Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 5:58 am Post subject: i cant install any Dashboard!
Alright, so my Xbox hard drive died.. it wont boot at all. it was a 40 GB
Tried putting it in the freezer ( started up for 10 mins) but wouldn't read anything. even tried hooking it up to the computer.
so its dead. which poses a problem :S
i got a new hard drive installed it properly. formatted fresh
Every CD/DVD i burn i get the same error code
16 - dashboard - Clock cannot be set.
So i have been looking around how to fix this, so i downloaded the "auto installer " and i still get the same damn error no matter what i throw in,
problem 1:
i don't have my EEPROM (i know, stupid move lol )
anything i put in the tray wont read. (error code 16 )
and i still get the service error
how do i get my Xbox back to functional condition?
also as i side note. how do i find out if my Xbox is soft modded or hardware modded?
thanks for any help!
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10520 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 1:24 pm Post subject:
If the Xbox is chipped you need to get a chip programmer and change the BIOS and if the Xbox is softmodded then you need the original HDD so the xbox can launch the MS dash and find the clock.
alex288288 Xbox-HQ Newbie
Joined: May 05, 2010 Posts: 7
Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 3:50 pm Post subject:
is there any way i can tell what mod my Xbox is? i got it online last year so i dont know personally
and do you know where i can get a programmer to change the Bios?
thanks for the reply!
wes213 Administrator
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 5:10 pm Post subject:
Well to find out what you got just open the xbox and look under the disk tray for the chip, if you get lucky it might have a bank select and you can just switch that.
If you are not sure what your looking for in the xbox just open it up and lift the disk drive and post a pic here, we will be able to tell you if its chipped.
alex288288 Xbox-HQ Newbie
Joined: May 05, 2010 Posts: 7
Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 8:42 pm Post subject:
alright i tried my best for a decent pic so i hope this is good enough
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10520 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 8:57 pm Post subject:
Sorry bro but i don't need a pic of the disc drive but of the motherboard under the drive.
alex288288 Xbox-HQ Newbie
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 11:21 pm Post subject:
wes213 wrote:
Sorry bro but i don't need a pic of the disc drive but of the motherboard under the drive.
can you explain? taking a pic of the mainboard of the Xbox underneath the DVD drive? or a mainboard on the DVD drive? sorry lol
wes213 Administrator
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 3:42 am Post subject:
Move the disk drive out of the way and get a pic of the main board, like this:
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alex288288 Xbox-HQ Newbie
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 2:07 am Post subject:
ok., i got a few pics here.
hope this help
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wes213 Administrator
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 4:03 am Post subject:
Looks like you got a softmod there bro so you need to put the stock hdd back in it or get the eeprom off it and rebuild the hdd.
alex288288 Xbox-HQ Newbie
Joined: May 05, 2010 Posts: 7
Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 4:05 am Post subject:
crappp. that hard drive is dead.. wont spin up or anything lol is there nthing i can do? ii installed a new 160 maxtor but keeps getting the error code 16 * dashboard clock not set *
but that hard drive is dead.
also i tried Evox and Slayers CD. and it wouldnt read it.
any help or info ? thanks for the help!
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10520 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 2:41 pm Post subject:
Install an app called 360 explorer to your PC and then hook the error 16 hard drive to the PC, from there you will want to open the C drive and rebuild you C drive.
While you are in there go in the E drive and look for a copy of your eeprom file to back up to your PC desk top.
alex288288 Xbox-HQ Newbie
Joined: May 05, 2010 Posts: 7
Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 6:05 pm Post subject:
well i tried that Xplorer360 but it says it cant load fatx or somthing.
, and it still gets that error.
i have nothing here. so if you know how to restore it so i can boot into a dashboard.
i tried loading a couple files on the hard drive (default.xbe, xbox.xbe)
and still getting that error 16.
thia aucka and i juat want my xbox back, i cant even load a disk!
please any help?!?
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10520 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 1:16 am Post subject:
Might need to check the ver of 360 explorer, see if it the Xplorer360_extreme2.
LegendaryFire Moderator
Joined: Jul 20, 2009 Posts: 840 Location: Canada
Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 12:09 am Post subject:
wes213 wrote:
Might need to check the ver of 360 explorer, see if it the Xplorer360_extreme2.
Yes, I had the same problem first, make sure your BIOS is set to loading your PC hard drive that has Windows Installed on it, then having the Xbox Hard drive set as the second. Then, right when your BIOS is loading, hit the Pause/Break key on your keyboard, plugin your hard drive (the power plug must be plugged in before the computer is started) and hit the Pause/Break key or any key on your keyboard depending on your BIOS. Once your hard drive is detected, load XPlorer360 and it should find a drive formatted as FATX, that would be your Xbox Hard drive, then, look for a copy of the original Xbox 1 Dashboard, then, overwrite Partition 1 with your Xbox dashboard. Then, close XPlorer360, shutdown Windows, and then you can unplug your hard drive and test it out.
Good Luck,
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