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Xbox Series X: I can't hear anyone, but they can hear me.

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:41:08 -0700

Hi, I'm experiencing a problem where I can't hear anyone on my xbox, but they can hear me. It's really frustrating. any feedback or help would be great :)

⟐ Commented June 30, 2026 at 23:41 MST

Xbox Series X: Xbox Series X No Power - Southbridge SOC-1 Connector Overheating in Standby

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:21:47 -0700

I have an Xbox Series X that will not power on (no beep, no light, no fan).

Diagnostic steps already taken:

1. PSU is confirmed working with 12V output.

2. 5V and 3.3V standby rails are present on the Southbridge board.

3. A faint mid-pitch hum (coil whine) is heard only when both main boards are connected via the SOC-1 ribbon cable.

4. With the SOC-1 cable connected, the connector on the Southbridge board (specifically the end of the connector further from the outer edge of the board) reaches temperatures over 135°F.

5. Flipping the SOC-1 cable results in the heat staying at the Southbridge connector, suggesting the short is on the Southbridge board or the connector itself rather than the cable.

6. Microscopic inspection of the connector and pins shows no visible debris, bridges, or bent pins.

Is there a known component failure (capacitor or diode) near the inner pins of the SOC-1 connector on the Southbridge board that would cause a standby short? Which voltage rail corresponds to those specific pins?

Xbox Series S: The xbox has a short on the 12v power rail to the APU of the console,

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:17:59 -0700

Apu is damaged v12 circuit is damaged

XBOX One S Military Green: My console is stuck in safe mode. Won't update via USB or SSD

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:33:52 -0700

I have an XBOX One S which is stuck in safe mode. I tried to update it via USB and uploading the update file on the harddrive itself. Both have not worked. The USB port on the front of the console doesn't seem to work. Could that be the issue.

I use the rear USB port

⟐ Commented June 24, 2026 at 8:33 MST

Xbox 360 S: Power turn on but no picture

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:43:00 -0700

I turn on but no signal to tv

⟐ Commented June 18, 2026 at 23:43 MST

Microsoft TV Console: Xbox turns on but shows no signal on the TV display

Wed, 27 May 2026 22:11:14 -0700

when powered on the green ring indicator lights but the TV indicates no signal. How do I sort this out?

⟐ Commented May 27, 2026 at 22:11 MST

Xbox Series X: On/Off Beep. Shorts around APU test points

Sat, 02 May 2026 15:58:04 -0700

I have an xbox series x that does not power on. It started as an HDMI repair with ripped traces and snowballed into something worse. I cannot get it to come on. I ordered a raspberrypi pico to flash this firmware (https://github.com/xboxoneresearch/PicoD...) and get the whatever POST code it was throwing.

The result was SMC (1): E006 [SMC_FATAL_CPUGFX] Low priority: VREG_PWRGPAB_CPUGFX_PWRGD missing/timout: Check shorts on V_DRAM1P8, V_SOC1P8, V_SOCPHY. U681, U7, U129, U57 and U480 drive this signal low when a fault is detected.

I checked those test points and got no shorts. I did get shorts on the V_GFXCORE, V_CPUCORE, V_MEMPHY, V_SOC test points though.

I am at a loss as to what could be the issue here. Can anyone guide me in the right direction?

⟐ Commented May 02, 2026 at 15:58 MST

Xbox One Wireless Controller Model 1708: Why wont my Controller stay connected? to any device Pc, phone

Fri, 01 May 2026 04:38:58 -0700

Soo, on this model of my xbox controller im having a weird connectivity issue
ive had this controller for i assume 3 years or more
both of these controllers first work just fine connecting to my pc (cachy os, gnome), i play my game , but after like lets say 10 minutes, it just locks onto one input like going up left, and nothing else, none of my inputs do anything, its been bothering me

⟐ Commented May 01, 2026 at 4:38 MST

The Beatles Rock Band Drum Set: How to fix battery terminals?

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:40:34 -0700

I have a old guitar hero drum set that had so corrosion beyond repair in the battery terminals. So i removed them and soldered on some new ones but it still doesn't turn on it there something else I should try ?

Xbox One Chatpad: What kind of audio jack is in the xbox chatpad 1676

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:16:43 -0700

What kind of audio port is in the chatpad? What is the serial or model number so that we can purchase and replace?

⟐ Answered April 18, 2026 at 4:16 MST

Xbox Controller: lt sul mio joistik è rotto e funziona a scatti come lo sistemo

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:51:55 -0700

indicamiindicami

Translation Italian - English

lt on my joystick is broken and works in fits and starts how do I fix it tell me tell me

⟐ Commented April 17, 2026 at 15:51 MST

Xbox Series X Wireless Controller: Only works when plugged in

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:47:11 -0700

Whats the fix?

⟐ Commented April 01, 2026 at 3:47 MST

Xbox One S: Would these capacitors cause my power on and straight off problem

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:03:35 -0700

The xbox one s will turn on the immediately turn off, ive tried another psu with the same problem.

Ive checked all the mosfet chips and they all come back reading 7.7.

⟐ Commented March 27, 2026 at 18:03 MST

Xbox Series X Wireless Controller: Trigger drifting and can't be calibrated

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:54:52 -0700

So I recently been working on soldering with the xbox controllers I had. In total I have like 5 daughter boards. 3 I cleaned up because originally I thought I messed them up but turns out I didn't fully. Anyways I had another daughter board that I removed the old joysticks from and put new ones in. Before I did that I removed the impulse motors and rumble motors from the board so I wouldn't mess them up around that time I put those parts with the other motors I had when I installed the new joysticks I grabbed random motors from the pile I grabbed the correct ones for the rumble motors and the impulse motors I thought I did as well. After putting it back together I went to calibrate the joysticks which calibrated perfectly but there was still drift input which in turn when I went to calibrate the triggers it wouldn't even show me pressing it down. When I pressed it down it just showed on screen that the triggers were half way pressed down. So asking here what it might be because the magnents are perfectly fine and ultimatley I think it might be those impulse motors. I put them in correctly and soldered them in correctly and only issue it could be is that there either in the wrong spots or the wrong motors. I believe that might be the case but just wanting to know so I know what I need to do to fix it.

⟐ Commented March 26, 2026 at 16:54 MST

Xbox Series X (Digital Edition): My Xbox has the HDMI plugged in g but üg⁷

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:22:05 -0700

My Xbox 1 won't show anything on the TV screen. Its like it's not even plugged in. I tried different cables but nothing.

⟐ Commented March 25, 2026 at 1:22 MST

Xbox Series X Wireless Controller: Totally dead, won't turn on

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:02:30 -0700

Won't turn on, totally dead

⟐ Commented March 18, 2026 at 11:02 MST

Xbox One Wireless Controller Model 1708: Replaced joysticks and still have random inputs

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:42:49 -0700

Hello there, i recently got a cheap xbox with a controller that was listed as having drift.

Apon replacing the joysticks and testing it via online drifting tools, its smack bang in the middle with zero play but my controller will still pull downwards on the menu no matter what.

I’ve completely cleaned the entire controller inside with 99% iso with a brush.

Heres a video of it.

https://streamable.com/rqcxqg

⟐ Commented February 22, 2026 at 14:42 MST

Xbox One X: Code pop up when the game starts

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:52:20 -0700

The game load soon as the match about to start error code pop up

⟐ Commented February 12, 2026 at 9:52 MST

Xbox One S: Why my screen goes to low resolution?

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:27:35 -0700

I have Xbox One S and 4k resolution TV. I tried the advice I watched from YouTube but still it goes back to low resolution. What should I do?

⟐ Commented February 12, 2026 at 1:27 MST

Xbox 360 S: Why does the recorded videos sound weird

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:29:27 -0700

when reviewing the recorded footage using OBS why does the audio sound so crappy as in low quality

what can be done to prevent this from occurring to future vids as they will be going on YT and they sound off or low quality why is that

⟐ Commented January 30, 2026 at 13:29 MST