Was doing some looking around Goodwill and was lucky enough to find an Original Xbox for only $25! Got it home and cleaned him up, disc drive didn’t work at first but I tinkered and fixed the belt that was getting stuck. Booted up an old copy of Halo 2 and all was well. So happy with this find!
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Remember to check the health of the capacitor they used as a cmos battery!
Not actually sure how to check that! Any tips?
If I remember correctly I watched this video , try searching “xbox capacitor replacement” on youtube!
Awesome, love the og xbox. And there are some amazing mod chips that have been coming out lately check out Tito’s new video about it https://youtu.be/QFEIG-ANGrg
Been hearing this console is great for modding so I’ll give it a look for sure!
Before the pandemic my local goodwill had dozens of these for five dollars each. Picked a couple up and most worked. You should check the clock cap https://hackaday.com/2020/12/14/save-your-original-xbox-from-a-corrosive-death/
Damn, great find! Now you just need to boot up Fusion Frenzy for the ultimate nostalgia kick.
Woah, nice! I should check into my local Goodwill sometime. Great restoration tale. :)
