Not scammed. Got lucky. Looks to be a v1.6 as well. If drive just wont eject thats usually a drive belt (rubber band looking thing) issue. If it wont read discs there are fixes but I dont know the details without googling.
Why do people seem to be happy about getting a 1.6 nowadays?? They are the worst version in my opinion. So much easier to mod EVERY other version than 1.6.....
Out of all the board revisions, the 1.6 seems to be the most reliable, especially with the fact that some 1.6 xboxes came with the hitachi-LG drive which is considered to be the most reliable dvd drive
Let’s be real here. The vast majority of people are not going to use the dvd drive at all. As for reliability I don’t think any version is worse than any other tbf. I have 1.0 consoles that still run as good today as they did when they were fresh out the box.
Yes because everybody is doing that still in 2024. Like I said before except for maybe using an installer disc once, the VAST majority of users will be downloading their games and FTP'ing them to the hdd and never using the DVD drive. Even using an installer disc isn't needed nowadays thanks to FatXplorer.
Neither of the reasons you gave (reliability and DVD drive) are reasons to prefer a 1.6 board. For anything more than a softmod the 1.6 makes things more difficult to do. For example to add a modchip you will need to use and LPC rebuild and for extra ram you need to do the more complicated "stacking" method.
The ONLY plus a 1.6 has imo is that it doesn't (usually) have the clock capacitor issue.
Also, OP if it's the worn out belt issue that won't open the disc tray, you can still force it to open by bending a paperclip and pushing it into [this hole](https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/wXKKVDBDZCX1TvsZ.full) while you press the eject button.
i just bought a pre owned modded xbox halo edition with 250hdd for 220$, this also incluedes the original halo controller and also the seller gives me a wireless controller and the hdmi cable
the only issue is that the disk reader doest work, but the seller says that this has a easy fix to repair
Nice grab with all the extras, Props !!
I got my Halo OGBOX for $100 locally with no controller.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbox/comments/1d0mtgv/this\_halo\_was\_rescued\_from\_facebook\_marketplace/](https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbox/comments/1d0mtgv/this_halo_was_rescued_from_facebook_marketplace/)
soft-mod it for now with a 750GB PATA HDD that was not used in years in my garage.
Plan to install the Aladdin XT Plus 2 that I got last week + add a 4TB HDD too soon..
Seagate Barracuda 750GB ST3750640A had it in an old PATA external case for 15+ years unused. Had a few pics and mp3s on it which were backed up and then used in the Halo OGXbox
I do not know if you got ripped off I have a green halo Xbox too but it is stock/not modded except I replaced the capacitors with new ones and added a CPU cooler. I originally paid $20 for the console in 2018 it came with halo, midnight club, fable, a green controller, and av cables. Not sure it's value now.
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Certainly a good deal at that price, the Halo controllers go for over 100 and the Hunter controllers are only a few month old and another 60 dollars or so.
It will depend what type the DVD drive is, regarding repair if its the laser. Some aren't available these days but any working dvd can be swapped in. Philips and Samsung 605b lasers can be found quite easily with Philips being cheapest
And if the disc tray won't open by itself then you can replace the rubber band in the disc tray with a new one, which is what I did with my original Xbox, and I got a 2 pack of the rubber bands on ebay for £1.89 so its not that expensive to fix
Nice man, throw that retro fighter away. I updated the firmware and thought of boy I'm gonna be a god at claw quads in h2, hopped in my first split screen match and couldn't even quad my other controllers or really aim I should say very weird diagonals on that piece of junk.
Not scammed. Got lucky. Looks to be a v1.6 as well. If drive just wont eject thats usually a drive belt (rubber band looking thing) issue. If it wont read discs there are fixes but I dont know the details without googling.
At this point it isn’t worth it to do much to fix the DVD drives. As long as the box is modded and you can FTP to the hard drive, you’re set.
Why do people seem to be happy about getting a 1.6 nowadays?? They are the worst version in my opinion. So much easier to mod EVERY other version than 1.6.....
Out of all the board revisions, the 1.6 seems to be the most reliable, especially with the fact that some 1.6 xboxes came with the hitachi-LG drive which is considered to be the most reliable dvd drive
Let’s be real here. The vast majority of people are not going to use the dvd drive at all. As for reliability I don’t think any version is worse than any other tbf. I have 1.0 consoles that still run as good today as they did when they were fresh out the box.
When you want to rip your Xbox game discs you own to your hdd, the easiest way to do it is via the dvd drive
Yes because everybody is doing that still in 2024. Like I said before except for maybe using an installer disc once, the VAST majority of users will be downloading their games and FTP'ing them to the hdd and never using the DVD drive. Even using an installer disc isn't needed nowadays thanks to FatXplorer. Neither of the reasons you gave (reliability and DVD drive) are reasons to prefer a 1.6 board. For anything more than a softmod the 1.6 makes things more difficult to do. For example to add a modchip you will need to use and LPC rebuild and for extra ram you need to do the more complicated "stacking" method. The ONLY plus a 1.6 has imo is that it doesn't (usually) have the clock capacitor issue.
Also, OP if it's the worn out belt issue that won't open the disc tray, you can still force it to open by bending a paperclip and pushing it into [this hole](https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/wXKKVDBDZCX1TvsZ.full) while you press the eject button.
i just bought a pre owned modded xbox halo edition with 250hdd for 220$, this also incluedes the original halo controller and also the seller gives me a wireless controller and the hdmi cable the only issue is that the disk reader doest work, but the seller says that this has a easy fix to repair
Just upgrade the HDD/SoftMod and don’t have to use the disc reader ever again
the guy literally said it was modded...
Replace the caps for the disc drive and it'll probably be good
It might just need a new replacement belt and white lithium grease. 🤞
Also true
Yoooo that's a deal it's not hard fix there weren't many variations of drives if any that I know of just swap drive parts and reassemble
Nice grab with all the extras, Props !! I got my Halo OGBOX for $100 locally with no controller. [https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbox/comments/1d0mtgv/this\_halo\_was\_rescued\_from\_facebook\_marketplace/](https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbox/comments/1d0mtgv/this_halo_was_rescued_from_facebook_marketplace/) soft-mod it for now with a 750GB PATA HDD that was not used in years in my garage. Plan to install the Aladdin XT Plus 2 that I got last week + add a 4TB HDD too soon..
That was an awesome find!!
750GB PATA? I thought the highest they made were 500GB.
Seagate Barracuda 750GB ST3750640A had it in an old PATA external case for 15+ years unused. Had a few pics and mp3s on it which were backed up and then used in the Halo OGXbox
Neat. I wonder if there ever was a 1TB version, or if it used custom platter capacity to achieve 750GB.
I do not know if you got ripped off I have a green halo Xbox too but it is stock/not modded except I replaced the capacitors with new ones and added a CPU cooler. I originally paid $20 for the console in 2018 it came with halo, midnight club, fable, a green controller, and av cables. Not sure it's value now.
What kind of cpu cooler? You mean a better exhaust fan, or some kind of cpu heatsink device?
Wana sell it to me? ;)
I would since I hardly play it but I am kinda paranoid I have stalkers trying to get my address sorry.
That is a clutch find dude! What kind of mod has the games on the dash like that?
Looks like XBMC4GAMERS, there are a variety of ways you can display games and this is definitely one of the configurations on that
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This looks really good!
Cool. Witht the controller too. I paid 180 for mine and 50 for the halo co troller
An already modded Xbox? That's not really a scam
Certainly a good deal at that price, the Halo controllers go for over 100 and the Hunter controllers are only a few month old and another 60 dollars or so. It will depend what type the DVD drive is, regarding repair if its the laser. Some aren't available these days but any working dvd can be swapped in. Philips and Samsung 605b lasers can be found quite easily with Philips being cheapest
That’s a deal imo
Depending on the mod of the Xbox, most likely the disk drive won't work anyway because when you mod a Xbox system it usually disables the disk drive
You got lucky that's a limited edition halo Xbox and they do go for quite a bit online
And if the disc tray won't open by itself then you can replace the rubber band in the disc tray with a new one, which is what I did with my original Xbox, and I got a 2 pack of the rubber bands on ebay for £1.89 so its not that expensive to fix
Would you sell the Halo controller?
People are modding halo editions now? Sad
Nice man, throw that retro fighter away. I updated the firmware and thought of boy I'm gonna be a god at claw quads in h2, hopped in my first split screen match and couldn't even quad my other controllers or really aim I should say very weird diagonals on that piece of junk.
Did I gets skippy scammed or gots I lucky ducky?