Sorry couldn't revive the old "Broken Xbox" thread
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Mikeyman64
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Sorry couldn't revive the old "Broken Xbox" thread
I got a 80gb seagate hdd for the repair, and I got and installed a Super Aladdin Live. I put everything back together and got a error 16. Is there a easy way to just install the hdd and get it working like a normal Xbox? I looked online for an answer but all I found was this Xbox-Scene tut that was like advanced rocket science. I just want to get it working, I don't care about all the super-duper mod stuff.
ah yes. i remember my first forays into the world of xbox hacking. I too knew little, and information was not that easy to find, and confusing when found.
xbox-scene is a good place to look for this stuff, and thats where i am reading how to do this.
ok, so youre going to need to take the drive and install it into your PC, or anyone elses PC. then you need the utility XboxHDprepar.
it can be found here.
a lot of the time though, you will not find the hacker software you need avaliable on the open internet. you will usually ONLY find a lot of it on xbins. when i did this, you had to go to some web page, and get a username and password for it, then use an FTP program to log onto some FTP server, where you will just find directories and directories of free xbox hacks and stuff. search "xbins" on xbox-scene and see what you find.
anyways. you can actually just read the rest of thse instructions yourself, since they are pretty long and i dont feel like typign anymore.
http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/hdd-install.php
if you have questions just ask... if i dont respond then pm me. i dont usually come to this subforum.
xbox-scene is a good place to look for this stuff, and thats where i am reading how to do this.
ok, so youre going to need to take the drive and install it into your PC, or anyone elses PC. then you need the utility XboxHDprepar.
it can be found here.
a lot of the time though, you will not find the hacker software you need avaliable on the open internet. you will usually ONLY find a lot of it on xbins. when i did this, you had to go to some web page, and get a username and password for it, then use an FTP program to log onto some FTP server, where you will just find directories and directories of free xbox hacks and stuff. search "xbins" on xbox-scene and see what you find.
anyways. you can actually just read the rest of thse instructions yourself, since they are pretty long and i dont feel like typign anymore.
http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/hdd-install.php
if you have questions just ask... if i dont respond then pm me. i dont usually come to this subforum.
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well id say its completely impossible to fix any system made after the SNES era, or at least equally as hard as the xbox. its actually really a lot like a computer, so a knowledge of comptuers goes a really long way. thats why the xbox is the most hacked system out there.
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no, i've seen the impossible, my friend fixed a 'broken' gamecube, [shortstory]it all began 3 months ago, my friends got a 'broken' gamecube, well they fixed it, but what was wrong with it you ask? the laser was too under clocked to last hours of gaming it lasted about 1 min.[/shortstory]
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it says its outdated, but it looks like a pretty decent guide. i went through some other ones, but the only other useful looking one was this one:
http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/hdd-install2.php
either one should work. i think. i ovbiously have not tried to follow either.
http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/hdd-install2.php
either one should work. i think. i ovbiously have not tried to follow either.
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Well, I got the xiso burned, but It gives me a error 16 now! And I don't know anyone with a modded box that I can barrow a hdd from. What can I do?
BTW, when I turn the box on it shows the little intro scene but there is a little inverted triangle with "EVO X" on it, on the top left of the screen, I guess that means I installed the chip correctly, and it has evox on it already? I hope it does, because I think my programmer is screwed up
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BTW, when I turn the box on it shows the little intro scene but there is a little inverted triangle with "EVO X" on it, on the top left of the screen, I guess that means I installed the chip correctly, and it has evox on it already? I hope it does, because I think my programmer is screwed up
.rightyo, the evox logo is the evox bios. good to know that its working.
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<i>16 - dashboard - Clock cannot be set.
Basically it comes down to this. Error 16 has to do with not finding the menu setting with which you can set the clock of the hdd. This happens to a lot of people that erase their hdd (original/upgraded) or MS dashboard files and after that they don't immediatly install the hdd but leave the xbox without power longer than 5 hours.
It's all about the hdd can't find the menu with which it can set the clock. This is mostly because the xbox hdd is empty (you removed dashboard or fux0red it via ftp). The problem arises when xbox searches for menu to set clock with, can't find it and voila: error 16. Well read on please!
So you have an error 16 huh? Don't worry "nothing" is broken!
You have an xbox hdd that is locked. And normally you can boot in original and modded mode. Retail or upgraded doesn't matter. You start playing around with xboxdash.xbe etc. using ftp programs. While doing this you "accidently" remove your MS dashboard and also your alternate dashboard (Evox, etc.) so there is no dash anymore on the xbox hdd.
You end the ftp session and after that you shut off your xbox. Normally when you would start up again it gives you an error 13/14 ( no dashboard found). No worries with a slayer Evox cd (and a hardmod), all is ok. BUT this is only WITHIN 3 hours or so.
This is because the internal clock of the xbox will only be kept alive by the capacitors for only 3 or 4 hours. So when you leave your xbox unplugged from electricity for over 5 hours after you have played with the .xbe's AND you have removed your (ms and evo-x) dash from your xbox than you are fux0red. Why do you ask?
Why can't I boot from disc?
Its as follows Xbox starts booting==> (almost 1st thing a xbox does is) searches for internal clock==> doesnt find internal clock because there hasn't been any electricity on the xbox for 5 hours so battery that kept clock alive is empty and clock is gone==> searches for the proper dashboard menu to set clock with ==> doesnt find msdashboard or evo-x dashboard menu becuz you have removed it from the hdd for whatever reasons you had==> xbox gives error 16: cannot set clock.
So what do you do about it? Two options!
1. There are some bios'es around that allow the chip to boot past the clocksetting. (do a search!). So how do you get that bios on your chip because you cant boot to a flash program or something? Well you need to have an external flasher.
It seems the m8 bios will take care for you of booting past the clocksetting. Or use the latest Xecutor bios
2. This is the more easy and newbie friendly strategy
-Get a friend with a modded xbox.
-Unlock his hdd with eeprom management from a slayer evo-x cd.
-Than, place his hdd in your xbox.
-Boot with your chip on.
-Now the xbox DOES find a dashboard when you boot in original mode and you can set the time in the msdashboard clock settings.
-Shut off xbox and remove your friends hdd
-PLace his hdd back in his xbox and lock it again
-Install your hdd
-(clock has been set) So boot up with slayer cd.
-Install normally whatever you wanna install
-lock hdd
If you get an error 13 after this, please read up on the error 13 explanation! </i>
maybe that helps
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<i>16 - dashboard - Clock cannot be set.
Basically it comes down to this. Error 16 has to do with not finding the menu setting with which you can set the clock of the hdd. This happens to a lot of people that erase their hdd (original/upgraded) or MS dashboard files and after that they don't immediatly install the hdd but leave the xbox without power longer than 5 hours.
It's all about the hdd can't find the menu with which it can set the clock. This is mostly because the xbox hdd is empty (you removed dashboard or fux0red it via ftp). The problem arises when xbox searches for menu to set clock with, can't find it and voila: error 16. Well read on please!
So you have an error 16 huh? Don't worry "nothing" is broken!
You have an xbox hdd that is locked. And normally you can boot in original and modded mode. Retail or upgraded doesn't matter. You start playing around with xboxdash.xbe etc. using ftp programs. While doing this you "accidently" remove your MS dashboard and also your alternate dashboard (Evox, etc.) so there is no dash anymore on the xbox hdd.
You end the ftp session and after that you shut off your xbox. Normally when you would start up again it gives you an error 13/14 ( no dashboard found). No worries with a slayer Evox cd (and a hardmod), all is ok. BUT this is only WITHIN 3 hours or so.
This is because the internal clock of the xbox will only be kept alive by the capacitors for only 3 or 4 hours. So when you leave your xbox unplugged from electricity for over 5 hours after you have played with the .xbe's AND you have removed your (ms and evo-x) dash from your xbox than you are fux0red. Why do you ask?
Why can't I boot from disc?
Its as follows Xbox starts booting==> (almost 1st thing a xbox does is) searches for internal clock==> doesnt find internal clock because there hasn't been any electricity on the xbox for 5 hours so battery that kept clock alive is empty and clock is gone==> searches for the proper dashboard menu to set clock with ==> doesnt find msdashboard or evo-x dashboard menu becuz you have removed it from the hdd for whatever reasons you had==> xbox gives error 16: cannot set clock.
So what do you do about it? Two options!
1. There are some bios'es around that allow the chip to boot past the clocksetting. (do a search!). So how do you get that bios on your chip because you cant boot to a flash program or something? Well you need to have an external flasher.
It seems the m8 bios will take care for you of booting past the clocksetting. Or use the latest Xecutor bios
2. This is the more easy and newbie friendly strategy
-Get a friend with a modded xbox.
-Unlock his hdd with eeprom management from a slayer evo-x cd.
-Than, place his hdd in your xbox.
-Boot with your chip on.
-Now the xbox DOES find a dashboard when you boot in original mode and you can set the time in the msdashboard clock settings.
-Shut off xbox and remove your friends hdd
-PLace his hdd back in his xbox and lock it again
-Install your hdd
-(clock has been set) So boot up with slayer cd.
-Install normally whatever you wanna install
-lock hdd
If you get an error 13 after this, please read up on the error 13 explanation! </i>
maybe that helps
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i dont think his hard drive is locked yet, its brand new.
yeah, i think the easiest way is just to see if you can get M8 on there. you should be able to find it on xbins, or else i can for you
WAIT a minute... why dont you just put your old hard drive back in??? you dont even need to unlock it since its already locked to your box. it would have the exact same effect as someone elses hard drive... (unless your old drive is broken for some reason... i didnt read the old thread)
edit: haha, i found it, and it turns out i DID read it. yeah ok. well. youre screwed
. lol j/k. make your programmer work.
yeah, i think the easiest way is just to see if you can get M8 on there. you should be able to find it on xbins, or else i can for you
WAIT a minute... why dont you just put your old hard drive back in??? you dont even need to unlock it since its already locked to your box. it would have the exact same effect as someone elses hard drive... (unless your old drive is broken for some reason... i didnt read the old thread)
edit: haha, i found it, and it turns out i DID read it. yeah ok. well. youre screwed
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Mikeyman64
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I've already got m8 on my PC (I'm not that n00bish, I do know how to use Bittorrent 
). The programmer just doesn't read the chip. When I first got it, it would make the blue led on the chip shine, when plugged in, now it doesn't do anything and I have to use my USB 2.0 slot to get it's led the light up, though it still doesn't make the "duhdum" USB sound.
). The programmer just doesn't read the chip. When I first got it, it would make the blue led on the chip shine, when plugged in, now it doesn't do anything and I have to use my USB 2.0 slot to get it's led the light up, though it still doesn't make the "duhdum" USB sound.