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[desocietas]

How many inches didya' get today Kash?

Giggity 

Haha, just had to. Hopefully you're all staying warm! We're still getting showered on in California (we need it!).

[soera]

How many inches didya' get today Kash?

Giggity 

Haha, just had to. Hopefully you're all staying warm! We're still getting showered on in California (we need it!).

LMAO, Deso was the first with the comment!

[disgaeniac]

How many inches didya' get today Kash?

Giggity 

Haha, just had to. Hopefully you're all staying warm! We're still getting showered on in California (we need it!).

Hahaha!

I knew that I'd be setting somebody up with that line, but...I was expecting it to be Turf, Soera, or even Kashy himself .

Never in a million years would I have expected it to come from my lily white little sister O_o

[Warmsignal]

Did you remove the clock capacitor?  If not, it may have leaked on the motherboard, causing corroded traces. It's pretty much guaranteed to happen to all but one revision of the board. Can't remember which one off the top of my head.  The failures are usually drive or power related, but it can cause lots of weird symptoms.

I have version 1.6 after taking a closer look inside (it has the Xcaliber chip), and from what I've just read the clock cap is not an issue to look for on this board. I see only one cap that looks kind of suspect on the power supply, not only a bit malformed but also blackened on the top. I wonder if that could be it?

I read about a transistor issue that happens as well with this version, which I really hope is not the case. It's so tiny, I don't think I would have the patience for it. 

Anyone else think the cap on the bottom looks bad? Kind of flattened out.

[kashell]

How many inches didya' get today Kash?

Giggity 

Haha, just had to. Hopefully you're all staying warm! We're still getting showered on in California (we need it!).

Hahaha!

I knew that I'd be setting somebody up with that line, but...I was expecting it to be Turf, Soera, or even Kashy himself .

Never in a million years would I have expected it to come from my lily white little sister O_o

I wish I saw this sooner, but Lady D delivered swimmingly.

We've gotten only three to four inches of snow, but it's still coming down. I haven't seen any cars on the road today.

[tpugmire]

Hard to tell, but the cap looks fine to me. Most times if a cap fails, it either leaks or the top is rounded like a dome. Caps are cheap though. At this point, you don't have much to lose by swapping it out, assuming you can solder, that is. 

[Warmsignal]

Hard to tell, but the cap looks fine to me. Most times if a cap fails, it either leaks or the top is rounded like a dome. Caps are cheap though. At this point, you don't have much to lose by swapping it out, assuming you can solder, that is.

Saw a pick of another unit like mine and I doubt that it's the problem, most likely the transistor on the motherboard I was talking about.

So basically, my next question is - is it possible to transfer game saves from a dead Xbox to another one?

[maximo310]

Hard to tell, but the cap looks fine to me. Most times if a cap fails, it either leaks or the top is rounded like a dome. Caps are cheap though. At this point, you don't have much to lose by swapping it out, assuming you can solder, that is.

Saw a pick of another unit like mine and I doubt that it's the problem, most likely the transistor on the motherboard I was talking about.

So basically, my next question is - is it possible to transfer game saves from a dead Xbox to another one?

I'm pretty sure that game saves are stored on the hard drive, so you can transfer it to another Xbox if the hard drive still works.

[Warmsignal]

Hard to tell, but the cap looks fine to me. Most times if a cap fails, it either leaks or the top is rounded like a dome. Caps are cheap though. At this point, you don't have much to lose by swapping it out, assuming you can solder, that is.

Saw a pick of another unit like mine and I doubt that it's the problem, most likely the transistor on the motherboard I was talking about.

So basically, my next question is - is it possible to transfer game saves from a dead Xbox to another one?

I'm pretty sure that game saves are stored on the hard drive, so you can transfer it to another Xbox if the hard drive still works.

So they're all just swappable? Surprising considering I've heard the disc drives aren't.

[fighterpilot562]

Damn, didn get the job at the drug rehab place. They only hire those in recovery..... Also, my buddy getting married next week at the court house. I am one of few invited, so I am excited for that!

[pacpix]

My oldest daughter has become obsessed with Star Wars.  Really, really obsessed.  Mind you, I think it's cool because it's something we have in common and it's better than her (thankfully waning) One Direction obsession.   

In any event, we have watched episodes 1-6 twice now, seen Force Awakens in the theater and I should have the Clone Wars Blu-Ray Collection in the mail this afternoon when I get home.  So I see us binge-watching that entire series over the next week.  By the time we are finishing up, Rebels season 1 and Clone Wars Lost Missions Blu-Rays should be arriving in the mail from Amazon so we will segue right into those.  Then, we can follow it up with the Robot Chicken Star Wars collection and the Family Guy Star Wars stuff.

Don't forget to watch the holiday special! 


And also welcome back Disgaeniac, good to see you on the forums again 

[scarface88fg]

My oldest daughter has become obsessed with Star Wars.  Really, really obsessed.  Mind you, I think it's cool because it's something we have in common and it's better than her (thankfully waning) One Direction obsession.   

In any event, we have watched episodes 1-6 twice now, seen Force Awakens in the theater and I should have the Clone Wars Blu-Ray Collection in the mail this afternoon when I get home.  So I see us binge-watching that entire series over the next week.  By the time we are finishing up, Rebels season 1 and Clone Wars Lost Missions Blu-Rays should be arriving in the mail from Amazon so we will segue right into those.  Then, we can follow it up with the Robot Chicken Star Wars collection and the Family Guy Star Wars stuff.

I know you probably don't need more things to buy, but there are a couple books that have cutaway away/cross-section drawings of the vehicles in the Star Wars universe. They're called Incredible Cross-Sections and they're published by DK.

[Warmsignal]

When you actually loose money selling something on eBay, that's when you know you have some real junk on your hands. lol 

[dashv]

Hard to tell, but the cap looks fine to me. Most times if a cap fails, it either leaks or the top is rounded like a dome. Caps are cheap though. At this point, you don't have much to lose by swapping it out, assuming you can solder, that is.

Saw a pick of another unit like mine and I doubt that it's the problem, most likely the transistor on the motherboard I was talking about.

So basically, my next question is - is it possible to transfer game saves from a dead Xbox to another one?

I'm pretty sure that game saves are stored on the hard drive, so you can transfer it to another Xbox if the hard drive still works.

So they're all just swappable? Surprising considering I've heard the disc drives aren't.

The files themselves are encrypted in the same manner on each box. The folders they are stored in are hashes that are generated the same on every box.

If your Xbox is softmoded you can copy the exact folders and their contents to another (softmoded) Xbox and you are good.

If you try copying the saves using the built in Xbox dash tools some saves (Dead or Alive Ultimate for example) will not copy. Or will copy but then not work if the destination Xbox is different.

[disgaeniac]

Gaah!

Snowblind! 

Thanks Pacpix. 

Fighterpilot - I'm really surprised to hear that they'll ONLY hire those in recovery.

Having worked in such places, I can tell you that:

a.  They've always employed a mix of recovering and non-recovering employees, and that

b.  It would be illegal and discriminatory - at least here in N.J. - to hire employees based strictly on if they're recovering or not.  By law, in that field, many positions require specific degrees and education and have nothing to do with one's recovery status.