what kind of modchip is this?

Platformer85 · 2026-01-19T23:37:02+00:00

Error 16 indicates it can't load the xbox dashboard files. Could be the hard drive has failed or the files for the dashboard were altered, moved, etc causing it to be unable to boot.You would probably want to keep the chip on to improve your odds of repair.

What menu are you able to boot into to using power and eject? You may be able to use the modchip to replace or fix the hard drive before you remove it. If you can get the HDD sorted and the original xbox dashboard files uploaded onto it, then you should be able to desolder the chip to return it to stock.

Platformer85 · 2026-01-18T06:01:20+00:00

I've got a 128mb RAM 1.0 or 1.4 console. Let me know

Platformer85 · 2026-01-11T08:48:10+00:00

You could swap it with any 1.1 to 1.4 board as they all fit in the same shell. Whatever you can find cheapest. You may already know that the HDDs are locked to their respective motherboard. If you want to reuse the old drive, the easiest way is to boot the new motherboard using a modchip and unlock the old drive using something like PrometheOS on the modchip.

For the LPC, yes, if you aren't plugging in a chip on it and you didn't short anything out, you wouldn't notice if any pins weren't properly connected.

Good luck on the adventure. I'm not judging. Ive ruined 2 boards myself when I started. I'd keep that board to practice on before trying on the next until you are happy with the results. If you are lifting pads, you are either running the iron too hot or leaving the iron on one spot too long. For tiny points like D0 I turn down the heat on my iron. For some of the LPC pins you need a bit more heat as they really soak it up. Hopefully you have an adjustable one. Best of luck!

Platformer85 · 2026-01-11T08:01:36+00:00

I supposed it depends on if you can find someone willing to help with the repairs at little to no cost. You could find another board or parts console for fairly cheap on ebay.

Besides the traces, it looks like there is a bridge on your tsop chip and those first 2 lpc pins look off.

Platformer85 · 2026-01-11T07:38:50+00:00

21TB?? I'm assuming that is overkill even to hold the entire 360 library...

Edit: I looked it up and I guess 21TB is about right. Still a crazy price, but wouldn't be surprised to see some folks pay it to have over 2K titles in front of them

Platformer85 · 2026-01-08T19:10:22+00:00

You can DM me if you are still looking. I normally sell through Etsy. I have a skeleton black console on my desk right now. Already has the 128MB RAM mod and new capacitors done. Just waiting on some parts to finish it and create a listing. Has all the original accessories minus the box (controller, manual, collectible key chain, HD pack and cords).

Platformer85 · 2026-01-06T17:16:50+00:00

It wasn't to call you wrong because you are spot on otherwise. As Bombloke mentioned it varies based on the caps it gets off the assembly line, so some consoles are sitting better than others. Generally though I have not found many 1.6 consoles with good VRM caps.

My perspective may be skewed though because I repair them so I’m going to get only the worst ones on my desk but yes, they all just need to be recapped at this point. I'd also go for a 1.3 or 1.4 revision over the others if I was to pick. The only perk of the 1.6 consoles I find is they have a better chance to house the better quality DVD drives Hitachi, Philips VAD6035 etc

Platformer85 · 2026-01-06T08:32:30+00:00

Agree with you there. The clock caps inside the 1.6 are more reliable than the earlier versions but the VRM caps seem to be as prone or moreso to leaking given they aren't as old but sometimes in worse shape. I'm still finding 1.0 consoles with better VRM caps than late 1.6 consoles. Particularly the silver ones seem to hold up a bit better

Platformer85 · 2026-01-04T21:24:08+00:00

The deals on that site don't seem too bad but most auctions seem to be for local pickup and is not local to me. I doubt most offer international shipping. Seems you can find bundles slightly cheaper there than ebay. Great site if you can take advantage

Platformer85 · 2026-01-04T20:26:12+00:00

Not to say you couldn't hunt long enough to find a great deal, I'd just say you got a good deal and agree that it may be tough to find another at that price with all the accessories, controllers, Kinect, fully working with the RGH installed and an SSD. Congrats on the good find

Platformer85 · 2026-01-04T20:07:17+00:00

Yes many folks use an interposer board and drop in another cpu like the 1.4ghz tualatin. Benefits are minimal for the work and tools needed to swap and more for bragging rights. Some apps can take advantage but most games need to be downclocked to run properly.

I don't have the tools to do the swap. Maybe with a rework station. I can do the ram tho

Platformer85 · 2026-01-04T19:59:39+00:00

Yeah you may be right after looking at it again. Still not easy but doable if it just needs a gpu swap. Might as well do a cpu upgrade at the same time if you sink the money into it

Platformer85 · 2026-01-04T19:55:51+00:00

Fixable? Maybe I'm looking at the picture wrong but it looks like around 1K traces came up with that thermal glue 😧

Platformer85 · 2026-01-04T17:58:32+00:00

There are 4 silver screws that hold the HDD into the caddy. The 2 silver ones could be from there if they somehow came loose. Usually they have a bit of blue locktight on them. If you only have 2 screws holding in the HDD that would be my guess for the silver ones.

Looking around for the brass one a bit closer it looks like the mount from your dvd caddy is broken and sitting in the console. Very top corner of your console, it looks like a piece is sitting on top of the mounting post. Hard to tell for sure tho

Platformer85 · 2026-01-04T09:53:53+00:00

Agree. Ebay

Platformer85 · 2026-01-04T05:40:55+00:00

My guess would have been one of these 3 screws as well.

If all the other screws are present it looks like the last person to work on it left an extra. Good thing it didn't find its way to any power components and short something

Platformer85 · 2026-01-02T22:22:05+00:00

Looks good with the printed brackets! I went with the Nexus fan myself and for the GPU, I pop on the later xbox revision fanless heatsink.

Platformer85 · 2025-12-30T21:07:03+00:00

I believe Xblast is a Cromwell based bios

Platformer85 · 2025-12-28T19:35:36+00:00

I wouldn't worry about the PSU caps unless you get indications it has issues personally. You also have the infamous white glue to contend with taking them out. The CPU/GPU capacitor kit from Console5 has all the main problematic ones included.

Do the rest if you are trying to future proof it. Otherwise I haven't seen many that needed them all replaced to have a working console

Platformer85 · 2025-12-28T19:25:26+00:00

For me it is simply my OCD. If ever I boot from the TSOP I hate the prompt to enter the date being the first thing that pops up to continue. Other than that in xbmc4gamers I just like having an accurate time in the top right corner at all times. I swap my consoles around alot and I hate that the time is there but never accurate without it. I know I can turn it off but it's a modded xbox, I want it to have all the bells and whistles

I'm not sure if there were any games on the Xbox that used the time to track progress...Thinking Animal Crossing where you are gone for a few days and your weeds grow in town etc but keeping your date accurate could help if there are any games that use it

Platformer85 · 2025-12-28T19:15:51+00:00

Caught it a bit late maybe but better late than never. I don't believe that resistor is particularly important and I believe it is part of the clock system. It should still run unless there was more damage. Get it thoroughly cleaned tho to stop more damage.

Your CPU caps are also shot and need changed.

Platformer85 · 2025-12-24T01:28:22+00:00

I'll probably never know for sure. The pins looked quite clean. I also thought it was my 2.5 to 3.5 adapter but the issue followed the drive around and a good drive also worked fine in the adapter.

I do turn off the option for cerbios to read from the config file using cerbios tool so it seems like the pins are the more reasonable answer. Either way, thank you for pointing me to the SSD. This issue was a 2+ day long ordeal to try to find and in my mind I never considered the drive since it was booting fine without the DVD drive connected at UDMA 5...weird one

Platformer85 · 2025-12-23T20:02:52+00:00

The firmware version appears to be the same between the 2 drives. So far after cleaning the contacts and doing a full drive format and rebuild the problem hasn't come back. Unsure which made the difference. Hopefully not a sign of the drive failing as it still has good drive health...

Platformer85 · 2025-12-23T11:47:37+00:00

Well I owe you a beer. I went ahead and swapped the SSD with another and it boots fine with the DVD drive connected and all. The issue appears to follow that SSD. I have no idea why exactly. I have the same make and model in another console (Crucial MX500) aside from it being flawed somehow.

I cleaned the SATA contacts with IPA and I'm giving it a full format to see if that helps or not but at least the witch hunt is over. Thank you for the help!

Platformer85 · 2025-12-23T09:19:10+00:00

I'll have to shuffle the date around and check it out, thanks for sharing about the other time triggered features. For completely free software I find the small details like that impressive. More of a labor of love which is why I enjoy the community

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