Power Supply Failure - Microsoft Xbox Repair Manual

POWER SUPPLY FAILURE

Power supply failure, the darn thing just won't turn on. Usually proceeded by a popping sound
right after attempting to turn on. In addition to the pop there is usually a hot smell and possibly
faint smoke. Check out this link if you want to take a crack at repairing. I find this to be a waste
of time since most often the fuse blew for a reason and if you do not fix the cause it will just blow
again or swap it out. If you do not mind an ugly pile sitting next to the TV you could try to use a
standard AT power supply.
Here is a picture of a Delta Power Supply on top and Mineba on the bottom.
All power supplies I carry are for 1.0-1.1 consoles and are interchangeable. The manufacturer
makes no difference, to keep costs down we do not distinguish between one brand and another
when stocking/shipping. If you order a power supply and install it I suspect you will have a
working X-Box again. Occasionally not, sometimes the lightning may have damaged the mother
board as well. I always feel guilty when telling people what to do I would guess 75-90% of the
time the power supply fixes it but if I answer 100 mails that's like 10-25 people that followed
what I said and it didn't work out. Did everything in the house get fried, only the X-Box or the X-
Box and some other stuff? I think the degree of damage to other appliances may give you some
clues, if the lightning struck the wire between your house and the pole I would say that is the
worst case and everything in the house probably got ruined including the motherboard, if the X-
Box was the only equipment affected I would say that is the best case and replacing the power
supply will probably fix it.
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