Quick update for everyone that's reminded me about Vince's video (th-cam.com/video/cZiMMz_NpNk/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=MyMateVINCE), where I forgot that he fixed a VERY similar problem. First, apologies for your comments not appearing on the video. I swear I'm not deleting them, but TH-cam is hiding them due to spam rules (guessing because there's the link to Vince's video in them), and I can't figure out how to stop that. However, I do see them appear in my Dashboard. Second, thanks! :) I keep up to date with all of Vince's videos, and honestly don't know how I forgot about him fixing pretty much this same issue. Thanks again for the reminder. Thirdly, there'll be a revisit video on this very soon. Just waiting for the capacitors to arrive. Again, thanks for watching!
Hi Ethan, yep, already on it and I've got one on order, so expect a follow-up sometime in January (depending on when it arrives from China). Great suggestion, though!
i am stuck rn with my v2/3, this happened to my v1.0 after i replaced the capacitors, went back resoldered and it works great again, but my v2/3 is not. hoping it fires up tomorrow
I'm having exactly the same problem. Now, if I leave it blinking for a minute, then push the disc tray button again, it will now send the display to the TV and will work fine. Weird. My box hasn't been opened yet and has the screw seals intact.
That's an odd one, and I haven't encountered that myself. There's a possibility that it's the same BA chips that are acting up, but again, I'm not sure. If anyone else here can shed some light on this, please do.
Hi there, I'm still not exactly sure what the issue is, but I'll be doing a follow-up on this video when I find something. Keep in mind that this flashing red light appears to be a general "something's wrong" type of signal, and doesn't appear to be directly indicating that a certain component is bad.
Either can be used (from what I remember). However, silicone grease has a tendency to eat away at other parts made of silicone such as seals, belts, or wire insulation. (Not to say that all lithium greases are fine though - make sure they're not petroleum-based before applying them to plastic.)
So I have one that’s doing the same thing. Turn it on, turns off then quickly turns back on and red rings. However the disc drive is toast. Doesn’t open, and is all cockeyed in the console. Do you think the disc drive could be the issue? It’s been opened before by someone else.
It's quite possible. If you feel comfortable doing so, try unplugging the disc drive cables, then seeing if the Xbox throws an error ( and stays powered on) when it starts up. If it's still switching on and off, you may have issues with components on the motherboard. Regardless, I'd also see if the drive sled if affixed properly to the drive housing. Sounds like someone may have taken it apart, but not put it back together properly.
@@DiscountSasquatch I’m hoping it’s the disc drive to be frank. The front plate on the disc drive that says “XBOX” isn’t even there, so I can see directly into the console and the disc drive, and it’s banged up pretty good. I reckon that is part of the problem. It’ll switch on and off, then idle good but nothing on the screen. Not sure If I said that or not.
Hmm, I'd try booting it up without the disc drive - not to see it it will fully work, but to see if you'll get an on-screen "drive missing" error, or if it does the same thing. If you get the error, chances are (probably) that it's the drive that's the issue. If not, you may have issues with the board (or power supply) itself.
I nodded my Xbox years ago and had a open disk tray spinning on top so I can cheat at halo without shoving a butter knife into my disk tray for the downloaded maps cause the game thought my disk was bad. One day I thought what if I put the game in upside down for no stupid reason at all then my Xbox did this and never worked again. Try buying a new hard drive but either my Xbox was bad or someone sold me their bad hard drive as well
That's a weird one for sure, but with such old hardware, sometimes they do strange things. It's odd that a modded Xbox didn't want to take the new drive though - or maybe both drives were good, and the problem was another component?
Hi there. I'm honoured that you want me to take a look at it, but I don't think it would be economically feasible. Plus, I'm not sure if I'm comfortable repairing other people's stuff. I'm okay with potentially wrecking my own belongings, and, on top of that, I haven't actually fixed this completely as yet. Thanks though!
Hi there, thanks for the vote of confidence. But, I don't think it would be a good idea, as I may end up damaging it even more inadvertently. I'm okay with breaking my stuff, but a little reticent with other people's items. As well, shipping it would be ridiculously expensive. If you want, I can help you diagnose any issues, or point you in the right direction locally to get it fixed up?
I'm also having a similar problem! Weirdest part though is that it's random. Meaning, I can throw Combat Evolve on it, play it ok and then turn it off. Then later push the power button and get the red ring. After a power cycle it will work again. I only worked on computers so I'm a TAD hesitant on working on it, but I rather do it now than later
Thanks for watching! Sounds like you might have one or more bad capacitors on the board. If you're comfortable working on it, open it up and take a look and see if you notice any obviously bulging/leaky capacitors. (Note that bad capacitors won't always do that though.) At the very least (and assuming you don't have a version 1.6 Xbox), you'll want to remove the supercapacitor before it does too much damage to the motherboard.
Yep, there are definitely spaces to accommodate more capacitors. But looks like some slight changes were made between design and manufacturing, and they ended up not needing those. Also, thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching, and while I appreciate the vote of confidence, I'm not entirely comfortable working and potentially destroying someone else's stuff. On top of that, the shipping costs would be astronomical. If you want, I can help you track down someone local who might be able to help?
Anybody know of where I can send my original XBOX to, need a internal cleaning and checked for any potential problems. System is in near mint condition and works, only problem is that the title screen is choppy, games play with no incident. Perhaps what would cause the title screen to do that? Any assistance with my questions would be appreciated!
Hi there, don't really know of any places I would recommend you send it to. If anyone else watching can recommend anywhere, please do. My advice would probably be to find a local repair place with good reviews (assuming there are any nearby you, of course). As for the choppiness, the laser may be dirty or failing (i.e. not transmitting the data fast enough when streaming title screen intros) - but that's just a guess. But, I would recommend a cleaning (of both the system and laser), as well as a new application of thermal paste, and removal of the clock capacitor if it's not a version 1.6. Thanks for watching, and good luck with getting your system fixed up!
@@jackbrister9186 Greetings, Jack. Not educated with taking a console apart and tinkering with items I know nothing about. Perhaps, can I send it to you for you to fix? Indeed, I will pay you for your time and parts.
I was playing halo 2 on this thing where the ring of death appeared ah the good old days
This is the problem:bad bios,hardware failure, components failure/dead or the disc drive is broken
What’s the solution
That's not a red ring it's a frag second of all there's multiple causes
Quick update for everyone that's reminded me about Vince's video (th-cam.com/video/cZiMMz_NpNk/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=MyMateVINCE), where I forgot that he fixed a VERY similar problem.
First, apologies for your comments not appearing on the video. I swear I'm not deleting them, but TH-cam is hiding them due to spam rules (guessing because there's the link to Vince's video in them), and I can't figure out how to stop that. However, I do see them appear in my Dashboard.
Second, thanks! :) I keep up to date with all of Vince's videos, and honestly don't know how I forgot about him fixing pretty much this same issue. Thanks again for the reminder.
Thirdly, there'll be a revisit video on this very soon. Just waiting for the capacitors to arrive.
Again, thanks for watching!
Try replacing caps in the power supply
I have that same type of xbox and it's red and someone said you can't fix it
Try soldering a modchip, it probably fixes the bad bios
Hi Ethan, yep, already on it and I've got one on order, so expect a follow-up sometime in January (depending on when it arrives from China). Great suggestion, though!
i am stuck rn with my v2/3, this happened to my v1.0 after i replaced the capacitors, went back resoldered and it works great again, but my v2/3 is not. hoping it fires up tomorrow
The warranty stickers were still intact so not sure why you said the error was possibly due to a mod attempt gone wrong
Sorry, should have specified this, but you can softmod an OG Xbox without opening it up.
Zippo lighter fluid or brake cleaner spray and heat might work on those warranty stickers.
Will give those a shot next time.
I'm having exactly the same problem. Now, if I leave it blinking for a minute, then push the disc tray button again, it will now send the display to the TV and will work fine. Weird. My box hasn't been opened yet and has the screw seals intact.
That's an odd one, and I haven't encountered that myself. There's a possibility that it's the same BA chips that are acting up, but again, I'm not sure.
If anyone else here can shed some light on this, please do.
awesome work m8 bravo 🎉 subscribed
I have an OG Xbox with a Red Ring of Death
It's irritating
Oh trust me….that’s not the only original xbox with red ring of death
Exactly I Personally had one that red ringed on me after years
hii , i Have the same problem with 1.6 version , green light at start, after flashing red light , u give more info ?? thanks for video
Hi there, I'm still not exactly sure what the issue is, but I'll be doing a follow-up on this video when I find something.
Keep in mind that this flashing red light appears to be a general "something's wrong" type of signal, and doesn't appear to be directly indicating that a certain component is bad.
shouldn't you be using silicon grease not lithium.
Either can be used (from what I remember). However, silicone grease has a tendency to eat away at other parts made of silicone such as seals, belts, or wire insulation. (Not to say that all lithium greases are fine though - make sure they're not petroleum-based before applying them to plastic.)
I have two original Xboxes one with a bad disc drive but other than that works and one that has a red ring of death
So I have one that’s doing the same thing. Turn it on, turns off then quickly turns back on and red rings. However the disc drive is toast. Doesn’t open, and is all cockeyed in the console. Do you think the disc drive could be the issue? It’s been opened before by someone else.
It's quite possible. If you feel comfortable doing so, try unplugging the disc drive cables, then seeing if the Xbox throws an error ( and stays powered on) when it starts up. If it's still switching on and off, you may have issues with components on the motherboard.
Regardless, I'd also see if the drive sled if affixed properly to the drive housing. Sounds like someone may have taken it apart, but not put it back together properly.
@@DiscountSasquatch I’m hoping it’s the disc drive to be frank. The front plate on the disc drive that says “XBOX” isn’t even there, so I can see directly into the console and the disc drive, and it’s banged up pretty good. I reckon that is part of the problem. It’ll switch on and off, then idle good but nothing on the screen. Not sure If I said that or not.
Hmm, I'd try booting it up without the disc drive - not to see it it will fully work, but to see if you'll get an on-screen "drive missing" error, or if it does the same thing.
If you get the error, chances are (probably) that it's the drive that's the issue. If not, you may have issues with the board (or power supply) itself.
A lot of people thought this one wouldn’t red ring..
I would love more information on how I can get you to fix my Xbox
How do you fix ring of death of Xbox original console ?
I nodded my Xbox years ago and had a open disk tray spinning on top so I can cheat at halo without shoving a butter knife into my disk tray for the downloaded maps cause the game thought my disk was bad. One day I thought what if I put the game in upside down for no stupid reason at all then my Xbox did this and never worked again. Try buying a new hard drive but either my Xbox was bad or someone sold me their bad hard drive as well
That's a weird one for sure, but with such old hardware, sometimes they do strange things. It's odd that a modded Xbox didn't want to take the new drive though - or maybe both drives were good, and the problem was another component?
Thanks, I was glad to see how to identify negative on the cap holes. Cheers
No problem, and thanks for watching!
hello this is perfect impressive.
how much would you charge me to fix mine it has the same problem.
Hope you can help! please
Hi there. I'm honoured that you want me to take a look at it, but I don't think it would be economically feasible. Plus, I'm not sure if I'm comfortable repairing other people's stuff. I'm okay with potentially wrecking my own belongings, and, on top of that, I haven't actually fixed this completely as yet. Thanks though!
Intresting
Is it possible that I can send mine in cuz it has the red ring of death and I’ve had it for years and never got it fixed
Hi there, thanks for the vote of confidence. But, I don't think it would be a good idea, as I may end up damaging it even more inadvertently. I'm okay with breaking my stuff, but a little reticent with other people's items. As well, shipping it would be ridiculously expensive.
If you want, I can help you diagnose any issues, or point you in the right direction locally to get it fixed up?
I just played my OG xbox other day and today I plugged it in and got flashing red light wtf? No video display as well
Probably the clock capacitor remove it
@@adzinoolol it randomly came back on other day! It's working fine again!
I'm also having a similar problem!
Weirdest part though is that it's random. Meaning, I can throw Combat Evolve on it, play it ok and then turn it off. Then later push the power button and get the red ring. After a power cycle it will work again.
I only worked on computers so I'm a TAD hesitant on working on it, but I rather do it now than later
Thanks for watching!
Sounds like you might have one or more bad capacitors on the board. If you're comfortable working on it, open it up and take a look and see if you notice any obviously bulging/leaky capacitors. (Note that bad capacitors won't always do that though.)
At the very least (and assuming you don't have a version 1.6 Xbox), you'll want to remove the supercapacitor before it does too much damage to the motherboard.
The good news is the xbox was basically a computer. Not too much different in structure. Power supply, motherboard, disk drive, harddrive.
Hey did you figure out what was wrong with the first Xbox?
Not as yet. Waiting for replacement capacitors to arrive for the motherboard, then will go from there.
I could be wrong, but were there extra capacitors missing where the trio capacitors that you pulled are?
Yep, there are definitely spaces to accommodate more capacitors. But looks like some slight changes were made between design and manufacturing, and they ended up not needing those.
Also, thanks for watching!
Great video!
Can you fix mine
Thanks for watching, and while I appreciate the vote of confidence, I'm not entirely comfortable working and potentially destroying someone else's stuff. On top of that, the shipping costs would be astronomical. If you want, I can help you track down someone local who might be able to help?
Anybody know of where I can send my original XBOX to, need a internal cleaning and checked for any potential problems. System is in near mint condition and works, only problem is that the title screen is choppy, games play with no incident. Perhaps what would cause the title screen to do that? Any assistance with my questions would be appreciated!
Hi there, don't really know of any places I would recommend you send it to. If anyone else watching can recommend anywhere, please do.
My advice would probably be to find a local repair place with good reviews (assuming there are any nearby you, of course).
As for the choppiness, the laser may be dirty or failing (i.e. not transmitting the data fast enough when streaming title screen intros) - but that's just a guess.
But, I would recommend a cleaning (of both the system and laser), as well as a new application of thermal paste, and removal of the clock capacitor if it's not a version 1.6.
Thanks for watching, and good luck with getting your system fixed up!
@@DiscountSasquatch Thank you!
@@jwhite8294 if ur graphics are fuzzy/choppy it’s probably capacitors by cpu… replaced mine last night
@@jackbrister9186 Greetings, Jack. Not educated with taking a console apart and tinkering with items I know nothing about. Perhaps, can I send it to you for you to fix? Indeed, I will pay you for your time and parts.