Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 2:07 am Post subject: XBOX KEEPS FREEZING AT RANDOM
Hello I have never posted @ xbox-hq before but have been lurking for a while. I have just ran into a problem that I am desperately looking for help with. Ok I just recentely acquired this v1.4-1.5 xbox from a friend....It keeps freezing/locking up at random ...It will lock up in just the dashboard. So my first thoughts were HDD or DVD-DRIVE so I swapped out both with same results. So I then did simple things such as clearing out cache and checking cable/wire connections. The freezing still occurs , does anyone have any suggestions or comments on what may be causing this xbox to lock up like this. I am thinking I will have to buy a new motherboard.
Any help is greatly appriciated!!
impwiz V.I.P. Lifetime Xbox Version: all Modded: everything
Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 1070 Location: Detroit
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:31 am Post subject:
If you experience the same problem after using a different dvd drive and hdd, most likely it would be your mobo starting to fail. _________________
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:33 am Post subject:
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If you experience the same problem after using a different dvd drive and hdd, most likely it would be your mobo starting to fail.
Yup, Unfortunately sounds like it.. You have gone through basically the same procedure any of us would have to test and it still froze so id say the mainboard is on the way out..
puffdank Xbox-HQ Enthusiast Xbox Version: all Modded: everything
Joined: Dec 14, 2005 Posts: 31
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:47 am Post subject:
Its ok I appriciate the input!!
I cleaned off the GPU and heatsink and applied some arctic silver 5 and it seems to be running fine now....Will update if it freezes again , but as of now it fixed the issue!!
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:50 am Post subject:
good stuff.. I was going to mention to run over the board and see if you can tinker.. But really i dont know what level you are and most guys dont have any idea when playing with the mo/bo.. lol
puffdank Xbox-HQ Enthusiast Xbox Version: all Modded: everything
Joined: Dec 14, 2005 Posts: 31
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:35 pm Post subject:
Ahhhh no its doing it all over again. Its gotta be the mobo going out the door.....It ran much longer after applying the thermal compound. I guess my only choice now would be to buy a new mobo?
jhondra V.I.P. Member Xbox Version: Xbox V1.0 Modded: Xecuter3 CE
Joined: Sep 12, 2005 Posts: 288 Location: Boise, ID
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:58 pm Post subject:
Since you replaced the HDD, I'm assuming this is a chipped box? Just curious, but is it solderless or not? Sometimes the D0 point (solder or solderless, both) will work loose and cause problems when running modded. If you can disable your chip, does it still lock up? If not, then I would try to reseat your solderless connector, or resolder your D0 point and reseat your chip on the LPC header...
Also, most dash boards allow you to set the fan faster than the quiet 1.0x (20%) setting. If you think the heat sink may have helped (and you are running your box in a pretty hot place) you may just try cranking the fan setting up to 3x (60%) and see if it helps. If it does, at least you know one more factor of what is causing your problems and try to find ways to help it.
-Jhondra _________________ Xecutor 3 CE
X3 3294 Bios
14 total successful solder-mod xbox's (v1.0 to v1.6b; favorite is v1.4 Sept 2003; very clean motherboard and usually has Samsung DVD), including two 128MB upgrades and 2 X3 LCD/CP's.
puffdank Xbox-HQ Enthusiast Xbox Version: Xbox V1.0 Modded: Xecuter3 CE
Joined: Dec 14, 2005 Posts: 31
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 1:22 am Post subject:
Thanx for the response....No its not chipped...just softmod .....I swapped out the hdd by locking a different one w/ this box's eeprom....I am lost...
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