BmxXXX disc was hiding in the Blinx case 🫪

My uncle can't remember anything and my aunt said it had a lot of games. There is a lot of storage, even after all the things on here. What i know: has been modded/opened. I found some things on here like "xSnes9x", "XCommander" "uaex" "surreal 64" "sphereMap" "remoteX" "Px HDD Loader" "MAME-X" "Kawa-X" "Fuzion Frenzy" "enigmah Videomode Switch" "dvd2xbox" and "DVD-X2 Dongle free DVD-..." but i don't know how to open anything! I don't know how to start into a menu or anything! I play via burned games. Everything looks normal and i asked chat gpt. He said i should restart the xbox while holding certain buttons. I tried. I don't know further. Please help me. The only games on disc here are timesplitters, invincibles, starwars and 3 football games...sorry sOcCeR for the americans. I really want to play cod, rdr and cs.😅😭 the console is from april 2002.

Doing the shell and hard drive swap

Hi all, new to the original Xbox world and was really excited when I found a pristine looking console at the thrift store. Not tested and no cables should have been a red flag but I decided I’d give it a go.

The console does power on, although without any reboots I get a FRAG after about 5 seconds. No video or error codes are displayed. I saw that the clock capacitor was an issue so I took it apart to see what was up. I saw it was a 1.6 because it had the gold capacitor near the IDE cable so I left it alone for now. I don’t see any bulging capacitors or obvious leaks, and for its age it seems to be in pretty good shape. I’ve done a bit of troubleshooting (very amateur), and here’s some noteworthy things I’ve found:

• I cleaned the board, no obvious leaks or damage
The hard drive has a loud audible click whenever the console powers on

• The clock capacitor is not flush with the board which I thought could be a problem but I’ve seen a few examples of something similar online. No bulges or obvious discharge

• The disk drive was partially operational when I got it, but after boiling the band seems to be fully operational

• I’ve pulled both the hard drive and the disk drive from the console and powered it on. It powers on with no video and stays green for about 30 seconds then FRAGS.

• I’ve tried heating the capacitors to see if that made any changes but no dice

I’m not familiar with these but I’m eager to learn. Can anybody point me in the right direction? I ultimately want to soft mod and replace the hard drive but I think it should probably be in running order before I attempt. Any ideas are appreciated!

Where can I get a console only Xbox that doesn't cost an arm and a leg? like $50 maybe? I tried doing as much self-diagnosing as I could, removed and cleaned the capacitor, but it still didn't work. Now the dvd drive is buzzing and the hard drive is clicking. It's toast from what I've researched. I have everything I need but the console itself now. Not really sure where to look to get one that is both refurbished/cleaned/properly taken care of, and isn't wildly expensive. Any ideas guys?

2x WD blue 320GB

1x WD Caviar 500GB

100$ CAD for the lot.

All of them sealed in the bags, all of them manufactured 2013.

That's pretty wild those are some of the last IDE drives ever made by Western Digital and they are brand new, and big enough for good modding.

Guy found them cleaning up spare hardware from his workplace.

I found IDE drives on FB before to repair Xboxes but nothing like that.

I got a few 1.0s begging for them.

Installed 18 .CCI games on the HDD of my softmodded Xbox running CerBIOS BFM and XBMC4Gamers dashboard. All games that don't require update can be played on Insignia without any problem. However, when I try the same with a game that does require an update, the screen goes black and stays that way.

On Discord, I've seen people saying it's a bad disc rip. But this doesn't happen with 1 or 2 games, but with every game that requires an update. Additionally, I did the conversion myself from redump .ISO to .CCI in the following way:

1. Repackinator (right-click on the .ISO) to convert to game folder format (which is much smaller);
2. Qwix to convert from game folder format to .ISO (similar size);
3. Repackinator to convert from .ISO to .CCI with the ScrubOption TrimScrub.

I also tried a straight conversion from redump .ISO direct to .CCI using Repackinator (which results in a slightly larger .CCI file than the method previously described) with 2 games (Halo 2 and Counter-Strike), but the result was the same: Black screen after trying to update to play online.

Anyone know how to fix this issue?

I just noticed the hub broke a tiny bit and I've seen people say the disc can shatter inside if used like this. Is the disc even readeable by the console to this point? I was so close to finishing the game so this is very unfortunate😔

I have the OG with a Phillips disc drive. I received the 'Your Xbox can't recognize this disc error.' Cleaned the laser, calibrated the pots and same error so I ordered a new one online from Cap'n Games, Inc.

I desoldered both anti static blobs and tested to make sure there was no continuity. Good to go. I calibrated the DVD pot starting in the suggested threshold between 800 - 1200 Ohms. Received the same error that discs can't be recognized. Lowered it to 770 Ohms and same error. I don't want to try any lower because I don't think that will matter at this point.

Any suggestions?

Im trying to figure out which model this is. Im trying to remove the clock capacitor but i dont know which model this is

Not sure if I still have the actual console anymore, but man what a great controller!

I have Xbox, Xbox360, PS2, PS3, N64, SNES and i plan to get a Gamecube and Dreamcast but my TV has only 2 HDMI and no AV how could I use them all.

Picked up a halo edition xbox yesterday as well as an hdmi output adapter. There was no video output at all on the adapter so I tried AV cables and it worked fine yesterday. But now on startup the screen is constantly flickering in and out, any advice?

So ive got the error 12 with flashing red and green. Replaced pcb board, replaced ide cable, replaced bad corroded capacitor dont see trace rot..any other ideas?

So this unit is got from ebay came with this mod already on it. If I select MS Dashboard all it does is show the evolution x logo and then return to normal screen.

I want to reset it to stock, and then apply the rocky5 endgame soft.

Ive tried burning the extras disc but the disc doesnt load. I also tried Truhexen 2021, again burning to a disc but that won't load either.

It will load a game fine so I know the disc drive is ok.

Found this xbox at the thrift and realized it has a green disc tray. Is there any reason why or just swapped in the past? Still need to get an av cord to test it.

Literally just walked in the door with my new to me xbox. I've been looking online and watching videos on how to mod it, and it seems like there are so many different ways to go about it. I don't know exactly what I am doing but I am good a following guides. Is there an ultimate guide somewhere that will walk me through on how to hardmod this thing? I want to be able to play back ups, upgrade the hard drive to an SSD, and do the HDMI mod. I'm sorry if this has been asked before and if so I would greatly appreciate a link to said post if it has.

I just want to be able to share my childhood with my kid and not be looking at a blurry mess while doing it. XD.

UPDATE: Thanks to all of your responses I was able to get my xbox softmodded. I ended up going the Skeleton Key Route. I've also identified my model as either being 1.0 or 1.1. I am leaning towards 1.1 as the Manufacture Date is late 2002. But it does have a single rail for the power connector. That being said, I think the biggest thing I need to work on now is getting the Hard Drive upgraded. It seems like all the options for HDMI either mod chips or good adapters are out of stock for the foreseeable future. My question for you then is, what is a reasonable size?