FRAGGING (Non Modded xbox)

[H|LLJD00]

Update...

The flubber animation appears, the xbox logo appears, then straight to the your xbox needs a service bit.

Thanks

[Quall999]

hmm... Well, you know the eeprom is fine. It gives error 21, so the HDD and dvd drive is probably ok. It doesn't launch a game?

Mmm, your ram could have gone bad, like once it fills a block everything corrupts. I don't think that is the problem though.

It is probably your mobo fried somewhere by over heating or poor air circulation. If your HDD is in fact spinning, then you will probably need to replace your mobo (and hdd since yours is locked to your dead one).

You are probably better off buying a used xbox.

[H|LLJD00]

crap! Lol

well the errors now changed to 16, haha :S

[Quall999]

error 16 is a dashboard error. If you were getting error 21, and now just got error 16, then your IDE cables are bad, or your HDD is o the brink of death. My guess is that the HDD is corrupt. Since you get error 16, do games load now?

[H|LLJD00]

Nope not loading games (just checked again) still says 16.

Should I take it apart and have a look see?

[kosmiq]

If you take it apart you will void your warranty and no repair will be done from microsoft.

About the dashboard error, I have heard of some people getting dashboard error not because of HW failure but due to some clock setting file being corrupt.

If you open up the xbox all warranties will be lost.

But seriously, wouldn't this be the perfect time to chip the xbox, install a 200gb HDD and have some fun? :P

[Quall999]

I think the xbox would have probably gone into the dreaded clock loop if that were the case. The fact that he was getting error 21 before and just changed to 16 is odd though.

You said you bought it second hand, did you mean used from a gamestore or from a non-retailer? If the warrenty is there then yah, go with that.

If you get a chip, just remember that you cannot switch HDD's unless you first unlock the current one, otherwise the mobo will reject the hookup.