x-box will not start, can i get some help in here

bigdriver2606 · 05-30-2006, 06:08 PM

sorry if this is the wrong forum, erase or delete me if it is, but my kidds have a x-box console, i guess the old one (green and back with the front load) when i hooked it up for them all it will do is go to a load screen that shows a clock, and thats all it will do. Wont change screens, controllers wont move the setting or anything. These poor kidds think im a goof,(could be)please save my image and help a old man out. Thanks for the help.

talldude123 · 05-30-2006, 06:56 PM

Have you tried different game discs? Are they stratched?

Are the controllers responding when you press buttons on them?

Is the machine damaged in any way?

bigdriver2606 · 05-30-2006, 07:34 PM

the controller will do nothing, when you insert a disk nothing for the game screen comes up, all we get is a screen with a clock on it, it appears that it wants you to set the time on it, i assume this is like a startup screen for the console not the actual game, oh yeah it was purchaseds at a second hand store and has two controllers, neither one gets a responce...and thanks for your help

NvidiaDude · 05-31-2006, 04:11 AM

someone could of tampered with components inside as it is second hand no idea, Plus how long has the console been like this ?

bigdriver2606 · 05-31-2006, 12:57 PM

I purchased this at a GameStop store. I guess i should just take it back but not sure if it had a warranty.

Nitestick · 06-01-2006, 07:17 AM

unless this is a softmod i can only guess at the causes. i suppose it is remotely possible that the capacitor that powers the clock/cmos is stuffed

Trifid · 06-01-2006, 07:24 AM

Xbox's don't have a little battery in them. They get the time from XBox Live.

You have to press A at the clock before you can enter into a game. Try a different controller port, or even a different controller if you can find one from a friend.

killians45 · 06-01-2006, 08:40 PM

actually, they dont get it just from xbox live, they also update via chip. Thats why it resets the time if it is unplugged, it needs a constant source of power (if no live). If you dont have live then it has to stay plugged in to keep the time. Now, as far as the problem, can you get to the dashboard (as in, no game disk in) and set the time that way? Have you tried ALL available ports? If you have anything like the DVD remote, unplug the infra port and try it without any periphs attached.

bigdriver2606 · 06-01-2006, 09:16 PM

well guys thanks for your response. I got two controllers with the box, neither one works in any of the four ports. I get the stall problem weither i have a game disk in or not. when it come up to the clock it just stops, if i press the "A"it gets nothing. it just wont go past that screen, it is the first thing and only thing that comes up

Trifid · 06-02-2006, 05:02 AM

Return it tbh. Nothing more to do to try and get it working.

05-30-2006, 06:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigdriver2606 Newb Techie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4	x-box will not start, can i get some help in here sorry if this is the wrong forum, erase or delete me if it is, but my kidds have a x-box console, i guess the old one (green and back with the front load) when i hooked it up for them all it will do is go to a load screen that shows a clock, and thats all it will do. Wont change screens, controllers wont move the setting or anything. These poor kidds think im a goof,(could be)please save my image and help a old man out. Thanks for the help.

05-31-2006, 04:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
NvidiaDude Monster Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: United Kingdom, Leicester Posts: 1,855	someone could of tampered with components inside as it is second hand no idea, Plus how long has the console been like this ? __________________

06-01-2006, 07:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
Trifid Wizard Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,012	Xbox's don't have a little battery in them. They get the time from XBox Live. You have to press A at the clock before you can enter into a game. Try a different controller port, or even a different controller if you can find one from a friend. __________________ Cisco CCNA, Comptia A+

06-01-2006, 08:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
killians45 Wizard Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,248	actually, they dont get it just from xbox live, they also update via chip. Thats why it resets the time if it is unplugged, it needs a constant source of power (if no live). If you dont have live then it has to stay plugged in to keep the time. Now, as far as the problem, can you get to the dashboard (as in, no game disk in) and set the time that way? Have you tried ALL available ports? If you have anything like the DVD remote, unplug the infra port and try it without any periphs attached. __________________ If you argue with an idiot he will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. I am not a fast writer. I am not a slow writer. I am a half-fast writer. -Robert Asprin

06-02-2006, 05:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
Trifid Wizard Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,012	Return it tbh. Nothing more to do to try and get it working. __________________ Cisco CCNA, Comptia A+

05-30-2006, 06:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
talldude123 Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7,947	Have you tried different game discs? Are they stratched? Are the controllers responding when you press buttons on them? Is the machine damaged in any way?

05-30-2006, 07:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
bigdriver2606 Newb Techie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4	the controller will do nothing, when you insert a disk nothing for the game screen comes up, all we get is a screen with a clock on it, it appears that it wants you to set the time on it, i assume this is like a startup screen for the console not the actual game, oh yeah it was purchaseds at a second hand store and has two controllers, neither one gets a responce...and thanks for your help

05-31-2006, 12:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
bigdriver2606 Newb Techie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4	I purchased this at a GameStop store. I guess i should just take it back but not sure if it had a warranty.

06-01-2006, 09:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
bigdriver2606 Newb Techie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4	well guys thanks for your response. I got two controllers with the box, neither one works in any of the four ports. I get the stall problem weither i have a game disk in or not. when it come up to the clock it just stops, if i press the "A"it gets nothing. it just wont go past that screen, it is the first thing and only thing that comes up

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