Xbox One X - Is It Fixable?
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- Xbox One X - Is It Fixable? This one is in worse shape than I thought. Let me know in the comments if you think I can fix it or not.
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About This Video: This Xbox One X was sent to me by a viewer to see if there is anything I can do with it. I found it to be in pretty bad shape...including a bent motherboard, broken fan and missing parts. After the video was filmed I also found that the hard drive was faulty. Watch along as I figure out what to do with this console. - Jak na to + styl
What did you learn from this video?
That the heatsink for the new Xbox is way overkill due to the Xbox 360 RROD'ing all the time lololololololololol That heatsink looks like it can cool an overclocked 9900k
I learned that someone purposely smashed this console.
I learned that if anyone has any kind of techical knowledge they should never tell anyone because people will destroy things like this in the most extreme way possible and then expect you to fix them. Lol
I learned that that chip could work without having to reball
dont bash game console to the wall
Hey Steve, Thanks for the mention!! I'm so relieved that you were able to use some of the parts to get another one running again.
I just wanted to clarify to everyone in the comments what happened to this thing because many of you are really close lol.
My coworker brought this in one day and said that he got angry at his son for being glued to the console and not listening to him, ripped it off the TV stand and threw it onto the ground a few times. He felt bad and wanted to try to recover the game that was inside per his son's request but unfortunately made things even worse as you can see in the video. He got the game out, and when you hear what it was, you will all cringe because it doesn't cost more than $8 these days. Call of duty World at War.
He has since bought his son another Xbox One X and is hopefully taking some anger management classes lol.
Ha, ha...great story Andrew! Thanks for the comment. It was super helpful to have the board for parts!
@@Tronicsfix Glad to hear it!
I'm curious, is that APU soldered to the board , and if so, can it be re purposed in another One X if the chip were to die (no pun intended)?
@@andrewhoward4570 I know that on the older consoles they were linked to the board but I am not sure about this console
World at war is a great game, I can see why his son was playing it too much. It has the Pacific theatre in the campaign unlike more modern ww2 shooters. Poor kid.
proinstallerpaint no kidding
Idk why anyone would neglect a console that they’ve paid for. $500 down the drain. Or they got it from someone else.
Not just that but to do it and then buy the son another just because he felt bad. Sounds like something a teenager would do.
It could have been a single event rather than continued neglect. I mean it could literally have fallen 3 stories to the ground when moving haha. Who knows. Most gamers I know treat their consoles like the holy grail.
Did u see the reply form Andrew above?
they have too much money.
This looks like an angry girlfriend model.
Ha, ha...I've gotten those in for repair. I need to make some vids about those!
Ha ah
Rage, quit model.
Or angry boyfriend.
Or tried to fix it themself
Just use flex tape
Dav Vivar little duck tape here some hot clue there and she's fixed
Ha, ha!
😂
Yes thank you my Xbox works now
Lol
I like this type of video. Repairing things from broken systems is tops!
Glad you liked it! It was a fun one to make.
Do all of these. Never stop. Fix all the things.
Ha, ha...love it! I'll always be fixing so no problem there!
How the hell did it bend like this? Did it come out of the Apple factory?
Ha, ha, ha...best comment of the day! Ya, I think this is just a "normal" factory variance!
@@Tronicsfix Hahaha must be, I bet it is a new "feature"
@@AJRestoration bendgate 3.0
Because Linus did a review on it!
Guy likely pissed his dad off... lol
Great video and loved the idea of using parts from another broken Xbox one x to get a working one. Definitely more videos like this. Thanks 👍😎
I really loved the idea of this video (repairing of broken stuff), pls more!
I just wanna say Thanx Steve for all you do. The great vids you make! 👍😉
Thanks! Glad you enjoy them.
I'm glad you mentioned the capacitors and there danger, thumbs up
I wish Microsoft would stop marrying the drives (optical or hard drive) to the motherboards. It's not really the most effective antipiracy and just creates more hassle for end users.
I wish they would as well...Sony too.
Why? You're not supposed to replace those drives, anyway. Otherwise MS, Sony or whoever else would simply offer replacement drives. Also, it's not just anti-piracy, but also anti-cheat. Being able to put custom stuff on the Hard Drive is an easy way to give yourself an unfair advantage in games, and seeing how many people already cheat by connecting mice and keyboards to their consoles, I can easily see where they're coming from.
@@halofreak1990 lmao you don't know what you're talking about. First of all you can't cheat by being able to replace the hard drive with a different one. You can't run any code you want without it being signed by Microsofts private key. You would need some kind of mod like the RGH or JTAG mod on the old 360 that gives you hyper visor permissions to run unsigned code or mods that are developed by other people. You can actually clone hard drives right now to make the xbox think the new hard drive you put in is the original which a lot of people are doing by replacing the stock one with an SSD for faster load times.
The disc drive pairing also does nothing either for antipiracy. The xbox checks against any modified firmware the drive might have and also does security checks on the discs. One more thing mouse and keyboard isn't cheating. Its actually more difficult to learn how to use but once you know how you can be much more accurate.
@@JordanP6885"First of all you can't cheat by being able to replace the hard drive with a different one."
Sounds like _you're_ the one who doesn't know anything. Being able to replace the hard drive with another literally opens the console up for cheating, because who can guarantee the files on the disk have not been tampered with? Once you have access to any game data, whether that's save files or the game's assets, the game is compromised.
"You can actually clone hard drives right now to make the xbox think the new hard drive you put in is the original which a lot of people are doing by replacing the stock one with an SSD for faster load times."
Then the hard drive is not actually married to the console, as was the case with the OG Xbox, where you could not swap the hard drive by simple cloning, and had to update the EEPROM with the new hard drive's data and lock the new hard drive using the updated EEPROM key.
"The disc drive pairing also does nothing either for antipiracy. The xbox checks against any modified firmware the drive might have and also does security checks on the discs."
Wrong. It's the disc drive firmware that does the security checks on the discs, which is why you can run backups by flashing modified firmware onto the disc drive. You are right about the console checking the firmware (and only after that was patched), but the rest is nonsense.
"One more thing mouse and keyboard isn't cheating."
Cheating is defined as "using various methods to create an advantage or disadvantage beyond normal gameplay". Guess what using a Mouse and Keyboard on a console is...
Please try and inform yourself of how the Xbox actually functions, and the definitions of the words you're using before talking smack.
@@halofreak1990 Lmao nice try at a rebuttal. Your first counter argument is still completely wrong. People have access to save files and the games assets already but they still can't modify the game because YOU CAN'T RUN UNSIGNED CODE ON THE XBOX ONE. If YOU actually knew anything about how it operates you'd know this. The Xbox One runs games and apps almost like they're their own OS which is why it's so difficult to modify even you somehow got hypervisor access. Love how you conveniently skipped my statement on that.
Your second counter argument is also wrong. Just because you can clone another hard drive to work in the Xbox One doesn't mean its not married to the motherboard. You can't just swap in a hard drive or SSD and have it work. You need to clone the original exactly as it is to get the information off it and on to the new one. I mean I don't understand how you screwed that up.
Your 3rd counter argument is again wrong. The Xbox itself checks against modified firmware on the disc drive so if you modified the disc drive to run back ups and tell the Xbox that what you inserted is a legit disc when it's not you'll get banned, probably instantly. Microsoft can easily put out the firmware for the disc drive to allow you to flash it to any compatible drive incase the original breaks. This wouldn't open the door to piracy. It's still the same firmware doing the same checks.
Don't tell me I don't know how the Xbox operates when obviously I have enough knowledge to know about modifying the original 360 and how YOU CAN'T CHEAT ON THE XBOX ONE WITHOUT HYPERVISOR ACCESS. I've modified plenty of Xbox 360s, both RGH and JTAG method to know what I'm talking about. It simply swapping the hard drive was enough to open the door for cheating then there would me mods for games everywhere. Newsflash there isn't.
One more thing, your comment on mouse and keyboard being cheating is incredibly stupid. If you go by the definition then having a 4K TV with high refresh rates would be considered cheating. You have higher resolutions and frame rates allowing you to see better in FPS games therefore giving you advantage. Would you really call having a better TV cheating? No just like having an input device ie. A mouse and keyboard, that you're more comfortable with isn't cheating. ANYONE can pick up a mouse and keyboard and plug it into their xbox and learn how to use it. Just because some people don't want to or prefer a controller doesn't mean its cheating.
I'll give you a C grading because you gave a valiant effort and had a decent argument but you obviously don't understand what is needed to actually install "cheats" or modifications on the Xbox One.
I think I'm ready to tackle the disassembly of my OG XBOX AND PS4 for cleaning. The fans are starting to get loud..I've watched you do it a hundred times and feel fairly confident
I love these videos so much! Keep it up!
Yep, I'll keep going with them.
Personally I loved this video. I’m a mechanic by hobby so I love seeing things apart how they work and how to fix them. So great video please make more!
Glad you enjoyed this! I was an auto mechanic for 10 years and love that work too!
I learned that the BGA configuration chip can be responsible for lightning damage through the HDMI port ..
Nice video Steve, please more videos off Xbox one X
I filmed one a while ago...just have to fit it into my schedule.
Love the idea of more of these videos !!
Amazing skill M8...nice work!
Hey thanks!
Awesome sauce - sure would love to know more about soldering techniques involved?
What speed was the truck going when it fell out the back
I liked it! Please do more of these videos
When your parents walk in on you while you're at the gta strip club
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ant 🤣😂
I'm old enough so they won't care
Never broke Again what age are you
Great work!
Glad you enjoyed!
Amazing video 🙏🙏
Thanks
Great video I love watching these. Could resell or do giveaways over Christmas?
Glad you enjoyed...it was pretty fun to make this vid.
great video! please do more types of this videos, and if you have a super dusty xbox one (fat) do a video pls
Glad you enjoyed! Will do that video if I get some room in my video schedule. Thanks for the suggestion.
Brilliant video Steve, definitely do more of these. Really enjoyed it. With the BGA chips, will it only work using hot air on very small chips without a reball? Have you ever tried bigger BGA chips using this method? Keep up the good work :-)
Glad you enjoyed it! I've found with small BGA chips this method works fine. I usually try to make sure that there's about the same amount of solder on each of the pads. I've used this method with larger chips....the SCEI chip on a PS4 Slim and it worked well. I did have to add some solder to some of the pads on that chip to make sure they were all a similar size though. It's definitely not the best method for larger chips and it wouldn't work on anything large like the APU but for the smaller ones it works fine.
@@Tronicsfix - Thanks for the info Steve. Take it easy my friend :-)
Great video man
Thanks!
@@Tronicsfix Your welcome :-)
Love this type of video, would really like to know what happened to get the console in this condition though 😅
Wow
You really got some skills
Looks like you're never ever have to buy a new console if your warranty runs out. 😅
Nice to see how you put that thing back to life.
Here are some video ideas if you'd like!
1. How does backwards compatibility work
2. How does the Xbox One (S/X) Hard drive or other part e.g. Disc Drive, Fan, Etc. work
3. How far can you overclock on Xbox One (S/X) without it dying
4. Xbox One (S/X) Durability Test
I'd love to see one of those up on your channel! (P.S. I subscribed!)
Awesome video!
Glad you liked it!
Good video man.
Hey thanks!
I really like these kind of videos.
Thanks for letting me know! I'm always looking to make videos my viewers like to see!
TronicsFix no problem. You can also use the CZcams survey for question like this.
Great donor consolo, will let other consoles live :)
YES!
Cool video . Thank you
I love the concept of you fixing viewer's machines because you have no idea wtf you are going to get and how you will deal with it!
Wow! Looks like someone get angry and jumped on that thing! Damn!
Yep...looks like it!
Do you recommend to use thermal pads of 2.0 mm thick instead of the green paste that comes with the xbox one x?
This is amazing thanks Steve
Thanks!
Was somebody trying to swat a fly with it?
This had me rolling!!!
Probably
How did you diagnose that the small ci (a regulator I think) near the HDMI encoder was the issue? Did it measure any short against the ground? I have this Xbox one X here I tried to replace the HDMI chip without success. It does boot as the controller syncs etc but I could not get it working.
Also, do you know if the HDMI from the X1 slim is compatible with the XX?
Thanks!!
I found that there were multiple shorts to ground. This one had been damaged in a lightening storm. You might want to check the hard drive on your console. No those ports are not compatible.
@@Tronicsfix you mean the IC are no intercompatible right?
Sorry totally off topic....I just bought a PSP 1001 Do you know if the after market analog sticks are smoother than the original ones?
It works on 99% of my games but a couple games it drifts? I've cleaned the connections its in excellent shape was very clean inside never opened before. Anyways there are tons of videos on these but nobody talks about the quality of the aftermarket sticks if there is a brand that's better than others.
Thanks for all your vids they are so detailed and easy to follow.
Great video
Good work its the best way to recycle electronics 🤖👍
Yep, I use parts from junk consoles all the time.
Why do you have direct contact between the thermal paste and your skin? There are some heavy metals that can get into your bloodstream through the sweat on the fingertips no?
Love the idea
This series is amazing
Glad you're enjoying it!
I can't find your link. Please put the link to your Amazon Shop, I need this viscous thermal paste that is used in the Xbox One X heatsink.
At 9:13 I thought I saw a spark on the heatsink (near the top left) but going frame by frame I think it just happened to be your hand reflecting a bit, it's only visible for one frame.
Good ethos at work!
Great save on the power supply. They are indeed very hard to find.
As I have the original Xbox one and can't afford an X, seeing one in this badly treated state is really annoying tbh. But I really like videos of things being fixed.
If i got a unit like that i would definitely take the motherboard out of that chassis before testing. With that much bend its very likely some part of the circuit would be in contact with the body and could take out the good parts, like a good spare psu that i use for testing.
Have you got a usb to sata connector as you can rebuild the hard drive and it will work in any Xbox one
Fantastic :)
I love seeing dead consoles being brought back to life! I have an original Xbox that is a mix of two prior Xboxes, and I also have a 360 that is a Frankenstein of 3 separate 360's that I had over the years! I am still on my original OG Xbone! Lol
Like this sort of video. Someone was very angry with that poor xbox.
What is the stuff you put on the chip when removing and replacing?
You did à good work 👏
I want to ask you if it's possible
I need to change the thermal-pad of my Laptop, I'm confused between Artctic silver 5 and arctic mx-4, which is the best?
Thank you 🙂
None get Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut.
Can't you plug in the power supply and then check voltage on the two prongs that plug into the motherboard instead of going through the whole process?
Isn't the Arctic Silver 5 compound conductive to some extent? If I didn't remember it wrong, they noticed customers about this issue in their manual. So can it cause problems if it contacts the small components near the die?
AS5 causes absolutely no problem at all.
I said I was gonna cop a tshirt and now I will 100% guarantee you I am gonna get one this week.
TronicsFix,
Any chance I could buy the dead XB1 X motherboard off you? I need to replace some capacitors on the bottom side of the CPU on my motherboard and have no idea what the values are as they were lost when I was getting the clip for the heat sync off.
Love it!
Glad you enjoyed it!
3:49 No fan spin?! Louis Rossman would be disappointed as well.
Tronics, I enjoy your videos, they inspired me to pick up a broken one(S model) and I'm trying to repair it. It does not want to play any game. I have swapped laser mechanism, replaced hard drive and it won't play. Tried a digital game as well, the same thing happens every time. Game wants to start(shows splash screen) but then goes back to the dashboard. Everything else works great, Bluray movie plays well. The only other "bad" thing is with it, that the startup green screen is corrupted(bad graphics chip corrupted, tiny colorful dots and square white blocks show, on top of the splash screen). Nobody seems to be able to help me, I have tried different forums as well, even ifixit. I would appreciate any help, that you could offer.
1) Have you tried resetting the console to factory settings...deleting everything off of it? Also, be sure it's fully updated.
2) As far as the graphics problem I'd guess that it's either a faulty HDMI port or HDMI chip on the motherboard.
Good luck and let me know how it goes!
@@Tronicsfix I have already replaced the hard drive, with the latest OSU1 on it. I'm way past of the basic resets. It is hard to believe, that the HDMI has any problems, since I have just watched a Bluray movie and it was everything OK. The Xbox logo, must be something internal to the Xbox, firmware, or nand flash. I need some advanced help here.
@Capricete _ Do you think, that it would be possible to narrow it down, which one would be bad? It would be hot?
@Capricete _ That is quite a big job, and it may not even be the issue. Thanks, for the help. I have to think about this one. This way, it is still usable as a media player and a 4K bluray player, at least.
Since that motherboard doesn’t work is there anyway you can remove the CPU because I kind a want it just because it looks cool
I knew it was a Xbox one X because the way the hard drive is mounted and the way the heat sink looked
Yep, it's pretty easy to tell if you know what you're looking for.
You can tell because of the way that it is
@11:05 is that corrosion on the C15 cap?
what were the symptoms of that consoel before breaking?
Hello to everyone I have an issue with my Ps4 Pro. When I play games with the console placed in horizzontal, the fan run quiet but when i quit the game, the fan continue to spin for 2 3 minutes. When I moved it in vertical, this issue doesn't happen. What it could be? 2 months ago, a technic changed the thermal paste and fews day ago I replaced the thermal pads.
Why didint you start with pulling out the mobo from this beaten up case? It would reduce stress and might have made it work.
You are true Master
Hey thanks!
What do you charge to replace hdmi and to put console back together
Hey TronicsFix, hopefully you see this and could help me.
My xbox one x just broke and i have no idea why, but i have a theory that i wonder if you agree with.
Its almost 100% the HDD going out, it was gradual and wont boot up even after fac resets. I was wondering if you think i mightve accidentally gradually magnetized it using my tablet case. (It has a small magnet on the base for locking it closed)
I keep my xbox in front of me and sometimes sit my tablet w/magnetic latch against the xbox on the top of the right side of the case, and i think its right on top of the HDD. Could that tiny weak magnet fry the HDD over the course of a year?
It started lagging menus, freezing when i brought up messages, and stopping installs. Then i would get the occasional error startup, but it would fix with a reset. When that stopped working, a fac reset worked. (I thought it was a software issue)
After a week, it error screened again and a fac reset didnt work. Had to buy a new one....rip 3 months etsy store profits..
Sorry for the wall of text, but your imput would ease my mind regarding my new one. Regardless of that tho, im keeping the nearest magnet 3 rooms away from my new xbox
great video
Thanks!
Cool stuff is this your livelihood I bet u dry busy
Very good.
Just use another HDD an try some others tutorial using Windows 10, cause is not necessary an backup to do it.
I like how it doesn't say broken in the title so it seems like you're having a go at the X Box One X
When you first plug it in and you see a reading. It's going to be the capacitors charging.
I assume the PSU was doing what it was doing on the first board because that bend was shorting something against the motherboard tray and that triggered OCP/SCP on the PSU and kept resetting it
You make it look easy
Yes, but remember I've been doing this for years. Don't compare your beginning with someone else's middle...or end.
What can you do with an HDD that is not the original one???
Is is possible to use another one? What about in 10 years when the HDD dies?
Could you fix my ps2? I live in Brazil, so I thinking how can I send you my console. It has a problem on the mechanical part from disc driver.
hey steve should we use thermal paste insted of thermal pads on ram chips on consoles? or we can use both of them?
I'd use paste as it would be hard to find the right thickness of thermal pads.
A fan and a power supply can he found. Prettymuch any issue that isn't soldered on the mb should be salvageable. The heatsink is a surprising shock absorber, but it the board itself is cracked, it is probably dead
Unsure about the xbox one but I did swap the disk drive from a different 360 to my motherboard. I had to swap my motherboard from the disk drive itself from the original to the new one.
How companies like MS are not sued for pairing drives with motherboards is beyond me. I truly hope one day right to repair becomes law.
I'm wondering: what game was ouner playing that pissed him off that much that he went over consol with his car.
This is cool. I have a couple consoles I rescued . How can I contact you.
Hopefully it works
You got this
Do you sell refurbished Nintendo switches? If so could you send me the link to find them
Does the xbox one x have a Bios battery?
You can do more , but we are going to need the story of how that happened to that machine.
Scroll through the comments....its there
i can't find the link to the memory silicone paste that you said wasn't a thermal pad..
Are you talking about the viscous thermal paste?
@@Tronicsfix yes
Do you also repair TVs?
What happened to that thing? Did they throw it out of a car going down the freeway?
Looks like it!