Faulty Xbox One Turns On then Off | Can I Fix It?

I paid $45 for a faulty Xbox One on Ebay and attempt to fix it. We've been quite lucky recently and most of the Xbox's I've worked on have been Hard Drive issues. Will this one be the same?
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[@JoeyDoesTech]

Thanks for watching! Check out me attempting to fix some more easy Xbox Ones here ▶ kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZvbgaqdh8yLmtU

[@Tiigsi_Retro]

Joey, This was an awesome video, and seeing how quickly you popped the shell of the console definitely shows your increase in confidence doing repairs. So happy to be there from the start and to watch the channel grow further. Awesome watching mate, looking forward to the next video.

[@JoeyDoesTech]

I really appreciate that feedback Mark, thankyou :) Be good to see where I am in another years time!

[@Tiigsi_Retro]

Totally mate, really looking forward to it. If your ever in the Essex area, I’ll happily buy you a beer for all the hours of awesome watching you’ve given me living abroad 👍🏻

[@JoeyDoesTech]

@@Tiigsi_Retro I will let you know and maybe take you up on that offer one day! :)

[@abdulm2609]

Bravo sir. Appreciate the cleaning up of the console. Always find that part satisfying probably because it only happens after a successful fix.

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Thabkyou Abdul! Cleaning is very satisfying 😁

[@DR_X69]

Brilliant video Joey. Thee community is a great bunch. Keep it up my friend.

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Thankyou John 😁

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

Great job! You are getting pretty good at Xbox One's. Thank you for the good entertainment,

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Thankyou for watching Leon :)

[@michaelknowles1651]

Great Video pal great to see that smile of success at the end. Stay safe and well

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Thankyou Michael! Means a lot 😁

[@GoodwinsPlace]

Really useful, hopefully people find this as I'm the same and generally go for the newer videos for support.

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Thanks pal, yeah sometimes it can deffo he overlooked 😁 I was so close to leaving it 😂

[@leiwind8275]

Love how you had a screen saying you were in incognito xD Great Video!

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Thanks pal :)

[@highroyds]

very nice fix m8, surprising how so many listing on ebay are simple fixes that sellers just don't try.

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Thanks Roy 😁

[@j.j._]

Great video thanks for all the info. It seems mine has a hard drive and maybe cpu problem. Although im ignorant when it comes to repairing and diagnosing, your video helped me make some sense out of everything.

[@robertathomas4151]

Thank you for the video and the extra at the end. I am going to try to get ours to work later today.

[@JoeyDoesTech]

No problem :) Hopefully it works for you later! Let me know

[@TheCod3r]

Awesome job mate, and glad both me and Andrew could help. Always welcome to drop me a line mate or even give me a call and I'll help as much as I can. No trouble at all :) Keep up the good work mate

[@TheCod3r]

Oh also got a little challenge for you. I was given 2 Xbox One consoles from a viewer, not a clue what's wrong with either of them. Are you up for a collab challenge if I send one out to you?

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Thanks Phil 😁

[@JoeyDoesTech]

@@TheCod3r Yes mate! Sounds like an amazing opportunity 😁 You okay to send it to the PO Box? Let me know pricing for the console 👌👌

[@TheCod3r]

@@JoeyDoesTech course mate I'll get it sent out Monday. No price mate, just have a crack at it, if you want to keep it I don't mind, or maybe we can do like a joint giveaway if we get them both fixed?

[@JoeyDoesTech]

@@TheCod3r Sounds wicked mate. I'm up for it! 👌👍 Nice one 😁

[@jasonwheat74]

Glad To See Correspondence & Co-Operation With This, Thank You. It Seems Un-Fair For an "intangible" Problem of Code is Culprit for a Unit costing Very Tangible Currency. I Am With An Xbox One whose Console light Comes on & Then Immediately Goes Off. This Unit I Never Dropped, Kept From Liquid & Humidity & Cleaned With Compressed air every Three Months or So since I Purchase New circa ~2016 .

[@technoblitz2054]

My xbox one s that I had sadly has a worser issue as after I attempted to replace the thermal paste it turns off instantly after 1 second and shows no signs of life except for white led then the beeper makes a popping noise but luckily in your situation the fan was spinning and the led holded up for a few seconds so this xbox had life in it good job Joey :)

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Have you tried swapping the Tehcno? Maybe that might help? Let me know if you resolve it or not :)

[@technoblitz2054]

@@JoeyDoesTech I tried unplugging and replugging the disc drive and hard drive but it seems it doesnt want to work so it might be the power circuit that messed up which is beyond my skill for now but maybe in the future I can fix it.

[@calebgold782]

@@technoblitz2054 did u ever fix it. I have the same problem

[@technoblitz2054]

@@calebgold782 sadly not instead my cousin gave me his broken xbox one x and I happened to fixed it.

[@davidjacobs7465]

So I'm currently facing the same issue of it starting up and then shutting down after a few seconds. I've disassembled it and one key difference I noticed is that mine shuts off quicker. Maybe because the fan doesn't spin or it doesn't get enough startup time to spin. But this issue just started happening out of nowhere and all of a sudden. In the coming weeks I'll try to get power bank replacement and a hard drive replacement (not sure if I'll need to download and run the script or not because it seems difficult to me). If those will fail, I'm just going to pronounce the concole dead as I do not have the technical know how to fix/replace something more complex like the motherboard or the cpu. And I doubt technicians would try anything on older generation consoles.

[@elphasomuterema7442]

Did it work when you replaced the powerbank and harddrive

[@davidjacobs7465]

@@elphasomuterema7442 no dice, I bought the newer console. Didn't really want to, but I actually got it pretty cheap with some headphones and batteries.

[@Heavenly_Demon247]

@@davidjacobs7465sigh

[@StezStixFix]

Nice! Great video, dude 👍

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Thanks pal :)

[@technical_difficulties4360]

my xbox has just been sitting on the table for almost 3 years now and since my vacation has started i decided to try and fix it. i actually had tried this before but i eventually just gave up. But since i had the time to sit with the xbox and really work on it i deduced that my problem wasnt a software problem and it was a hardware problem. now that i knew that it was a hardware problem i decided to open up the xbox and try to find the problem. i didnt find any problem in the actual console but now i know that its a problem with the power supply, and ive been watching a few videos on the hardware and this one really really helped . thank you and i hope you reach where your heading👍👍

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching and the kind words.

[@user-ly8yn4uo6m]

@@JoeyDoesTechdo I need the top cover for it to work

[@user-pd8pp6yz6x]

I recently was given an original xbox 1. It does the same thing as the one in this video, except sometimes it will turn on for hours at a time. Other times it'll only be for a few minutes, but in those times i am able to use it entirely. I am uncertain why. Can you help me?

[@seanf1381]

Awesome video. I’ve already created the partitions. Tried the offline update. Even tried putting the update in the update partition X and I still can’t get the Xbox to update it keeps going straight to the something happened window. Just curious if you have came across this problem yet and if you have found a fix for it

[@adriannp.]

Nice Job Joey!

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Thanks Adrian!

[@hunterc-ow5rt]

So this is probably a dumb question, but can I just reformat the hard drive that’s already in the Xbox or would I have to get a brand new one? I just wanted to ask before I bought a whole new hard drive, because my Xbox is having this exact issue and this is the only video I’ve seen that covers it.

[@elphasomuterema7442]

Did it work after formating

[@fabiancisneros7210]

my fan doesnt stay on when i turn it on but it turns right off what should i do

[@matthewvacaro6337]

Hey Joey! This is what’s happening to my Xbox. Do you have a link for the hard drive you used to replace the original? Thanks and keep up the good work!

[@JoeyDoesTech]

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[@matthewvacaro6337]

Hey Joey! Just wanted to let you know that this video was the key! My Xbox is running better than ever and this fixed the problem! Thank you for your help, and hopefully you will get some Amazon affiliate credit since I purchased off of Amazon (in the USA not the uk)! Keep up the great work, man!

[@JoeyDoesTech]

@@matthewvacaro6337 really good to know! Great job :)

[@robertgreen6742]

I have the same issue with my xbox one elite. Where can I get it repaired?

[@rhettbroderick]

Hey man- I love the videos…very clear and thorough. I have one question. I have an Xbox one S that will turn on for a few moments, and then turn off. It beeps initially, and then beeps again as it goes off 10 seconds later. I’ve already replaced the power supply, but that wasn’t the problem. should my next step be to replace the board that the button is on? At this point I feel like I’m throwing Away money…but I don’t want to give up yet.

[@chrisevans9493]

SYMPTOMS/XBOX TURN ON THEN OFF 30SECONDS,NO DISPLAY, QUICK FIX FOR ME WAS STAND UP VERTICALLY ,POWER UP/INSERT DISK

[@Yurrbryan]

@@chrisevans9493does this actually work?

[@paulsoperv1295]

My Xbox just recently started turning off by itself and now it completely doesn’t turning on anymore (the light on the front of the xbox and the tv screen doesn’t pop up anymore) and the power brick is shown as orange, I have a battery charger extension on the side of the xbox and it still is charging them so I have no idea what the source of the issue is.

[@averycolton5582]

Hey @joey Does Tech my council has the same problem what but I want to fix it I just don't have everything to do it what do you recommend??

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Just trying some of the steps I tried here pal, if that doesn't work maybe seek professional help :)

[@emilymcever1984]

My xbox is doing something similar but makes a click noise right after the turn off noise

[@MidwayMaiTais]

!!!!! I have an Xbox One sitting at my house that a friend gave me to try and fix and it is doing this exact same turn on turn off thing. He gave it to me like 3 years ago and I did loads of research but couldn't find anything. I just stumbled across this video and am super excited to go and try to fix this guy now.

[@et.taylor]

did it work?

[@MidwayMaiTais]

@@et.taylor I sadly never got to it and forgot. I'll give it a go here soon.

[@rumblerock5620]

​@@MidwayMaiTaisdid it work?

[@rickSV899]

So 🤔did it work !?

[@Jeff-ri9be]

@@MidwayMaiTaisyou still alive?

[@Lu10nt]

Sadly nothing seems to be working for me. I think mine is a software issue. Mine turns on but only stays on for about 3 to 5 seconds. Seen a couple of videos that says blow hot or cold air in and in both videos it works. Spent about 20 minutes doing both hot and cold air but neither worked. The reason I think it is a software issue is because of the Bing app. In the past, I go to launch the Bing app and sometimes it fails to open and keeps trying to open but doesn't which prevents general use of the xbox as it tries to open the app constantly so I have to turn the console off and back on again, uninstall the Bing app, reinstall the Bing app and it loads but today, I turned the xbox on, signed into my account, went to launch the Bing app, it gave me the Bing loading page for about 20 seconds or so and then the console just shut down and won't turn on ever since. I think instead of failing to load the Bing app, it is now failing to load the boot/BIOS of the console but just an assumption and Microsoft want me to spend £152.10 to send them the console that I am pretty sure their Bing app broke. Tried all troubleshooting guides, resorted to YT vids and following these guides but nothing seems to work. Now seen your video which is making me think that maybe it is a faulty hard drive as a result of faulty software from the Bing app but no idea. I've not got the tools, skills or bravery to attempt my own fix and a bit miffed now as to what to do next.

[@TempleFinest]

Thank you so much it eorked instantly..but it's the thin power strip so when i take it off works..so i will keep it off I'd care what it looks like..i actually cleaned it since it's open

[@eveyburrows6268]

So having the same problem, but do I need a new hard drive to do this?

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Hey Evey :) I would check out this video, as it explains it a lot better than myself - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYCQgpSkgLd1m9k&ab_channel=AndrewPaul

[@user-sz3cg3pq9q]

Hi , i have a problem with my Xbox one , the original one, after i turn it on it makes the eject sound then turns off , what is the problem?

[@lakemonster3711]

Yeah, mines doing that as well now, still no idea why.

[@Josh-iz6dd]

Same here

[@adrianmartin1475]

Same here with mine

[@lucaphillips226]

Same

[@marcodelao9148]

the ribbon cable that connects the power and eject button has become damaged.

[@juana.m.garcia4260]

can i switch the old hd with any new hd?

[@AlbertoRodriguez-gj2lv]

My xbox turns on and off it isn't the power brick or the hdmi because it works on my other xbox but the other xbox has a none working disk drive. The xbox that turns off seems to shut off when ever there is a disk in the console.

[@Zero_baseball_124]

Hey Joey I was wondering if you can help me fix my xbox it is a xbox one s can you please help, if you can thank you

[@lochanathambeliyagoda5065]

This was a very epic fix now it’s time you fix a ps4

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Hopefully!

[@px4.r427]

Mine just turn on i go on KZbin no problem but whenever i go play a game it turns off

[@brianmartinez3444]

Can i send you a vid of mine ? I dont know what’s wrong with it , it turns on but it just keeps making a weird beeping noise then shuts off

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Feel free to send it on Instagram Brian. Have you tried giving it a clean, maybe its overheating? If not that have you tried a new hard drive?

[@brianmartinez3444]

@@JoeyDoesTech I’ve tried to clean it but i don’t have the right tools and I’m scared that I’m gonna break my Xbox even more

[@JoeyDoesTech]

@@brianmartinez3444 I completely get that Brian. I would maybe take it into a repair shop to be safe, just in case you're worried about breaking it.

[@imRyU0]

I did a hard power reset and it works, tho if i shut it down now i'll have to do it again

[@francolopez5150]

Bro I wish I could give you my Xbox, it has the exact same problem but I don’t know how to open it and fix it like you do bro😭

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Sorry Franco I don't take repairs from KZbin :( With a little more confidence you might be able to! Other than that I would take it into a repair shop pal.

[@G4M845]

same happend to me but instead of it doing the tone one time it did it a bunch of times

[@agentff1526]

can you fix my xbox also😢😢it turns on then turns off again in 2 seconds...

[@TakenSoulFromUs]

8:00 “mmm yes this floor is made out of floor”🤔

[@kelson9125]

My Xbox has had this problem for months and I didn't know what else to do. Now I know that it could be the hard drive that needs to be changed

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Good luck Kelson!

[@surfergaming7792]

I have a second Xbox that turn on fan spins very fast then shuts off so I just swapped hard drives on my other one n atleast now I have one working

[@OscarSJF]

link for hard drive?

[@emma7502]

I been looking for a place to fixed my sons Xbox ones is getting annoying finding a place that does it that will not charge the same price as buying a new one

[@JoeyDoesTech]

I know it's really frustrating :( You can pick up a used Xbox One original for around £60 on Ebay.

[@Dstone22]

Mine was going this I completely removed all wiring and power and reset the Xbox then went and held down power and then shut it off right after it turned on and it works fine now

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Ah nice! Will bare that in mind :)

[@emma7502]

My sons Xbox is doing that I am wondering what it’s

[@JoeyDoesTech]

It might be worth taking it to a repair shop and getting a quote :)

[@itikyangbeban]

Yay ez fix, lets gooo

[@JoeyDoesTech]

😎😎

[@rishithsaha103]

legend.

[@jeremyalvear5351]

I'm having the same issues but I don't have a computer or laptop to do the transfer part

[@MrWhiskey]

is your problem fixed?

[@MCKVODS]

makes it look so easy. but these clips don't want to move. just hurting my thumbs :(

[@krusander8748]

"It's quite annoying how it's not straight" Oh boy better never use this phrase on Twitter *o* Damn Joey when i heard your voice i swear you sounded like REALLY Old Joey xD Anyway my Man very well done

[@JoeyDoesTech]

It's because I'm an old man now Krus! 😁😁 thanks pal :)

[@renataavgeri1132]

Wow another whole console knocked out by the hard drive

[@JoeyDoesTech]

I feel like I'm getting very lucky!

[@nakoarespicio-alves3739]

Hey can u fix my mom Xbox one s

[@brody7107]

Hey can u fix mine if I pay and send it to you

[@JoeyDoesTech]

I don't fix consoles for customers i'm affraid :(

[@synharry2033]

Joey can u fix my Xbox? It doesn't work and I'm scared that I might break it pls help me .

[@JoeyDoesTech]

What's wrong with it pal? I dont fix viewers consoles unfortunately :(

[@synharry2033]

oh, so when I just put the plug the Xbox block just randomly turns on and the fan of the Xbox spins then it turns off then it repeats and then after I can press the Xbox logo then it glows white(as usual) then after for like 3 secs it turns off

[@synharry2033]

I'm ready sad that it doesn't work I did the hair blower technique and it doesn't work

[@synharry2033]

I'm scared that I might need to buy a new Xbox for 500 pounds ;(

[@synharry2033]

and I might need to take the shell of the Xbox and Im scared that I might break it. 😭 Can u tell me some other solutions to my problem, I've tried everything for the last 4 hours and I'm about to give up.😭

[@TANKDempsayBacon]

You might never see this but I was having same issue all I did was pull my hard drive out bang it with a screw driver I hard something move and now it's working 😂

[@chrisevans9493]

SYMPTOMS/XBOX TURN ON THEN OFF 30SECONDS,NO DISPLAY, QUICK FIX FOR ME WAS STAND UP VERTICALLY ,POWER UP/INSERT DISK

[@perryjhdhdbdhdhfwashington4548]

This shits ridiculous how do they make console after console that was similar issues first it was the red ring of death with Xbox 360 now with Xbox One the damn light on the brick away orange your average gamer not tryna take apart shit because we not tryna break nothing they create these problems hoping the consumer will just buy another console like bruh consoles costing a arm and a leg nowadays they need to make the longevity on these consoles last longer these issues are created intentionally I believe

[@patriciawhittemore1634]

My brother spilled koolaid on my xbox fan and it started working 😂

[@kellyanderson6642]

shoot, so I probably need to purchase a hard drive then?

[@terrorninja]

Hey can we work something out I send you my xbox one can you fix it

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Sorry Terror I don't take customer consoles :( I'm not that confident yet!

[@destinyjoycewaiarangite-um3148]

Dahm it nothing is working

[@xyhunggodontop9988]

wow i have the same problem on my xbox no way im fixing this 😭

[@JoeyDoesTech]

It's best you take it to a repair shop if you're having the same issue but don't feel confident trying to fix it Top.

[@Purbus_Equates_Cortez]

Well I don't have a PC I guess my xbox 1s is fucked😓

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Sorry to hear G-SYNC :( Get it into a repair shop though and I'm sure they can sort it :)

[@retromodpleb7732]

Xbox one (Launch Edition) Power button does nothing. Eject button powers xbox on then off after 4 seconds. Power supply is fully functional from my personal xbox. Plugged in a working, functional front motherboard/RF board/ Power board and the same thing. Plugged in a working HD from another Xbox One and same thing. Plugged a working disk drive, same thing. Plugged a working fan and oddly this working fan didn’t spin at all but power did the same thing. Cleaned and reposted CPU, same thing. All capacitors, diodes, traces, solder points look good. Basically hooked the motherboard with fully functional xbox of same version and get the same power issue. Last thing I can think of is re flowing the CPU but my solder equipment is in storage. Suppose I’ll update this comment if anyone asks me how it went.

[@vrishab07]

How did it go

[@retromodpleb7732]

@@vrishab07 didn’t re-flow the cpu. I have too many consoles to spend time on that. It’s in a scrap box, awaiting future technological advancement lol

[@STHelton1]

Ahoy hoy… lol. Subtle Simpsons joke?

[@JoeyDoesTech]

LOVE The Simpsons

[@STHelton1]

@@JoeyDoesTech Ahoy hoy was the way Thomas Edison originally intended for people to answer the phone. Mr Burns still says Ahoy hoy when he picks up the phone. Cracks me up every time.

[@JoeyDoesTech]

@@STHelton1 SMITHERS 😂😂

[@pureanthony4201]

So in other words my xbox is fried. Ps 5 next lol

[@chrisnano1266]

The trick is put the mother board in the oven

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Is it?!

[@Myshawnsgarage]

Well I give up prolly gunna sell mine

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Have a look at some other videos first Zay! Or maybe take it into a repair shop? 😊