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**007** · 06-22-2010, 04:52 PM

Our USB slots were dead so we brought over friends 360 to put our HDD on so we could transfer the saves over to a thumdrive. I used my power cord on his machine with no problems but when I plugged it back into my machine it would not power up. The power brick is orange so I know there is nothing wrong with it.

What the hell is going on?

Sofa King · 06-23-2010, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TrickyNicky

Are you trying to turn it on with the controller or the main button on the console?

wouldn't that be funny... a dead controller is the suspect... haha

**007** · 06-23-2010, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TrickyNicky

Are you trying to turn it on with the controller or the main button on the console?

Lets see, I checked to make sure it was plugged in, check
pressed the power button on the unit, check
pressed the eject button on the unit, check
pressed the power button on the controller, check

Then tried them all again after a couple hours.

Yeah, I think I have it covered.

Also, the power brick light is always orange so I know it isn't the problem. The problem is within the xbox itself.

bowener · 06-23-2010, 02:39 PM

The first model of 360's and the 2nd model have very similar plugs for the brick, but they are different. The 2nd is missing a center pin or something like that... maybe they would fit and maybe something got bent

There are places online you can look up the differences.

TrickyNicky · 06-23-2010, 02:40 PM

I wasn't trying to be a smartass, honest.

My 360 does something similar. If the power cable comes out, it wont respond to anything until you unplug from the wall and the orange light goes out. Once you plug it all back in, the controller won't start it up as usual, only the face button on the console.

**007** · 06-23-2010, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrickyNicky

I wasn't trying to be a smartass, honest.

My 360 does something similar. If the power cable comes out, it wont respond to anything until you unplug from the wall and the orange light goes out. Once you plug it all back in, the controller won't start it up as usual, only the face button on the console.

yeah, I unplugged the brick as well but still no power to the unit. Gotta love my bad luck.

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