Trying to FIX Another Faulty Xbox One purchased from eBay
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Hi, this 'trying to fix' video shows me attempting to fix another faulty Xbox One purchased from eBay. This is the 2nd Xbox One that I am attempting to fix as the first one that I did in a previous video was unsuccessful.
Remember that this is just for entertainment and I am not an expert in these repairs. The processes in the video may not be the best way, the correct way or the safest way to fix these things.
I do love fault finding and trying to fix broken things so I hope that comes across in this 'Trying to FIX' series.
Many thanks Vince.
Vince i have to say i appreciate the no non-sense approach to your videos,you use windows movie maker,you go straight into the video. fast-forward to points of interest,no senseless self promoting,just simple modest videos!
you're a jolly fellow
If I'm gonna be honest I love the commentary, as someone who actually repairs consoles as a side job it's good background noise :D but I get what you mean.
Agreed
Yup
Upa ra
dropped HDD = dead HDD
Tim Howard Yeah, most of the time.
R.I.P.
I've dropped my Western Digital cheap 240GB drive probably over 100 times, and it still works great! It has 148 bad sectors, but that's only 75 KB :)
But was it spinning when you dropped it?
Most of the time yes.
Vince, I suggest you create yourself a Discord server where you reach out for help quickly.
that's a wonderful idea
Thats a really good idea. If he needs help with something he could message the chat to see if anyone can help then he can explain better in the voice chat
That... is actually a brilliant idea. Everyone upvote Yasser Arch's comment so Vince sees it!
ifixit.com !
I agree i would love to join it
So glad to see that you were able to salvage a working console out of 2 broken ones. These videos are great, but so much sweeter when the results pay off!
Vince I'd never do what you do but I love watching you do it.
In 3 years when Vince has super professional videos and has a lot of experience with doing these things, I'm gonna be like I was there from when he first started.
Vince, whether you fix it or not, you are amazing! Instantly watching this after a notification!!😎😎
Amber Ford Same!
same
what she said!!
Love you
Amber Ford 100% Vince is awesome
love his vids
if a hard drive makes clicking noises and has been dropped, to the bin it goes
if the read/write header is just caught you can sometimes just get it back on the platter and it will last long enough to recover the data but you should definitely replace it straight away
I had a 8GB hdd years ago that fell. It didn't work at first, and would just click, but if I knocked on the top of it, it would work until I turned it off :)
Was, great as I could get all my data off it.
Are xbone hard drives paired with individual consoles like previous Microsoft consoles?
Concreteowl No that would be just a bad decision for microsoft... bad bard drive woumd mean no possible replacement
Alekaei opening a mechanical HDD is only doable on a highly dust free environment, like HDD repair labs, otherwise if you open it, it'll break once you run it with dust inside,even if it just couple of particles. You can take it to the HDD recovery service, but it'll cost more than double of the hdd price.
Since I watched a couple of your videos now I'm just stopping by to say that I really appreciate your content. Straight forward to the point and a always very analytical approach to problems combined with a huge interest for the topics in the videos. One can really sense you are interested in tech repairs and that's what makes your videos generally a pleasure to watch.
Keep it up!
Thank you :-)
@@Mymatevince 👋🏻
When you hear "clicking" sounds that's most of the time a HDD in rare cases it can be a regulator/transistor on a PSU. The clicking sound in a HDD is a stuck actuator arm on the plate, sometimes repairable (if the arm has still undamaged heads)...
I like the thing that you never give up and always keep trying to fix these things!!! Keep up the good job Vince
That is so cool you fixed it and it didn't cost you too much. Even the older Xbox One's still sell for $150.
*SPOILERS!!!*
Well done geezer, had my fingers crossed throughout. Btw.... a good source of HDDs is old DVRs from Sky, Virgin etc.
A little advice, place a cardboard on the floor if you want to test out something. When you put it on the carpet and rub it it may create static and could cause a spark and damage your units. Just a tip. :)
The reason why the games are on there is because the previous would of set that xbox as their home xbox which shares games to everyone on that console via the MAC address. So yes you can download and play them but if they get a new xbox console and set that account as home to another console you'll lose access to those games hope this helps👍
Thanks :-)
So if u download them all then disconnect from internet u can play them forever, and just use the other Xbox for online play 😎
Eyejeey no you have to be online to boot them up aha😂
HWAR x T4NKZz damn that is too bad 😩
Also, with any luck, the owner was so annoyed with their Xbox experience, they got a PS4 and those games will forever be on that console. Suddenly the price you paid to get it fixed isn't seeming so bad :-)
It's amazing to me how optimistic you are dude! I would have been using them for target practice already lol
Hey Vince, I know I'm a little late here but I just wanted to share that it is a good rule of thumb to avoid disconnecting/reconnecting any electronic connections while an electronic is turned on, even so if it's off an plugged in. Also on mobile electronics this is why we disconnect the battery first to prevent shorting components. Even after you disconnect power there is residual power held that should be drained.
It's so satisfying for me to watch you repair consoles and then play on them... so I can't imagine how satisfying is for you! You're awesome!😁
It was this and your other vid plus watching a ton of Cod3r that saw me fix my £4 Xbox One, since I discovered your channel way back in hospital after a triple bypass and arterial reconstruction you have been an amazing inspiration to me and mine as both my girls watch your vids as does my brother and his two sons :)
After the time and money you've put through, you deserve this accomplishment.
You’re putting yourself through it for us, Vince! Haha! Keep them going I really enjoy these and they’re so interesting. It’s like trying it yourself since most people aren’t experts, and that’s why you’re videos are so good. Well done! Looking forward to many many more!
Thanks for the positive feedback :-)
The clicking sound is a hard drive issue that's why the console isn't starting up.
My Xbox One S is 1TB
AnneArundelWX / SPCpasadena2123 My xbox 360 has 250GB
my ps4 is 8 tb
My xbox 1 had a falty disc drive that fixed it self
MrManiacLIVE your life, must be pretty crappy, for you to display hostility/name calling so easy, over someone's simple comment. That or you lack the education to communicate like a normal person. I predict, a little bit of both.
I really enjoy watching those trying to fix videos even if you fix it or not! But if you do, nice bonus! Those parts together are around the price of a used one, but you still amused us! Thanks for those videos, My Mate Vince!
50$ for an xb1, replacement hdd for probably 50$ too. not bad bud, got yourself a 100$ xb1. Grats!
The loud clicking is the Hardisk failure. Previous owner must've dropped it pretty hard. Either way a cheap xb1.
Vince, you do a good job, I've been fixing things all my life, I used to drag things home from the dump when I was a kid and fix them, you do have good skills and a very good tool, your brain! and thinking things out really helps, keep up the good work!
Vince. Some one may have told you this already but that noise the HDD was making (the one that came with) is the heads trying to reset themselves. Usually if that noise repeats the drive is dead. As stated by others it doesn't take much to kill a hard drive.
I can tell it doesnt take long, My PS4 Slim lasted a year.. A year.. Yeah, Everything hinted towards a HDD failure, newer consoles are unfortunately so much more fragile
@@AmazingJuniorBros Heat is the enemy. Especially in consoles, where the drives have no ventilation at all.
For some reason I love rewatching these again
I know this is super late Vince but you really should invest in a box cutter! Watching you open that package with the scissors like that made my heart sink. Also, you can effectively open the sides of the box by just piercing the tape on each side and it usually will just pop open when you start to pull the flaps up
I’m happy for you brother. I’m sure you feel vindicated since the last Xbox repair didn’t go so well. Congratulations!
You should try looking for a Ps4 next time or maybe a game cube, the game cube the way its built is very unique and interesting the engineering that went into it
True but you won't really make any money on a GameCube
Very well done getting it working. Not surprising the HDD went, considering the fall managed to bend the metal casing. I imagine the fall buggered the HDD mechanism, the reading head was probably dug into the platters. The clicking would have been it trying to spin up.
It's a shame the repair was made harder than necessary, due to MS making the HDD non-replaceable. But thankfully there are people out there to make hour long tutorial videos to get around the 'locked-in' nature of the XB1 HDD design. I'm sure a similar PS4 fault, with it's replaceable HDD would be a lot quicker to get running again.
Message the guy back on eBay and sell it to him
U mean refund
Greetsfuckers3307 - Gaming Main No sell it to the old owner
Lol funny
I think that would be nice tbh.
The seller said no returns
For some reason I love rewatching these
Wow you are really fast and putting out these videos. They are really fun to watch
Always therapeutic watching you fix consoles.
Thank you :-)
Vince, Congratulations! You got one Xbox One working! I was surprised that you can upgrade the hard drive from the 500GB to 1TB, also since you got the case, cables, and a working console, you can probably resell it and get some money! You should make those videos as well: Buy something faulty on Ebay try to repair it, and if it works, then resell It for some $$$ (£££ since you're from the uk)!
You can upgrade to 2Tb using the scripts from XFix
Ive always worked on PlayStation only, only thing I knew. After watching a few of your videos I’m going to branch out to Xbox. After rebuild, I’m donating them the the hospitals with children’s wards. You have several thumbs up from me
If the original owner doesn't change the password you can still download them (if not mistaken) and if he has gold you can still use other accounts with that one being the Home Console and play online with those "secondary" accounts (yours for eg.)! If he change the password you might end up with some error when trying to download, but i can't confirm because never tested that also, but what i know, is i share with my brother same Gold and games (different network, meaning different areas or house), so we have just one Gold account (one has to be the Home Console, were you can log in with other accounts, and the other is he using the gold account only, he cannot log online to play with secondary accounts).
It's a bonus :) and you can download those games. The data was stored in the NAND itself (accounts settings and all) and not in the hard disk, btw, plenty comments already, those clicking souds is from the hdd (might be the HSA (Head Stack Assembly) that's out of place or even the platters got some scratches).
When you look into the error, you will find the answer in some forums and github. It's all doc, but nothing better to see some video in action.
Excellent info, thanks for sharing your knowledge :-)
This was painful yet funny to watch. Your logic and common sense is hilarious. Comedy value 10/10
Glad you were able to make a working console between the two broken xbox's. I installed a 2TB Seagate Firecuda in my XBOX One X. Was a nice upgrade. More storage and faster load times. XFiX here on TH-cam has a great tool to prepare a hdd and copy your data to the new hdd.
Your diagnostic methods make me sad, but you’re quite entertaining, Keep it up
Ah, the sound of a HDD head smashing into the central column. Music to my OOW ears...
Vince, you should always unplug the console or any other electronic before unplugging and plugging internal cables and hardware. Love your vids, keeps me entertained!
Theres no way thats a drop... thats a wife that did that from one side of a room to another. Did it come with fifa jammed in the disc draw?
Defo is, thats a launch! not a drop.
HA HA just made a comment about fixing a ps1 my mates bird threw at a wall
cos he was playing collin mrea all the time, nice one
LMFAO!! On point!!
@Cross Hatch idk if you expected props but you just made yourself look like a egotistical piece of shit nothing else.... but 99% sure you are just a liar trying to fill his tiny ego over the internet
@Danno Here's a simple translation: "I banged some dude's wife while he was in another room playing on his Xbox."
One take I had from my own was the absolute ease on working on these old phat boys, just superbly laid out and the cradles for drives make placement on reassembly very easy. Downside is they are absolute dust traps but I found setting my large Henry loose on the fan slats and the various venting gets the dust out a treat as my Henry is the super powered one with the max size motor.
In the old days with the 360 you needed to flash the hacked firmware of the hdd to get it to work.
Just a FYI. If the filesystem on the Xbox One HDD has a badly corrupted NTFS filesystem the Xbox One wont be able to recover it. Even running the OSU update from a USB stick wont do it. I got weird update errors. I had to pull the HDD - attach it to a PC and fully format the drive. After running XFix's scripts to repartition the HDD and the OSU updates it worked fine. The drive was mechanically fine - just the data on the drive had become very corrupted.
Also, run a Reset (keep installed games) on the console to clear out the old data. Eventually you'll start to get issues.
The faulty hard drive was obvious for me since the first time you turned on, that noise drive me nuts, I have had a lot of HDD broken so.
You didn't need to buy another one, the hdd from the other xbox should do fine, just connecting it to a pc via usb or internally and format it. Or maybe even the reset this xbox option from the troubleshooting screen.
Good video. i love seeing you fixing things :D
My eyes when seeing any other video:
*blinks*
My eyes when I watch my mate Vince' videos:
*NO BLINK*
Pony toilet
What
I'm so happy you were able to get a working Xbox One out of both. Super awesome job!
I just fix one of these recently that I bought from someone on Offerup app now my daughter has a working xbox
As a person that is in the field where I need to troubleshoot things daily, I will give you a bit of advice and make your life easier. The moment when you did your first swap (hard drive, front board, and the wireless card) do only one component at a time. Because you need to isolate what you want to. If you move more than one component, you end up possibly not fixing an issue, or creating a new one in the mix on top of what you do. Start bare minimum, then build up one by one, thus keeping your knowledge of what is going on in line. I know that this is not a thing everyone does, and I applaud you diving in head first. But at least my methodology when tacking things is, minimum swaps per test to solve small issues as you go. To figure out the clicking you should have ran it open and see where that came from, and it most likely a hard drive head that has been kicked out of alignment, and is dead. I remember the original Xbox married the hard drive to a hard coded Serial like number on the motherboard. So you have to figure out that code to marry the replacement. I have no idea if that is the case here, but I can't imagine they would make it 'Easy' to replace or people would do this left and right. I might recommend grabbing one of these, it may have fixed your first Xbox before you ripped the Realtek chip off : www.bestbuy.com/site/microsoft-xbox-wireless-adapter-for-windows-black/4630500.p?skuId=4630500&cmp=RMX&extStoreId=319&ref=212&loc=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwtIXbBRBhEiwAWV-5njErLfcwcYHIpoRXNabvz0UyiM-dU4TQ14kFBJnEHbgKpUkm03TVOBoCHQMQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
You will need to be able to get the code off the dead drive and pair it with the new one, and since it is dead there is a low chance in that. But not impossible!
Also, I mentioned the Hard drive issue before finishing the video, so you got there, but I would have started with something like that. That's all. Hope this helps you build your methodology on tackling issues. I never knew that the hard drive could be that easy to swap, interesting, I might dig into getting one myself now and mess around outside of my normal laptop repairs.
Hey Vince,
I really enjoy your Videos, but I also have a little wish for the next ones :)
When you are watching the videos with Headphones, the sound is slightly louder on the left ear. So it would be very cool, if you can fix that, so it sounds equal.
Keep up the good work !:)
DasRaichu sound is usually stereo. Because he is standing on the left side, the left side is louder. Mono means everything is the same. The default on most if not all devices is stereo. You can change that in the accessibility tab on all devices. Not sure about computers though. I’ll check that out when I’m back home.
I know, but it just sounds better when its equal (in my opinion).
DasRaichu okay. Just saying
Mate I got so addicted to your videos, cant sleep now. Thanks
the xbox is set as there home xbox when they sign in on a new one if they go into setting s and reset home to the new console you will loose all the games the library of games are in the cloud
i swapped a xbox before and it had 103 games on it i lost them a bout 2 months ago
well done on fixing this one i thought it was another bad one
there were some few faults on my xbox one s and it was a home console, i reset it then my games were still there
or u made a new account.
your games are set to your profile so when you use a new xbox one just redownload the same profile on it and all your games will come back
Yeah, as long as you are connected to the account and the internet it will work even if it isn't signed in as the home console, but the owner can still block his account for your xbox.
It is so entertaining to watch amateur try to diagnose and fix faulty eletronics. I mean how could you not understand, that the sound xbox was making was because of a faulty hdd? Still, can't stop watching your videos, reminds me how I was trying to fix my ps2 when I was a teen.
Maybe the head latched on the hdd platter. Bang it sideways ONCE on a table. Might release it. Long shot though. Darik's Boot and Nuke or:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdx bs=1M
In a bootable linux, where sdx is the letter of YOUR other xbox drive will zero fill the old drive and make it useable again.
Good luck.
Your a legend mate I will fix my xbox , he says wiping his tears away from his eyes , the despair replaced with hope, I subscribed because your genuine and honest no bull shit about subscribe snd stuff
I love your fix it videos keep up the great work
I have never had a faulty console in my entire life from owning a console. However watching these videos is interesting tbf.
You might actually get to keep those games. The way the Xbox One works is it sets the first console you ever log into as your "home" console, then that won't change unless you specifically go into your Xbox Settings and change it to your new console. If the original owner doesn't know to change it, you'll essentially keep the games forever.
I love these videos! it's so interesting to try to discover whats wrong with a device and try and fix it.
First WD Blue drives are pretty reliable but of course all hard drives break and probably making funny noises because it's been dropped not for sure though.
Im gonna start buying consoles and fixing them it sounds so satisfying to fix a broken console that no one else could
If you had an Xbox 360 then those compatible titles will automatically show up on the Xbox One, also EA Access games show up in the library regardless. I say this as it's a new hard drive and you signed in as yourself during setup.
Vince, have to say I like your work. You've got a very nice voice and it's not too technical. Keep up the good work, thank You.
These videos are really enjoyable please do more
I got my Xbox one s fixed because of you showed everyone how to fix it and tanks showing
Sorry, but honestly this would have been 100% absolutely worth the buy. I understand that i've been a computer geek for a very long time (20 years or better), but as soon as you turned it on that sound was extremely obvious. That's the sound that stops a person's heart. And it makes sense that you cannot sync a controller if the drive is dead because of 2 things:
1) The Xbox is a computer. Like every computer it needs to perform a Power On Self Test (POST). Now with normal computers they give you some sort of audible indication that there's a POST error, but this case it didn't. In any event, the machine will not move forward if a POST error occurs.
2) The operating system for the Xbox is on the hard drive. That includes the drivers and information to use the peripherals.
Pretty much. When he let us hear the sound, I knew it was the hard drive. That's the "click of death" sound, lol.
I don't think there's any way that the previous owner's games will be on... a brand new hard drive, with brand new software, then updated and logged into with YOUR info. Cool fix, though. I think there may be some kind of Game Pass thing going on with your account. And seeing as how I'm a year and a half late to the show, you've probably figured it out already. Good video, Vince, keep it up!
I love the fact you start with a nice clean room and steadily it become s more cable strewn.
It's always nice to get something working again.
Hard Drive mate. I used to hear this all the time when I ran a repair shop. Simple fix though.
I did a similar fix for my nephew's Xbox One S, a dead hard drive. It was a Seagate. I ended up getting the same 1TB HDD from Amazon you got, and it too failed about 3 months later. I've always had a bad experience with Seagate drives, but decided to give them a go after 7 years. Maybe they changed their manufacturing process to make better quality HDDs, but I guess not. Replaced the replacement with a Western Digital and the console has been going strong for almost a year now.
And yes, that library of games you don't own are from the previous owner. Digital purchases are tied to the console so any account on it can play them (just like licenses on the Xbox 360). Swapping HDDs or formatting the console has no effect on licenses as they are apparently stored on Microsoft's servers and are tied to the console's serial number. You just need to re-download them. That is unless of course, the previous owner got another console and transferred the licenses, which does not appear to be the case here.
I'm pretty sure the games on the ready to install section are previous games with gold games
Good job on the video. After watching it, I think I found the key indicator for why 2 of my OG XB1's aren't working
Thank you Vince, good way to learn about how things work,its great you got the xbox to work 🖒
Well done! If I didn't have a 2yr old running around I'd probably have a go myself!
Be careful laying hard drives down on metal. The board on the back is easy to short out.
Thanks :-) I thought the same thing when I watched the video back. It could have easily shorted out on the chassis.
I like how people in comments say "clicking means HDD faulty" after he already fixed and figured out the issue himself.
Your often repeated disclaimer of "this might not be the *correct* way ..." and then often resulting in a fixed device, always makes me think of the phrase "it it's stupid and it works, then it ain't stupid."
When you buy a game on xbox live on your xbox it gives a license to the profile AND to whatever console you have that profile set as home. The system license stays unless the profile owner makes his new xbox his HOME xbox. This setting is located under personalization>my home xbox. This is why they are showing up as xbox live is just seeing that consoles serial has licenses for those games.
Looks like the Xbox is still set as him 'home Xbox' so the games are still available to you. Look into Xbox One Game Sharing
How would that work out of interest thought as he put a brand new hard drive in and software on the drive and signed into his account so how could that outher guys games still be there
@@rich35ukuk its probably because previous owners account is still there on this xbox
It works, because the serial number is stored at microsoft and the home xbox is tied to the serial number. So if you switch the hdd, the xbox itself stays the same... from the microsoft point of view. It has nothing to do with the account.
Soon as I heard that clicking I knew it was a HD head crash. Had so many on my PC. GJ!
Bravo old chap you got it working Fair play to ya All the best.
Hey vince love your vids, quick advice you should always unplug any electronics while taking it apart. You could fry yourself or whatever your working on.
Nice fix vince the hard drive that came with this faulty console is scrap as you know but the other hard drive you maybe able to connect to a pc and wipe/reformat it and use it as a external hard drive as you have a enclosure you took your new drive out of.
Good idea :-)
It sounds like the hard drive is bad. Maybe the reason why the Xbox One won't boot into the OS. Great video, keep the content coming!
So glad you managed to fix this one Vince! I guess all your attempts have paid off! :D
Thanks Timothy :-)
That's alright Vince! :-)
getting that for 45 is a steal
The reason for all the additional games is because the digital licenses for those games are stored in the on-board flash memory.
Wow this is so amazing you are a genius make more vids like these!
Hello I just wanted to let you know that I really love watching your videos you are amazing to watch keep up the great work. All the best to your family. Emanuel from Australia
I have an idea that MAY work for opening a One X...
Set it flat down, right-side up. Look on the right side on the console. There are little tabs that are open. If you try to pry those, you might be able to take it apart.
8:30 weird sound of a dead HDD
Hi Vince,
Just wanted to say a big thanks for the kind words for my XBOX HDD Replacement Tutorial video. Congratulations on the fix - I must say I've only recently found your videos but I do enjoy them and have recently subscribed. I notice you do quite a few console repairs - my channel has lots of videos on XBOX One / PS4 etc and the more common issues you'll find as well as how to resolve them so if you're ever stuck have a look on there or drop me a message and I'd be happy to assist where I can. You can find my email address in the description of any of my videos from the last 12 months or so.
The leftover content despite a clean disk and OS reinstall is due to some persistent profile data being resident in flash rather than on the hard disk. You'll likely find the old users' Live ID on the profiles tab within the guide which is why you can still see and access the content. To remove it you can do a full reset of the console from within Settings > System > Reset XBOX and elect to reset and clear everything but it doesn't do any harm to leave it there particularly if there's some accessible content you can enjoy :)
Many thanks and all the best!
Andy.
nice your good dude. i can remember fixing my mates ps1 after his missis threw it at the wall for playing colin mcrea all nite every nite she took a whole corner off the thing an took a big chunk of the pcb along with a few bits an bobs..i manged too get all the bits back on the pcb . luckily the traces on the pcb were all on the top an bottom surfaces of the board. an man was he impressed that i got it running again(so was i!!!). his missis tho ....whoa was she pissed, an if looks cud kill id o been hung drawn an quartered 50x over hahahahaha!!!!!
Sean Fox why the hell is he still with her wtf she sounds like a right sort!
I've been very much enjoying this channel because as Roxaschao said, there's no selfless self promoting, no reminder to subscribe (I think) and the no nonsense approach to the things you do. I also like how there's no high-quality intro or graphics and it's very simple.
I like the start up sound of the Xbox one s my G vince
Nice fix. You on the positives: you know how to reformat and flash a hard drive and operating system for an xbox one,plus you upgraded it to a 1tb xbox one. Sale the hard drive,disc drive, heat sinc, fan, controller,power supply, SATA +power cables,and HDMI cable to the faulty mother board xbox one and you can make money on both👍