just received an xbox 360 xdk appears faulty

[damerush]

Got an xbox 360 today, power supply lights up amber quickly then stays red.

does anyone know anything about this fault in normal xbox 360`s or xdk`s

it came with a 200-240v power supply, but i suspect this might`ve been purchased later.

i`m in the uk so this is the european standard.

[NYLatenite]

Check out this link from Microsoft for some possible answers

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906101/en-us

[damerush]

yeh seems the console may be faulty, problem is i cant send an xdk back to microsoft

[cookie123]

interesting console. maybe it requires an american power lead, or a step down converter. does anyone else have any ideas?

[Mouse]

If it's just a dead power supply, could you cannibalize one from another 360? I have heard Xbox and 360 are largely built of PC parts, could you substitute a PC power supply, even if it did not fit the form factor of the box?

[cookie123]

opening that kind of console - especially as its an xdk would be risky to say the least (unless your experience)

[Mouse]

opening that kind of console - especially as its an xdk would be risky to say the least (unless your experience)

Well, what do you have to lose? Right now it's useless.

[ProgrammingAce]

The power supply on a dev 360 is the same as a retail 360, i'd borrow one of those first. Otherwise i'm colorblind, i don't know what color the led is supposed to be. You might want to check the link in my sig, there are a number of people there who have experiance dealing with XeDK's.

[damerush]

The power supply on a dev 360 is the same as a retail 360, i'd borrow one of those first. Otherwise i'm colorblind, i don't know what color the led is supposed to be. You might want to check the link in my sig, there are a number of people there who have experiance dealing with XeDK's.

i`ve found out it actually uses a special power supply which supplies it with 10 more watts. so it can power the sidecar.

i`m gonna have to try and acquire one of those.

[ProgrammingAce]

Huh, what?

The only thing in the sidecar is a hard drive and the performance analyzer. Beta units may have used different power supplies (i don't recall now), but i really think the dev units use standard power.

[ProgrammingAce]

oh, if you want to see what's in the side car, someone took pics:

http://gamerhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=642

[ProgrammingAce]

I just did some checking, a red power supply is a dead power supply... borrow one.

[damerush]

I just did some checking, a red power supply is a dead power supply... borrow one.

http://assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13348

Hi i assumed the same until the ppl over at assembler showed me pics of the xdk power supply. i`ve already tried a friends power supply and hop i havent done any damage, cant see how i could`ve done if it needed more power.

[ProgrammingAce]

Hmm... i'm not sure. We don't have any kits with the side car here, the debug units have the same power supply.

My offer still stands tho.

[cookie123]

Yea, you will need a psu with a different voltage



they look pretty together dont they

[damerush]

Yea, you will need a psu with a different voltage



they look pretty together dont they

The one on the left looks pretty, the other one is meh

[CrimsonNugget]

If a standard 360 PSU won't work with your XDK, I heard that an ATX PSU from a PC will power a 360. That solution may be worth a look.

[DreamTR]

I have an XDK for sale if anyone wants one, and it works!

[Nitrosport]

Keep an eye out on ebay. About a week ago, I saw someone selling a power supply that he listed as having a unique power output (different from regular xbox). That may be what your looking for.

[damerush]

Keep an eye out on ebay. About a week ago, I saw someone selling a power supply that he listed as having a unique power output (different from regular xbox). That may be what your looking for.

Many thanks for the info, i actually managed to get one locally in London. the ones on ebay were gonna cost twice the item amount on shipping. XDK is working fine now.
cheers.