine, i assume red would mean the opposite..

so flashing green and solid red...

It's just taking a while to "glitch"?

 

[godreborn]

yikes, so really no way to tell what the issue is...

Would I be better of just trying to purchase a new one or should I try to repair this one?

personally, I'd buy a new one. shouldn't be too expensive, and depending on what the problem is, it could cost $40-$70 just for the repair.

 

[CoolMe]

iirc, it won't give a secondary error code unless it's rrod.

Not sure about fats, but with slims you get secondary error code with red dot of death and not necessarily rlod. But now it's obvious who's the culprit i guess..

 

[MikeTheKnight2016]

personally, I'd buy a new one. shouldn't be too expensive, and depending on what the problem is, it could cost $40-$70 just for the repair.

any trusted sellers on here you recommend?

 

[CoolMe]

so flashing green and solid red...

It's just taking a while to "glitch"?

Is it showing both colors at the same time? Both pulsating? Not sure about that..

 

[godreborn]

afaik, red dot of death is the equivalent to rrod on phats. I don't own a slim though, but that was the only way to fix rrod was microsoft removing it from the system entirely and opting for a different error. lol

 

[MikeTheKnight2016]

Is it showing both colors at the same time? Both pulsating? Not sure about that..

so red is solid from the time i plug in the power supply, 'til the time it's unplugged. Green starts flashing about every 3 seconds when I press the power button.

 

[godreborn]

any trusted sellers on here you recommend?

I don't know. I still use my trusty jtag after 14 years, and I've never had to repair it. it's a phat falcon. I had to repair my xenon multiple times though. what a true pos.