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Xbox One: Xbox Powers on and immediately powers off

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:04:31 -0700

Has anyone figured out exactly what is causing the problem with Xbox Ones that power on, and immediately power off. The power brick is lit orange which instantaneously turns white once the Xbox is turned on directly from the console, but immediately powers off.

This is a very common problem that Microsoft will not discuss.

⟐ Commented 8월 02, 2026 at 20:04 GMT-7

Xbox 360 S: no power to my console

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:32:03 -0700

i tried to turn on my new xbox 360 slim and nothing. i order a new power supplise and still nothing. the light on the power supplie is orange and the when i press the power it turns red. I tried to send it to xbox and they refuse to fix do to bad sticker. I dont know what to do,I only had it for two months, I dont want to buy a new one. help..

⟐ Answered 8월 02, 2026 at 17:32 GMT-7

Xbox 360: when I put a disc in it will say “Play DVD

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:27:35 -0700

Hey I recently got a second hand Xbox 360 Elite and as the disc tray wouldn’t open due to a damaged cogwheel I decided to replace the LiteOn disc drive with a replacement one.

I made sure to remove the board from the original console’s disc tray and solder it on to the replacement one. All seemed just fine but I’m new to soldering and console repairs in general.

It worked a treat and now I have a working disc tray that opens and closes and reads discs fine.

My only issue is that sometimes when I put a disc in it will say “Play DVD”. Every time this has happened I can open the tray, adjust the disc a little and then it will read and load the game fine.

My question is what is the likely cause of the play dvd issue? Could it be a shoddy solder job with the wires on the board?

Does the laser need adjusting or cleaning?

It doesn’t seem to be a serious problem because I can always get games to play but if I can eliminate the issue that would be great.

⟐ Commented 8월 02, 2026 at 5:27 GMT-7

Xbox 360: How to fix xbox 360 thinnking games are dvds

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:31:06 -0700

I have some Xboxs that I have repaired I'm having a problem with my Xbox's where if I put In a game it just shows the Xbox logo and tries to play it as a DVD when I press play how do I fix this and have changed the disk drive from the origi

⟐ Commented 8월 02, 2026 at 4:31 GMT-7

Xbox One: Why did my light turn on then off again without turning on my device?

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:24:22 -0700

I lost my power adapter so I ordered a new one (just the bottom half), Then I plugged it in and my Xbox just turned the light on and sound for half a second and then turned off, What can I do to fix it?

⟐ Commented 7월 31, 2026 at 0:24 GMT-7

Xbox Series X: Xbox series x crashing/freezing at some games

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:06:48 -0700

My xbox is constantly crashing at begin of games. Most after "Press A to continue". My screen freezing then pass to dashboard. Sometimes console turning off just. Tried every solution from Microsoft. I replaced thermal paste. Some games works normally some no. Like flight simulator, cyberpunk, mk11, sekiro, warzone 1, wu long evertthing seems ok. But games like hifi Rush, fortnite, borderlands 3, apex legends, warzone 2, atomic heart, fh5 is crashing constantly.

Even demanding games works well. I couldnt find what could cause that ? RAM ? SSD? Or just software.

⟐ Answered 7월 30, 2026 at 3:06 GMT-7

Xbox Series S: It turns on and suddenly turn off

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:44:58 -0700

To fix my Xbox series s

⟐ Answered 7월 29, 2026 at 4:44 GMT-7

Xbox One S: Xbox One S broken screw head

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:14:13 -0700

On my very first teardown a few months ago the head of one of the green screws broke off. My question is how do I extract this? It's keeping me from being able get to the rest of the console. Please help!

⟐ Commented 7월 27, 2026 at 22:14 GMT-7

Xbox One S All Digital Edition: Why can’t I connect to the internet

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:18:45 -0700

My Xbox factory reset and now won’t connect to the internet

⟐ Answered 7월 26, 2026 at 22:18 GMT-7

Xbox Series X: Xbox Series X No HDMI / No VCore - Southbridge alive but stuck in POST (0V APU Inductors)

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:10:33 -0700

I am troubleshooting an Xbox Series X that turns on (fan spins indefinitely) but outputs no HDMI signal and does not chime on a normal boot. However, when attempting to enter Safe Mode, the console successfully chimes (though still no display).

Here is what I have tested and verified so far:

**HDMI & Display Path:**

Replaced the HDMI connector, ESD booster, and Retimer IC.
Verified 5V outputting from the load switch (2151) to Pin 19.
Verified 3.3V on all inputs to the Retimer IC, with no shorts to ground.
Verified correct voltages at the input and enable pins of the load switch (2151).
Verified continuity from each HDMI data pin to the Retimer IC.
Verified diode mode readings on all 19 pins of the HDMI port (700mV on data pins, healthy readings on pins 13-19). One TVS diode is missing but the pin still reads exactly 700mV.
None of the capacitors between the Retimer and APU are shorted.

**SSD Status:**

Read the NVMe SSD on a PC via CrystalDiskInfo: 100% Health (SSSTC 1TB).
Checked partitions: E through I open perfectly on Windows. Partition D (1.0GB RAW) is intact (correct XBFS format behavior). Only partition F is marked "dirty" (normal after abrupt shutdowns).

**Motherboard & Power Rails:**

Performed an APU clamp pressure test during boot; the issue remained the same.
Checked the main APU core power inductors (R15 silver chokes): **Only reading 0.01V - 0.02V (VCore is missing entirely).**
Inductor resistance to ground: Some show 90 ohms, some show 2 ohms (standard for APU rails). Almost all beep on continuity which is expected for these low resistances.
DrMOS / Power Phase chips (MP86910/12): Checked all diode readings on the main power rails and bootstrap capacitors adjacent to each chip. All phase readings are healthy and uniform with no significant deviations.

Since the Southbridge is alive enough to trigger the chime in Safe Mode, but the VRM never receives the signal to enable VCore on a normal boot, what should I check next? Could this be a corrupted SPI Flash / BIOS chip, a missing 1.8V standby rail, or a trace issue elsewhere?

Xbox One: What part of the xbox one handles wireless controller communication?

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:50:16 -0700

I have created a bit of a custom-hacked-together xbox one, and since doing so controller connection cuts out every 10 min or so and stays disconnected for a second or two before reconnecting. This happens when I'm only 8-9 feet away and doesn't seem to get better when getting closer to the xbox.

What I want to know is, Is it the wifi card/chip or the RF module that houses the antenna/chip for controller communication?

For reference here is the mod in question, http://imgur.com/a/EZuso

⟐ Commented 7월 23, 2026 at 4:50 GMT-7

Xbox series x: Why Xbox series X tends to power down with no warning?

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:31:37 -0700

I’ve had this console for about 2-3 years, maybe 4. Feel like it happened once or twice in the past but then never again. Recently it’s been nearly every time I try to play a game on CFB 27. I can play other games for hours with no issues but as soon as I try to play a CFB 27 game it shuts off. I played 20 minutes against a user before it cut power. Then another time 10 minutes into a game vs a CPU it powered off, tried again and another 10 minutes into it, it did the same thing. Finally on the 3rd try it lasted the entire game. This occurred when I first powered it on after hours of rest. Does this sound like a PSU issue?

⟐ Commented 7월 21, 2026 at 11:31 GMT-7

Xbox One S: Power button not working

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:12:54 -0700

Power Button wont press down at all and I cant turn it on

⟐ Answered 7월 20, 2026 at 22:12 GMT-7

Xbox 360: DVD drive not working properly

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:31:22 -0700

So this xbox 360 got into my hands, which had gone through a power spike or an outage. And now the dvd drive is not reading disks. It opens and closes fine, but when you put in the disk, it spins it for about 2 seconds and then just stops. The owner replaced the disk drive, but the issue is still there. Help

⟐ Commented 7월 20, 2026 at 4:31 GMT-7

Xbox 360 S: Xbox 360 S red dot error 0023 (sync + eject)

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:51:00 -0700

I have a 0023 error on my 360 s

⟐ Commented 7월 17, 2026 at 6:51 GMT-7

Xbox Series X: Xbox series X is artifacting and crashes the system

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:33:02 -0700

So my buddy has sent me a photo of what his xbox was doing and I noticed that it was Artifacting really bad could it be internal gpu overheating or complete GPU failure?

⟐ Commented 7월 17, 2026 at 5:33 GMT-7

Xbox 360: green ring of death.

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:19:06 -0700

Basically my xbox turns on and shows a green light but does nothing. Nothing come on the screen, the pad turns on but doesn't respond. and when you unplug the pad and reattach plug it in it doesn't have power to it (wired pad).

Is it the same problem as the red ring or something worse?

⟐ Commented 7월 15, 2026 at 16:19 GMT-7

Xbox One: Where to find a paired Xbox One motherboard and disc drive set?

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:51:12 -0700

I am looking for a replacement motherboard paired with a matching optical disc drive for my original Xbox One. I understand these components are hard-coded to each other and must be replaced as a set to avoid E100 errors.

The iFixit store (IF294-007-1) is currently out of stock. Does anyone know of other reliable sources for matched sets, or are there specific keywords I should use to ensure I'm getting a truly paired pair when searching third-party marketplaces?

I have experience with the repair and have thermal paste ready for the heat sink transfer.

⟐ Answered 7월 12, 2026 at 23:51 GMT-7

Xbox One S: No picture when turned on

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 02:54:07 -0700

Hi I have the Xbox one s as an old console and I turn it on but has no picture showing on TV and HDMI port is still good I have tried both hdmi ports and new cables and nothing I have also tried putting it into low resolution mode and all other modes and nothing do you guys have any clue (I have recently switched to new gen but need old one running so I can clear it because I have card details on it etc)

⟐ Answered 7월 09, 2026 at 2:54 GMT-7

Xbox Series X: I need. A new Xbox series x HDMI port

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:04:46 -0700

I need. A new Xbox series x HDMI port and if I take my Xbox series in can you fix it and put new HDMI port in back do you know how much

⟐ Answer edited 7월 07, 2026 at 20:04 GMT-7