RARE Mountain Dew Xbox is BROKEN - Must Fix It!!!

[@hackthis02]

The couple that diagnose electronic hardware issues together, stays together.

[@JA-qi1fb]

And if they get the voltages & contacts wrong, they kinda stick together.

[@jayhollowayii2]

@@JA-qi1fb I’m dead 😵 lol 😂

[@thewubmachine840]

This is part 2 of ''RARE Mountain Dew Xbox is BROKEN''

[@StarfilmerOne]

Don't wanna be involved in something that's not mine business but the fact his wife is cutted and my interpretation of her mindset giving me vibes like don't leave for work, you and your stupid job blah

[@bigtrev333]

@@StarfilmerOne Please help, I tried to read this and now I smell burnt toast.

[@37Kilo2]

That error 07 is the HDD timing out. Could be a bad hard drive, bad/loose IDE cable, or something else. Replacing the HDD on these isn't as simple as replacing it. There is an encrypted key that ties the drive to the motherboard. You'd have to install a modchip, or extract the key and format a new drive with that key. You can extract the key with a Raspberry Pi among other methods. That drive is on its last life, which explains the noise you're hearing.

[@Shadepariah]

Modchip time!

[@usernamesareweird4880]

Oof

[@cheesetomatoes]

Yeah, that buzzing sounded like a hard drive that was having trouble spinning up to me

[@sansnom]

Modchip is not necessary, he can softmod the console, clone the harddrive, replace the harddrive and then uninstall the softmod, I have done this in my console with a falling harddrive

[@sadmac356]

That would explain the beeping

[@Enjoymentboy]

Tip for clearing out vias: Try 3d printer nozzle cleaning needles. They come as small as 0.2mm diameter so should be able to clear out most vias if needed. You can also try acuupuncture needles as they come in extremely fine diameters.

[@Tronicsfix]

Great tips!

[@asicdathens]

Most of the time they sell acupuncture needles for cleaning 3d printer nozzles and they charge 3x the price

[@stevenbenson9976]

@@Tronicsfixnot sure if the pun was intended but it was appreciated

[@Chalepastel]

heyyyyyyyyyyy, he's gonna be here all week, make sure to tip your waiter! GIVE IT UP FOR @@Tronicsfix !!!

[@Gojira_Wins]

3D Printer cleaning needles ARE acupuncture needles.

[@PocketOperatorGuy]

That beeping noise is from the Seagate hard drive. That's the cry of death. I'd swap out that hard disk. Or give it the proper power.

[@princegroove]

It’s groaning in agony. 😂

[@manny3273]

Yep probably should dump the key and clone the disk or else it will be pretty much useless without a modchip

[@stevenbenson9976]

@@manny3273if you dump the key there's no point in cloning the disk. Just make a new one that's pre soft modded, bridge the tsop and flash the console. Or just leave the box flashed

[@cheapasstech]

That disk can be unstuck with tapping it gently on its left side (seen from the connector) he probably did that placing the unit on its side

[@rockapartie]

@@manny3273 You do not need a modchip, just Rocky5 or TruHeXen softmod disc, easy peasy lemon squeezy.

[@Lukeno52]

The beeping noise definitely sounds like the hard drive platters were stuck or the drive was otherwise not spinning up correctly, and that 100% tallies up with the error you got after the console first turned on. It might be that nudging the cable was enough to make it seat properly and run the drive correctly, or it might be that the drive managed to free itself - hard to say, but I wouldn't entirely trust it.

[@owomushi_vr]

This

[@shade6997]

Totally agree with you I have heard that exact beep from a hdd before unfortunately in my case was a dead hdd problem was the reader on the plates

[@WillThePlank]

I had one of those Seagate hard drives die so badly in an OG Xbox it actually burnt out one of the chips on the drives main board! I believe as others have said that the platter wasn’t spinning hence the beeping noise, you need to either soft mod this ASAP and dump the EEPROM and maybe even zero out the drive key (as drives are tied to the main board) or fit a mod chip and change out the hard drive. Lots of resources on the OG Xbox Facebook group as to what your next step in saving this console should be :)

[@genericfootyfan]

That Genesis looks like a Dreamcast 😂

[@TexasDevin]

He said it twice. It's obviously a Genesis :)

[@robshanks171]

@@TexasDevin Limited edition!

[@MaxRager80]

I'm pretty sure it is a Saturn.

[@zachfutv9986]

Ninja Sega genesis disguised like a Dreamcast.

[@Gangst3r_PL]

Helo Kitty Limited Edition Dreamcast Console looks like Genesis to Steve what a addisapointment 😅 How dare you 😂 By the way you make a Great job and Love to see New video on your Channel❤

[@Tobi92H]

As an Engineer as a Hardware developer I really like your videos. 💪🏻👁️

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you like them!

[@Kangamoos]

I love Tronics Wife being along to help out today! Agreed too, we all know Steve is going to fix it :D

[@Diabeetus.]

11:12 Don’t be alarmed, that just means there’s no AV port connected. Gave me a scare when I bought my first one! As for the buzzing, I’m not 100% sure.

[@SuperLemonAdam]

More TronixWife! Love watching these tag-teams with you two. Anyway, as always...great work! Keep being awesome!

[@zaed11295]

I think it's genuinely the cutest and most wholesome thing ever that your wife spends time with you like this on something you enjoy. I'm so happy to see your channel grow so much since I subscribed way back when! Wishing nothing but the best for you both!

[@araz1977]

As a vehicle electronics diagnostician for the last 40 years, I do appreciate all you show in your videos...

[@lukehyoshy]

That was a amazing fix! Always impressive to see you find those little details!

[@adamstewart247]

Great job Steve, I'm sorry I doubted you man! Good for you salvaging that board!

[@jonathanrivera578]

4:40 I love the Sega Genesis, such a revolutionary system💖💞

[@princegroove]

You mean Dreamcast.

[@AlieNateInc]

Man there's just something different about this tech repair channel from the others. I always am entertained and enjoy these videos. And I hope tronicsfix never changes the host. These videos wouldn't be the same without you

[@BlueKnight87]

A quick Google search reveals that code 07 on startup means the console is aware of the presence of a storage drive, but the drive is taking too long to enter a ready state. Basically, that hard drive is dead. Replacement time!

[@Tronicsfix]

It's not dead. It was a loose cable

[@BlueKnight87]

@@Tronicsfix Well that's lucky considering that the thing is married to the mobo like the optical drives in the newer consoles. Unless you're able to sniff the encryption key, that is

[@jquikshot]

I'm so impressed you got that working. Great job!

[@jasonmarquette]

Great video, I wasn't sure if you were going to get that running. It was starting to look like the board might need replacing. Glad you got it going.

[@LegitStar]

I always enjoy the follow up videos like this and break downs of what was done with the items fixed

[@bryanwharton6692]

Congrats on the fix! Your channel has inspired me a lot to continue to repair stuff and do electronic maintenance in general. I got an iFixit toolkit and screw sorter for Christmas and I am going to get a hot air station soon. I have a solder station already so I plan to repair a Pokémon pinball gameboy cartridge once I have a hot air station. I have a degree in electrical engineering and I really enjoyed learning circuits and soldering while I was in school. Thanks for your videos!

[@mattie-plays]

07 is HDD timeout, clone the HDD to another one (maybe even a bigger one) using Rocky5's tools and it'll be complete.

[@SithLordAnakin]

Personally I think Rocky 4 was the best movie.

[@DaftKermitThePunk]

0:40 that was the problem with the ps1 slim i bought, just added more solder and bam, stiff as a rock now. now more crack and having to push down on the power cable to turn that sucker on. 9:10 this is amazing, trying to mod my xbox 360 slim and thought i bricked it, but almost ran into this same situation, now i know how to fix it ❤

[@stevenmoya2151]

Love it when hosts read folk's comments and apply them also awsome job co host (Tronics wife)! Great format for us all to enjoy.

[@LKBRICKS1993]

Glad you got it working. Really enjoyed watching this one.

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gerardhernandez8941]

Hi steve would you please do a repair video about changing a dying original xbox hard drive without soft modding it,big fan of yours from trinidad and tobago.

[@robfrancois]

So glad to see you got it fixed.. What a rare gem.

[@PureReacts]

Not an expert by any means, watched many of not all tronics videos. This episode was a pleasure to watch. Mr and Mrs and the team x

[@hectorj.romanp.]

Be careful when moving electronic devices while there are spinning parts like the optical drive or the hard disk because they act as a gyroscope. I once shattered a CD because I suddenly changed the orientation of the vertical axis of the player.

[@pieandpeas8929]

Tip for finding where a component or whatever on the reverse side of a pcb is- use a small penlight to shine through from one side, while looking at the other side.

[@jordandickson2604]

Watching you fix anything is always a joy to watch and a highlight of the week! Even a bigger joy when Tronicswife is in a video! Just love watching you guys work together. Think we need more videos of 'The Tronics family' 😂

[@echonomix_]

This was a great video, loved seeing you and your wife working together!! Definitely do more in this format!

[@Jordzyi1]

Tim guessing that’s the wife, good 👍🏻 for you man, someone who supports your happiness.

[@kitmarshall4084]

more episode like this please... it was fun learning to diagnosis this xbox with you.

[@gregv7193]

You are seriously one of the best people I’ve ever seen at fixing electronics. Love the channel!

[@mauxie.]

I love that it put you right back into someone's save game, who knows how old that is.

[@BRGKasumi77Main]

CONGRATULATIONS Steve!! Keep up the good work!

[@Anthony19byrne]

Awesome that you both considered the options in the comments. I haven't a clue about any of this but it's interesting to see how all this works.

[@seguramlk]

Awesome, Steve. Always glad when one of those pieces of history come back to life. Keep fixing them

[@lscales6131]

It was touch and go there for a little bit, but I’m glad you pulled it off! Well done

[@danielhulan3058]

Man those flimflam modulators are always shorting out. 😂. I really liked this video format. Going through the comments while fixing it.

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

Nice revisit and helping out from TronicsWife.

[@lightwiz267]

Cheap tip: to clean those VIA get yourself a set of welding tip cleaners. They are super small and very cheap.

[@XeonProductions]

Simpsons Hit and Run, nice score, that's a fun game. Great job fixing it. I remember a long time ago I wanted this one so bad, or the dark green debug XDK box.

[@Even-Steven]

Nice fix! I would still give that board a good going over, many vias look in questionable condition. Just to extend the life of the unit if anything.

[@ApophisGoauld]

I just love, when Your wife joins! She is adorable, smart, calm..and watching You two together makes me smile.. :)

[@AngelMonteserin-ji7bb]

Yo, I was watching the other video of this and i wanted a 2 part, here it is !

[@ChazYocom]

That hard drive whining is the FlimFlam modulator, definitely get that replaced.

[@maxmouse3]

Happy to see a happy ending to this story ❤️

[@based_will]

Nice work. Guess I should replace all the caps in mine before they go bad! Thankfully mine is a rev 1.6 that has a better clock cap.

[@Alt_Aly]

It's always a pleasure to see Tronics Wife in a video! 👋

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks! It was a fun video to be part of. - TronicsWife

[@stevenbenson9976]

@@Tronicsfixin in a similar position to you. We're both named Steve, and we both must have great personalities because your spouse and mine are both way out of our league

[@BrainHurricanes]

@@stevenbenson9976 Now why would you think that ? You're just as good as your spouse. Looks are superficial and fade away. A good soul stays. Btw it was the SteveWife responding, not Steve.

[@stevenbenson9976]

@@BrainHurricanes I'm assuming they both read them

[@billyc2493]

It's alive! Another one saved from the landfills!

[@Sergei-King]

YOOOOOOOO MY FUSE COMMENT GOT READ OUT! DOPE ASF. Love you guys!

[@Toeckodrru]

The couple that fix together sticks together! 🎮🥰

[@TheKoolBean]

I don't know why that alarm tickled me so much but it really did! Awesome content as always Steve!

[@javiles2331]

As usual excellent job, Steve!

[@bryanfrye8770]

Nice, you were able to repair the power trace without having to reroute. Good job steve

[@rod370]

Hi, Yes part two came up on my home page on KZbin. Great as I loved part one.

[@Parcily]

Love seeing you successfully able to manage to fix old/special edition devices

[@arnoolve]

Love when an OG Xbox is saved from the landfill, good job.

[@RemyLebeau-hm5nn]

Thanks for the whatnot invite and the 10 bucks. I also have tons of vintage games to sell

[@carlosjimenez6968]

I very much enjoyed this two videos from the xbox, loved to see it working 👊🤙

[@Thermitee]

I wonder if the xbox would've still worked if you had left the old capacitors on and only worked on fixing the tracers.

[@di380]

Great job on bringing another OG Xbox back to life 😎

[@Strino78]

Great way to get in those small holes to clean, is to purchase a set of welding torch tip cleaners/carb jet cleaner. Mini files and brushes. They're reasonablely cheap for a set that goes < 2mm.

[@RocketRenton]

If you like this content, I also suggest checking out Andr0 and ACE Console Repairs AU, they do OG Xbox content on a regular basis including the Tulatin CPU upgrades and also Xenium etc mods, sometimes Computer Booter as well. They all have channels here on KZbin. They are friends of The Cod3r who did a collab with Steve for the PS5 repair in 2023. Andr0 is somewhat an expert on the OG Xbox and knows his stuff. Nice to see those machines still going strong after all these years.

[@MatthewKodatt]

This was a fun 2-parter! Thanks for the awesome videos

[@fyndnflyp]

Yeah I wouldn't fully trust the I wiggled a cord a bit and it's working now! lmao definitely seems like a hard drive issue like others have said. Great job getting it to work though! Love your channel.

[@bikkiikun]

Even if they are/look fine, right now. It's still a good idea to reflow the solder joints at the power sockets.

[@garrettsc]

One of the only wholesome youtube channels left

[@dodgydruid]

I be Xboxing myself, the £4 Xbox One "phat" is more than alive, its now pristine and been mooching about on my Forza's as it kindly installed FH 4 and 5 which is weird as I own them on PC not Xbox O.o Then I put a new joystick into the elite controller I bought busted, cleaned out the insides of manky man-gunge and everything is fine n dandy... The weekend I am going to get round to re-filtering my Switch as it doesn't dock still, got the filters so would be rude not to hehehehe

[@sobertillnoon]

In a serious suggestion, I find clearing out vias using a 3D printer nozzle cleaning needle (and heat) works really well.

[@Rick-hx1ne]

I can see corroded it looks like aging and could be humidity get in the circuit board and decay some of them . Good job finding it .👍

[@jackburton8352]

Nice to have your partner on the video.

[@weep4me]

You need to get yourself a set of micro drill bits for the small holes... I use them a lot, they do tend to break so be gentle when using..

[@Justicetyga]

The OG Xbox had so many issues. I got 3 replacements before I got one that worked and can personally say that Sonic Riders was my most played game on the console.

[@TheMisterLOL1]

4:45 The famous Sega Genesis x)

[@troels1979]

This was very interesting and informative. Learning how to debug electronics! More like this please❤

[@macklinbenjamin]

You can try shorting the green wire to ground (Black Wire) and check for 12/ 5 volts to confirm the functionality of the SMPS.

[@mistdyna]

Mountain Dew, X-Box 2: Electric Boogaloo!

[@sobertillnoon]

I've historically had many problems with broscillators.

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol, yes, they're a terrible design

[@PokePullHits]

Love these communal team effor style of video!

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

After transfer is complete swap out the DVD drive for the original mountain dew drive

[@Tronicsfix]

It is the original

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

@Tronicsfix No, what you don't understand is the drive that is inside the mountain. Dew version of the console is the good Samsung drive. That's the drive that's bulletproof on the original Xbox. That's the drive you wanna put back in the console when you switch out the motherboard and hard drive. Because the only way then to fix that console is to Solder a mod chip. To it

[@Tronicsfix]

I didn't switch out the motherboard or hard drive. Everything is original

[@Daytonafox1]

Well done fixing this important bit of gaming history.

[@1killer867]

Love your videos man been watching for about 2 in a half 3 years now learned everything ik about fixing ps4/5 and Xboxes from you thanks man

[@erikandsonja]

Also, I've said it before, but your editing is so great

[@Tronicsfix]

I've got a great editor (Dan Hinz)!

[@Italian_Isaac_Clarke]

You CAN spun the controller cable on itself, but both doing it too tight and doing it around the controller itself snaps the metal cables at the exit of the controller.

[@LokiDeth]

likely the sound is the HDD, they can be replaced using a softmod/modchip to get the drive key, unlock, then lock again with new HDD in place.

[@glassvial]

Nice to see a part 2 on this and you getting it working, it definitely needed some help! Also nice to see your wife back again giving you a hand, you guys make a great team. Now lets see some more "Part 2's" of things you gave up on in previous videos, maybe your wife can read comments from those previous videos too and you'll find what's wrong.

[@michaelayliffe1413]

Hi, the orange light should go green when you plug a controller in 👍👍👍💯💯💯

[@maxtornogood]

Nice to see Jess in on the action!

[@Lucbraga4]

I'm having the same problem with a GameCube board, when I have time I will try some of those comments.

[@todormiroleskov8663]

A really nice piece for a collection. I know how much effort it takes to find faulty vias and broken traces so the least I can say is OUTSTANDING WORK!!!! :)

[@guilhermeschultz1144]

i had see the trace arround the resistor on the first video, but, had think: this guy do it everyday, he knows what to do... 😅

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol

[@anthony-s026]

I usually saw the yell blinking light when there isn’t an AV cord connection. Nice little tell if you didn’t plug em in or they’re loose at one end. Same thing happened with me on 360 with a red light (cue panic attack cause I thought it was the RRD).

[@DeVoltaParaOPassado_]

In the end, the FlimFlam makes all the diference.

[@mike_havens]

"This will be fixed by the end of this video!" Me before finishing:Bold statement,Steve! Me after finishing:Well dang,he did it!😂

[@markaword1561]

This is the video that we all needed and finally got!

[@TheOriginalVersatile]

Very satisfying to see you fix it great job

[@nonplayablecharacter4815]

Loved this format