xbox wont start and yellow/orange light on power brick

[mayfield729]

so i know nothing about my xboxand i figured you guys would be able to help me. i moved my xbox and then set it back up again and now it will not work, ive tried microsofts trouble shooting for the power cord and that didnt do $#!t, i have the arcade version and i also have the original 360 that has the ring of death, i was wondering if any of you guys knew a way to fix what ever is wrong in the xbox that wont take power or swap some parts out of my broken xbox to fix it.....any ideas would be great, thanks

[marlbororman]

hope you get a solution, my mates is doing same. its all connected right, but wont power on, either from controller or ring of light button. im in uk he`s in guernsey, so bit awkward to nip and look at it. i suggested he try it on a different supply, so hes hunting one down. Can you try a different power brick on it and see wot happens? even pull front panel off and make sure the button is contacting with the switch behind

[Gazcoigne]

if the xbox wont turn on and the PSU doesnt go red check all the USB ports

the xbox has a failsafe that prevents it from turning on if one of the USB ports is damaged and the pins are shorting.

fixed quite a few with this problem.

[mayfield729]

ya i checked them before posting and i dont think they are messed up but then again i dont exactly know what to look for, if i plug something in to the ports it goes in easily like it should so i think they are ok

[Gazcoigne]

if the pins inside are touching they will cause the xbox not to boot

look inside and see if the centre plastic bit is still there, if its damaged or missing you will be shorting

[mayfield729]

unfortunately that is not the problem, but thanks for the help regardless

[ReverseAffect]

besides what Gazcoigne said,
keep it unplugged for some hours..
check the psu end and check the video pins.
also for the hell of it try with the controller.
also a different power socket.

pretty strange from just moving it,but it happens.
i had a couple of units that were hot when i moved them ,and just the move caused a cold solder joint...
 

[mayfield729]

ya thanks ive pretty much tried everything, the box was cold when i moved it so i dont know if that makes a difference, this is my second 360 its almost making wanna convert to ps3, looks like im kinda screwed and have to either get it fixed or buy a new one

[ReverseAffect]

well if that's your second X360 on the same power supplied to it,
I would check you source of input....I seen grounds in a house/APT giving off low voltage...

making wanna convert to ps3...
no comment on that bull$#!t statement, as your in a 360 section..
the help stops here from me because you just stated that...