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Title: Can You Tell Me What Version Of the OG Xbox I Have
Post by: oldgamerz on January 24, 2020, 06:08:18 pm

this thread was solved

Title: Re: Can You Tell Me What Version Of the OG Xbox I Have (serial included)
Post by: sworddude on January 24, 2020, 09:21:40 pm

yours is probably a model 1.4 or 1.5

model 1.6 only has a release date of 2004 or beyond that date

some 1.4 and 1.5 version have the good clock capicitator otherwise it's not that hard to remove

here for some extra info

https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbox/wiki/revision

Title: Re: Can You Tell Me What Version Of the OG Xbox I Have (serial included)
Post by: hoshichiri on January 25, 2020, 11:52:22 am

If you're able to easily get to a refurb guy/do the work yourself, I'd take it in regardless. The capacitator is question is supposed to be extremely easy to take out, and you could get the unit looked over for other damage too. It's probably worth it, especially considering how little said capacitor actually does (it keeps your clock data so if you unplug the system/have a power outage, you don't need to reset the time. Hardly a big issue.)

Title: Re: Can You Tell Me What Version Of the OG Xbox I Have (serial included)
Post by: oldgamerz on January 25, 2020, 04:04:18 pm

thanks for the information guys :)

Title: Re: Can You Tell Me What Version Of the OG Xbox I Have (serial included)
Post by: oldgamerz on February 04, 2020, 10:40:39 pm

Quote from: sworddude on January 24, 2020, 09:21:40 pm

yours is probably a model 1.4 or 1.5

model 1.6 only has a release date of 2004 or beyond that date

some 1.4 and 1.5 version have the good clock capicitator otherwise it's not that hard to remove

here for some extra info

https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbox/wiki/revision

Quote from: hoshichiri on January 25, 2020, 11:52:22 am

If you're able to easily get to a refurb guy/do the work yourself, I'd take it in regardless. The capacitator is question is supposed to be extremely easy to take out, and you could get the unit looked over for other damage too. It's probably worth it, especially considering how little said capacitor actually does (it keeps your clock data so if you unplug the system/have a power outage, you don't need to reset the time. Hardly a big issue.)

Thanks for the help guys, I just got my OG Original Xbox fixed, and thanks to both of you, and the console repair people, I can enjoy this thing now. the tech did find that my capacitor was beginning to leak acid onto the motherboard but one of the techs said they caught it in time the bad capacitor was removed I and the console was fully repaired/salvaged.

If I would have waited a month longer I might have lost my xbox original that I bought used, apparently Disc Reply didn't check on the leaking capacitor, before they sold it to me. Thats fine I got this thing fixed and hopefully I won't have anymore issues, :)

Title: Re: Can You Tell Me What Version Of the OG Xbox I Have (serial included)
Post by: hoshichiri on February 04, 2020, 11:06:41 pm

Glad you saved your Xbox! I hope it runs for you for years to come!

Title: Re: Can You Tell Me What Version Of the OG Xbox I Have (serial included)
Post by: oldgamerz on February 05, 2020, 10:45:54 pm

Quote from: hoshichiri on February 04, 2020, 11:06:41 pm

Glad you saved your Xbox! I hope it runs for you for years to come!

I hope so too, thanks again @hoshichiri and @sworddude :)