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Frosty · 09-22-2010, 08:50 AM

I recently picked up an Xbox 360 at a garage sale for ten bucks. It is supposed to have the ROD. Since reflowing the weak solder joints is supposed to help fix the problem, I figured I would give it a shot. I am an electrical engineer and I have access to equipment to do it. If it doesn't work, I'm not out much.

However, it came with nothing - no controller, no hard drive, no faceplate. The face plate wasn't much of a big deal but I don't want to throw good money after bad if I can't get it fixed, so I was wondering what the minimum was that I needed to get it to run enough to test it.

When I fire it up, I get a single blinking red light, which is supposed to be a hardware failure. I haven't hooked it up to a TV yet, so I don't have an error code. Does it need a controller to boot up with no error? How about memory of some sort (hard drive or flash drive)?

Thanks.

09-22-2010, 08:50 AM	#4264
Frosty Go Beavers! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Warshington Casino cash: $5678243	I recently picked up an Xbox 360 at a garage sale for ten bucks. It is supposed to have the ROD. Since reflowing the weak solder joints is supposed to help fix the problem, I figured I would give it a shot. I am an electrical engineer and I have access to equipment to do it. If it doesn't work, I'm not out much. However, it came with nothing - no controller, no hard drive, no faceplate. The face plate wasn't much of a big deal but I don't want to throw good money after bad if I can't get it fixed, so I was wondering what the minimum was that I needed to get it to run enough to test it. When I fire it up, I get a single blinking red light, which is supposed to be a hardware failure. I haven't hooked it up to a TV yet, so I don't have an error code. Does it need a controller to boot up with no error? How about memory of some sort (hard drive or flash drive)? Thanks.
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