Broken original xbox error code "16" Help!!

[hogfishmaster]

I am illiterate when it comes to fixing the original xbox. I just bought one with the error "16" need service message. Any easy way to fix?

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Not really. That's pretty much just a "for parts" system. I have an E16 Xbox as well.

[Retronick]

I am illiterate when it comes to fixing the original xbox. I just bought one with the error "16" need service message. Any easy way to fix?

Your HDD is locked! I actually just worked on one of these and wrote about it in my blog.

My solution was to cannibalize it for parts since I was just buying it to replace my other broken Xbox anyway, but there may be a more eloquent solution in here:

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/210562

My post on the issue: http://www.retronick.com/2011/03/original-xbox-repair-part-deux.html

I saw a post somewhere that had a guy hooking 2 drives up to the same Xbox using a Y-splitter, but I'm not certain where right this instant.

I'll post again if I find out more!

[Pikkon]

Its just a simple dashboard error,just install a cheap modchip,then format the hdd.