Cheapest place for XBOX or how to fix my old one.

**macmilm** · 9th February 2005

Hi all,

Can anyone suggest the cheapest place either mail order or otherwise at the mo to buy an Xbox. Will consider a pre - chipped one or standard and then chip myself.

Mine has gone on the blink.
I can play games for a random length of time seconds upto 30 mins but eventually it will freeze and needs switching off and on (unless anyone knows the cause of this).....
This happens on both copied and original games............

I have a V1.0 XBox with an executer 2.1b (I think) lite solderless mod.

Thanks for any tips....

**fe_man2000** · 9th February 2005

get a 2nd hand one - gamestation sell them for �80.

**Mookie** · 9th February 2005

NO Warning lights or Codes on Screen at the Freeze point Macmilm ??

Could be that the HDD is going on the blink. You could try replacing hdd with another one and seeing how you go, but don't get your hopes up!

**Pyro Steve** · 10th February 2005

if ya wanna sell the busted xbox drop me a PM, im in the process of fixing up a bunch of my broken ones and need parts lol

www.baldbouncer.co.uk sells pre chipped ones and has stock I thinks..

**{{909}}** · 10th February 2005

it could be one of the fans has stopped working, u can see the big cpu/system cooler through the back, theres a smaller one in the GPU. youll have top open the console to see if that ones working

**CominAtcha** · 10th February 2005

Originally Posted by Pyro Steve

if ya wanna sell the busted xbox drop me a PM, im in the process of fixing up a bunch of my broken ones and need parts lol

www.baldbouncer.co.uk sells pre chipped ones and has stock I thinks..

**macmilm** · 10th February 2005

Thanks for all the tips all. Will look into the suggestions this weekend. If no joy then will get back to you Pyro and happily flog it....

**4me2** · 10th February 2005

Originally Posted by {{909}}

it could be one of the fans has stopped working, u can see the big cpu/system cooler through the back, theres a smaller one in the GPU. youll have top open the console to see if that ones working

I would also tip on it being an overheating problem as well.

**macmilm** · 12th February 2005

Couldnt see a fan inside!!!! Just a big heatsink ! Does it depend on the V?.? of xbox ya got ??? Some with Heatsink and some with Fan ?????

Was bought brand new years ago and I never removed a fan anyways !!!

Cheers

**maltloaf** · 12th February 2005

only v1.0 xboxes have the gpu fan

**macmilm** · 12th February 2005

Thought mine was the V1.0 box but due to the absence of a GPU fan I gues it must be V1.1.... deffo an early model.... had it years... thanks for feedback everyone.... cud the overheating be caused by my HDD..... I replaced the original with a 30GB IBM HDD worked fine for a year tho so wot changed... the fan on the back of the box is fine !

Cheers