A Viewer Said I Broke This...
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I broke a viewer's Xbox One... I think. No one really knows. But in this video, we'll try to make things right! By the way, if you live in the Orlando, FL area and have a dirty system, send us an email with photos of your console so we can clean it for free: help@salazarstudios.org
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Stand up way to deal with the situation Greg, it's stuff like this transparency that earns the watch time and subscription here.
In complete fairness, much of this is self-preservation. I know that if I'd blown this guy off, the story might have circulated the web. The internet keeps me accountable.
@@GregSalazar respect
@@GregSalazar Reddit is the LAST place you'd want to end up lol
@@GregSalazar As true as that is the fact that you went so far to be so transparent and not try to obfuscate things says tremendously about your character. You're one of my favorite content creators on youtube. Keep up the awesome work!
@@PewYew Reddit will eat anyone up 😂
When you said around 8:00 in “if this video is 25 minutes long it’s probably not the ribbon cable” I had to pause, check and laugh.
Same XD
I had to bring up the time at to check how long it was 😂
I did the same, major spoilers lol
Ya, that got me to look at the video timing. 😆
Me too 😂
When I was coming up in the tech repair field in early 2000 I had a guy, who started back in the early 80's and what not. He once told me, "You try to never make a mistake, but when you do, it's what you do after that separates you from the rest." You admitted you could of made a mistake, did what you could to make the person happy and did what you could to fix, understand and resolve the problem the best you could. Never lose that.
Truer words were never spoken. That right there is old school wisdom my friend.
It was also much more difficult to configure systems during the 286 era. Components were much more finicky back then. We definitely checked the QVL’s back then.
Huge respect to you Sir for addressing this rather than just paying for the replacement and trying to keep it quiet. Hat is well and truly off to you Greg.
fix or flop: greg broke it edition
that will teach those dirty console peasants
he missed this chance to name this video lol
I think a good practice for you Greg, when doing these kinds of things is to add a small sticker on a screw somewhere in the device when you are putting things back together with your initials on it, (Like the manufacturers do for warranty purposes) so if this ever happens again, you'll know if the repair shop even bothers to open things up to check or just throws out some BS to the customer. If the shop didn't disturb the sticker and charged the customer, it gives him a really good claim to ask for his money back. Just a thought.
Great and right way !!!
This
Replying again so this gets closer to top
yeah id agree make sure u record everything .... too many scammers out there.
I Mean he could do that but we have right to repair laws here in the US which makes it kind of hard to fight
@20:16 you can see the Connector for the Optical Drive they switch sides. Outside Pins(TOP) on the Drive is the Inside Pins on the Board. So the direction is Important. still nice Video
Kids are something else. I miss when mine were that little. Now both in college. Videos like these are why I watch your channel. You’re a stand up dude who sticks behind his work. Bravo!
A well deserved thumbs up on this one. If only all business where this honest and transparent as Greg the world we a better place. Well done Sir.
This is how most inventors make amazing things, they screw up and then they investigate why it happened. Most things like learning from your own mistakes aren't the things that can be taught in school. You treated this situation like a champ! Salute to you sir
Respect. Not many people would stand up to their mistakes. Especially when they aren’t sure.
Awesome service on your end Greg in all honesty. Great job for being transparent doing what must be done. And also working towards getting better on the console cleaning.
Enjoyed your video Greg. Reminded me of my previous job as a warranty tech for a PCB manufacturer. Root causes are particularly tricky in this line of practice. Plenty of hair pulling at times especially when I could not recreate the fault reported by clients.
Oh god, making me flash back to RMA.
So many times we've had product sent back to us and had to send it to the manufacturer multiple times before they test according to the info on the form.
Like there will be a problem with a motherboard with like multiple CPUs and they just test with the one CPU that works out something. So annoying
You really need over a million subscribers man. Haven`t seen a more honest guy like you. Really love your contents.
I remember the last time I went to a repair shop in 2015. I've handled most of my electronic repairs since I was a teenager but I was so busy at the time. I thought the motherboard wasn't working with my cpu because it needed a BIOS update and this board didn't have a BIOS flashback. I needed a shop with an older compatible chip.
I dropped it off and they set it aside on a corner and said they would diagnose it and let me know what the problem was. They came back and quoted me $300 for a bunch of nonsense that had nothing to do with my issue. I said I didn't want to pay that ridiculous price so they tried charging me $150 for a "diagnostic".
I returned to the shop and noticed that the computer was still in the exact same spot they had put it. No one did anything to it. I had to negotiate to get my PC now which was being held hostage by these unscrupulous repair people. I ended up paying around $60 just to get it back. I confirmed it was never touched. The cable ties I put were still in place. The thermal past was still on the cpu so they never took it out to try a BIOS update with an older chip.
I ended up taking it to a person who had a cpu to do the BIOS update and it worked. I'll never go to a repair shop again if I can help it.
Compu-sac in Ajax, Ontario. More like a sac of shit.
Why didn't you call the police? I understand it's easier to pay the $60 but you would have won.
It's a civil matter at that point. Which means cops cant really do much and you'd have to take them to court
@@ScaryClown338 Not worth the hassle for me. A bad review on Google, a comment on this video and a life lesson learned is good enough for me.
@@JoseSanchez-xj3xn Fair Enough. If it was a larger sum like in the hundreds it would be more reasonable in my opinion.
Thanks for the great videos Greg! You touched on something that happens to me sometimes. Let me tell you something. Whenever a PC repair shop says "The mainboard or motherboard needs replaced", That means they have no idea what the problem is. Many times I have gotten a device where another shop said that, and it was a cheaper $50 fix and it took a little more digging.
Ha ha ha!!! See? I wrote this comment about a few minutes in the video before you jumped the connectors. The mainboard needs replaced should always be questioned when you hear it from a repair shop.
It's the same with taking your car to the mechanic and he quotes you 2,000 repair. This has happened to me and i took it to another shop and they fixed it for 200. It's scary how many dishonest people have businesses in this world.😪☹
@@ScaryClown338 I won't even take my car to the dealership because I know they pad the bill and replace things that are just fine. Took my car in and they did an oil change and "free inspection" and told me my brake pads were low even though I know they were replaced 6 months earlier at a local shop. I took the car to the shop and told him what they said so he checked them for free and they were still in very good condition, he even showed me the pads and what worn ones look like.
I wouldn't say every time. I know I've seen mobos with swelled caps. Most aren't willing (or proficient enough) to re-cap.
Just looking on ebay, it seems these consoles can be bought second hand for significantly less than $100 including shipping. At that price point, any form of commercial repair is economically unviable. In fact, it may even render home repair economically unviable, unless you want to do it for fun.
Great video !! Your attention to detail is right on. Thanks for posting these. My friends kids and others have benefitted from all your skills. I have used all your videos to help me fix all this tech! Thanks again
Thanks for watching!
I've had that issue also. The dvd pin out is crazy!! There is something wrong if it gets switched around. Not sure if it's a seating issue or a fit issue. But if it gets turned around it is finicky!! Weird right? But then again it is an XBOX ONE!!! LOL
Transparency always wins. I was really expecting parts being swapped out and they sent back a dud. Consoles are way to finicky with those ribbon cables. Just a thought, any viewers that send in their parts should sign a legal document to test their parts within X amount of days.
Refreshingly genuine all around. How you dealt with the previous owner so they're not bothered any more than they need to AND taking us through the troubleshooting journey.
I wish I knew about your channel when I went to CES in January!
8:10 spoil alert its half a hour long
hahaha Greg you are so damn wholesome it almost makes me sick ;) Jokes aside you are always so transparent and seem so genuine. Don´t worry we would NEVER suspect that u were trying to hurt any viewer. Your personality made me watch every damn video, especially the fix or flop series. Love the content, cheers from Sweden.
Respect. Mistakes happen and owning up to it and making it right without sweeping it under the rug is a very noble thing that is not all that common these days. Great job Greg!
Love this guy, can't belive i have only recently found this channel. I own a PC repair company and i have learned allot too. Loving the content
Just reviewed the original cleaning video and at 10:41 you see that the yellow disc drive wires were plugged in backwards there is a black dot that can be seen where the wire is to be plugged into the disc drive on the connector. Great work BTW on solving this clean out gone wrong.
I just did that too. 100% connected backwards. You can see before the cleaning when he disconnects it on the side of the SATA cable both pins are populated, and then when he connect it that the wires are backwards, only one pin is populated there.
22:03 The connector didn't have any issues. Because it uses capacitive buttons (eject and power), the act of you touching the pins on it is proper behavior
So it was the ribbon cable then?
I was thinking the same thing lol, the circuit for the capacitive touch feature is on the board, the button and cable are just bits of metal to... lets say bring the magic touch place to a more convenient location XD
And the fact that 2/3 buttons worked, I mean what are the odds of misaligning the cable in such a way that only one circuit is broken.. Id hedge my bets on there being a break in the power buttons circuit in the ribbon cable, they are ooooh so fragile
I'd like to say I'm impressed with your integrity in dealing with such situations Greg but the truth of the matter is I'm not only impressed I'm very proud of you as I'm sure you know we all are that come here on how you handle situations like these. You don't blame anybody, you take responsibility even if there might be a chance somewhere along the lines somebody else messed it up. You're giving him the money to replace his console was awesome! Bravo! And getting back to the old system to test out and troubleshoot shows your attention to detail. Keep up the good work my friend and we'll keep on watching and supporting you as best we can!
All respect for you taking responsibility, no onther shop would probably bother to investigate as deep as you did so thats awesome. And for the front button, because it senses when a person touches it(not a physical button) when you were touching the connector it would make the same responce as the front button, good to check solder joints tho, and over all, added resistance in the ribbin cable would cause the inconsistencies you saw. Great video man.
Wow Greg, you showed once again why I'm subbed to you. Great way of handling this issue. Thanks for your transparency and honesty. Great way of solving this ordeal.
Greg,you need to have your 'customers' sign a disclaimer. This opens up a can of worms that no one wants opened. If the Xbox worked after cleaning,it could be an "act of God". We also have to wonder if the power issue was the initial cause and the "Game Stop" 'technicians" could have miswired the DVD drive. It does make for an interesting video,though.
I still wanted to take responsibility. At the very least, I can make another video on it. Had several months passed, however, and I was running a proper repair business, I would certainly have resisted.
Plus I bet Greg will make well over the approximately 300ish dollars that this cost him.
gamestop does not have techs lol, all gamestop did was try a different external PS. its the repair shop in vegas that should probably be trained.
@@jacobharms1671 the guy running Spawn Wave used to be a Gamestop tech though.
@@jacobharms1671 That is why I put the quotes over 'technicians".
Greg, just a suggestion. I have done lots of old PC restoration where PC does not boot up and even on GPUs. They just do not boot up even though I know all wirings are connected properly..
by using this electronic contact spray. IT does miracle. The electronic contact spray I've used is the Jackie Spray 60 Electrical & Electronic Contact cleaner.
ok this might be inappropriate but I do have a video on this at my channel with the title "Detail cleaning on PC parts" you might be interested.
I just built my 1st Desktop.. I've had pre builds and added parts here an there.. This was the 1st time I've built 1 starting with an empty case.. I have only watched this Playlist for a few days now, Since I started buying my parts. This helped me so much and I knew what to troubleshoot because of this channel, She booted up right away and I finally have the dream Rig I've always wanted.. Couldn't have been as easy without Greg.
Greg being a standup man as we all know he is.
Not the oddest non-power issue I've come across. I once worked on a Dell that refused to power on because of a floppy drive. Took me 3-4 trips to the location to finally figure that one out.
Bravo on the fix there man. Good on you for taking the time to fix the issue. Learned alot from your channel, Still do. Keep up the great work man.
Kudos to you for the way you handled this man. Purely professional way to handle the situation.
I haven't seen the video yet, but I've read so many stories like this, where someone fixes someone else's thing, usually a computer, and at some point when anything goes wrong they blame the person who fixed it at the time x.x Just like someone else said in the comments actually
To be clear, this viewer's concerns were totally valid. He was very honest and grateful for the help. But yes, there are many people out there who do as you describe, unfortunately...
I enjoyed this, technology can just be so finicky at times especially when it comes to consoles. Never owned one myself for the reason of DYI fixing.
Perhaps ask the viewer to test the system or systems upon receiving it instead of packing it away on day one of receiving it. It can get nasty when you get that 1 person who just chooses to be difficult.
You'd think since they make money from console owners even after they own the console they would be more repairable. It doesn't make sense that PC are more repairable even after you buy them than a console considering you don't pay for subscription fees or anything on a PC
Cheers for the video and the honesty.
Been watching your vids for a while now and I’m glad you are growing as a channel.
Good luck for the future and I look forward to future content.
I really like these videos! You are bringing back my faith that electronics **can** be repairable for the cost of some diagnosis time.
Transparency, another reason I subscribe to you Greg
I hate how quick to diagnose some repair shops are where they'll immediately tell an unsuspecting customer to shell out $200 or more for parts they don't need.
it's same as mechanics come in for oil change next minute your told it will cost 3k lmao
hey greg i live in australia and i gotto say i would trust you fixing any of my electronics than locals in my area. your honest and humble and always put customers first even if it isn't your fault, service like that nowadays is hard to find. keep up the great content really enjoy viewing your repair videos.
Great customer service you are a upstanding man in this field thanks for your honesty. This is the way I treat all of my customers also.
I think having a sort of "tamper proof" tape somewhere will help in the future, but I'm glad that you took responsibility even if you didn't have to and glad you were able to get it working. I think part of your issue is you did not know the state of the XBOX before you even did the cleaning (it could have been broken way back when). On a different note, what is that Pixio screen you are using? Do you have an affiliate link for it?
Former GameStop employee.
We definitely do not have the tools nor the pay to do any kinds of takedowns on consoles. Definitely something that they'd just say, does it turn on, yes, ok here's your 59 cents of trade in credit. If it doesn't, here's your 5 cents cause warehouse has to fix it.
And warehouse will probably not bother fixing it.
I love how he is transparent and honest and isnt like nah screw your xbox go away he actually takes responsibility to make sure he makes it right. Been watching him for a long time really appreciate it
~Greg Salazar Think I have seen some of your videos before, but I am not a regular viewer... at only 2:11 into the video - I have to say TOTAL RESPECT! No messing about - You took responsibility and were happy to have a look at it to make sure you had not made any mistakes... Yes, you asked the owner to take it to an Independent repair shop too - Covering your back ... I am Impressed!
More UA-camrs should be like you.... Not just in this kind of videos but in General! Things will go wrong, UA-camrs will make bad judgements - After all, You are only Human! And it is also good for more content when you do have an issue... and actually do try to put it right! Good Man!
Good job on handling situation Greg. Well done 😃
Great job Greg.
I just replaced the thermal pads on my 20 year old original Xbox with fresh thermal paste. Temps went from 57 Celsius to 50 Celsius while gaming.
That's pretty interesting not that big of a change for 20 year paste Microsoft must of used some quality stuff.
@@chrisjordan6660 you're right. It's not tremendous, but the thermal pads that Microsoft used was like chewing gum. A pain to remove.
Bro, you dealt with this in such a perfect way. You are a trust worthy person but this just like….. idk how to put it in words but you gained the respect of everyone.
HUGE PROPS to you Greg for your honesty and integrity!
I had the same issue with a laptop …. It refused to boot, so after some diy checking, I sent to a repairer and got a main board issue ….. repair costs …. Waaay tooo much! ….. I sent to another repairer, they replaced a power cap inside ….. and for the cost of a cafe lunch for two, repaired and working ….. most repairers are DIY and anything outside a device loading up is a faulty main board and an expensive repair 😡🤬!
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Greg seems like an honest person I don't know him personally but I have talked to him several times I am curious to find out why the Xbox broke I don't think it was his fault may have been someone else that broke it and just trying to blame you
The person above did not watch the video
You are such a stand up guy Greg. Appreciate how you handle things. Great video!
Howdy, love the videos... I wasn't subbed until I watched the video from a few years back about the suing and all. Genuinely funny! Hope to see more videos in the near future.
Cheers!
This video is another banger. I always enjoy your content
Always appreciated! :-)
@Greg Salazar 21:37 The fact you can activate the buttons by just touching the pads is normal. I used to mod Xbox 360's all the time and the "slim" models in particular used this exact same type of ribbon cable to capacitive button setup and I discovered that you could actually bridge the power pins with your thumb without the ribbon connected (you could also bridge the eject pins with your finger if you knew where to hold your finger. Made for much easier testing because you didn't have to futz with connecting the front panel to do boot testing.
So if you get another Xbox and think that being able to activate it from the connector via touch is a "problem", it's not. Perfectly normal
High points for transparency.
They way you've dealth with it, amazing.
Wow, you truly are a stand up 👦! Very nice of you to do for this individual. Thanks for all you do!!
Greg, when you had the card out showing us the power connector, I noticed that there was three missing/damaged capacitors on it. If I remember correctly, one of them was C11. That would cause the power issue.
Things happen no one is perfect 👍 good work finding the problem
Love the videos Greg. You have a great personality and like everyone else, we all make mistakes or own up to them even though it might not have been you. It could have been the finicky console. It sucks on both ends, but seeing someone post a follow up is great. Keep up the great work.
that other comment is fake
This could have been like an exposing repair shops kind of vid, but it definitely looks better to make it about the actual donor, but you are correct you guys here are the faces of the industry even if unintentionally and you handled this spectacularly.
Here are a couple of points I've learn of the OG Xbox ONE, it can power on and work without the Optical drive, BUT you can't update the console if the Optical drive is not connected, the optical drive and the MB are paired, so if your optical is toasted you'll need to do some flashing on a chip to copy the key on the new one to be recognize, also, some times the power button doesn't work well when pressed at the center, try touching the perimeter and it might work
[Personal experiences with repair shops]
I learn all this when I Accidentally drop my Xbox while moving it and the top plastic side broke, luckily only the ribbon cable and the optical drive broke, the HDD and the fan work well, , the whole plastic cover went flying but the console did survived the fall, i used this opportunity to learn how to disassemble it and repair it
I personally no longer trust any repair shops, the only way for me to trust them is if the are willing to show me the error in real time or in video, I already lost 1 laptop to repair shops and 1 console, and many "Sorry we couldn't fix it, it'll be 25 to 50 for the service tho!"
The laptop was my sister, it fell and the screen broke, but I manage to connect an external screen and blindly navigate it to login and activate the second monitor, so I KNEW it work, after backing up all the data and doing some test to see if anything was alright we took it to a repair shop to get the screen replace they told me the screen model they had was not compatible with my laptop and they just assemble it and return it, they charge me 25 bucks for service, I made the mistake of not checking the laptop and 2 months later found out it absolutely stop posting, 0, nada, they somehow broke the MB or CPU, I tried disassemble it and check if by any chance it was an assembly mistake, but nope, they destroy an already broken but functional laptop, they refuse all responsibility and told me to pound sand
The console was an Xbox 360 (ARCADE) at the time only the disk drive broke and stop reading disks (Very common for the arcade version) and the repair shop told us that they couldn't repair it, when we told them the console was working before and now it refuse to power on, my dad started to argue with them and they called the police, we ended up leaving because a $300 console was not worth all this trouble (They wanted to charge $50 dollars for services, we ended up leaving after the arguing, if they want that money they had to take responsibility, by the way we had video of it powering on before taking it to the repair shop), my dad bought me another Xbox the next day, the one that could read OG Xbox disk (Which had a better Optical drive, that lasted me until it suffer the 3 ring of death in 2010) this happened in 2007, and were we lived Xbox warranty was a load of BS, because we had to ship it to the US and we had to pay for everything, at the end the shipping and all would have been almost $180 so yeah, no thx.
After the laptop experience I lost all trust in electronic repair shops, I've repair almost everything tv's, consoles, laptops, speakers, cellphones, etc. Thanks to those assholes, it has save a lot of money, so I guess it ended up a win for me
Time to start drafting a contract where the users you helped must test their fixed/cleaned systems the within 3 days of arrival.
Wouldn't have helped if the cable came loose during shipping🤔
@@ScaryClown338 it doesn't matter, because the earlier the problem is identified, the earlier it can be corrected. When a fixed computer is left for weeks and months, at that point it's very hard to pin point if it's the user, deliverer, or service person who caused the problem.
Thereforez the earlier they test the PC, the sooner they can rectify the issue.
Dude you're a genuine geek! Methodic and smart, RESPECT!
It's nice knowing there are people out there like you.
Another day, another "repair shop" trying to scam someone who has inadequate knowledge with their own inadequate knowledge.
I highly doubt you broke this and I definitely think you need some kind of legal paperwork in place to stop others seeing think thinking they can fleece you but it was good of you to replace it
A stand up guy greg this is why I subscribed and continue to watch .you're a great guy keep up the good work .
Stand up way of handling this man. Wish more people were like you. Great video man
26:59 Even with a keyed physical interface, the pin out can still be switched. For example: straight-through aka "patch" cables, crossover cables and rollover cables. All three use an 8P8C connector (it's often called an RJ45 connector, but that's actually wrong. True RJ45 is keyed and extremely rare). One can take a cue from mechanics on this one, and create a witness mark. Also, fun bonus fact: "patch cable", despite being used ubiquitously, is technically wrong when connecting a device the wall port. A "patch cable" is a cable that connects the patch panel port to a switch port. A DROP cable is what connects the wall port to a device.
Greg, get some stickers you'd tape on so if someone sends you a device "you've broken" or that "doesn't work after your cleanup/repair" you'd know if the device was opened by a third party.
Yes, I agree but it wouldn't have worked in this case because he had him to take it to a repair shop, remember? So even if he placed a indicator sticker inside of it and the local repair shop said the same thing about replacing the mainboard, what difference would it have made? What, to see if they went inside it or not? I believe that he should stick to his policy of not dealing with out of state cleaning and repairs so that he don't have to deal with all of this speculation. But what he should do is record the serials of these units along with the video/pictures that he have of them.
Really stand up way to handle it. Honestly, frying hardware was never main concern (I did PC repair for 10 years). The thing that bit me a few times was data loss. I am still amazed by how many people have NO backups at all. They hand over their entire digital life to a stranger and it never occurs to them, "Hey, maybe I should keep a copy." One guy got mad because I didn't back it up before looking at it! Just protect yourself. 99% of people are honest & decent. But that 1% can inflict a lot of misery. Enjoy your work. It reminds me why I left the field!
Electronics are a finiky thing my friend, sometimes we do something and it looks right and SHOULD be right but it isn't, than we unplug and replug the same cable the same way and suddenly things work, I've seen it before. Nice work and excellent way to deal with the situation and being completely transparent about it Greg.
You cannot just swap the "mainboard"... They're locked to the drive and everything, wont ever work. One of the main ways Microsoft tries to prevent modding of the console.
It's also interesting how they used to lock HDDs to the motherboard of the first-gen XBOX consoles and then again locking disc drives to the motherboard of Xbox 360s.
I hate that the optical drives are locked to the motherboard...... the board inside the drive is easy to swap out at least. Just a pain when either one fails and the other is just fine, but you have to replace both to make it work regardless. Not to mention swapping out the hdd out requires you to re-flash the console (I can't remember if re-flash is the correct term for this)
You can extract and program a replacement EEPROM if you have the proper hardware, or you can de-solder and move the EEPROM from the failed part to the replacement so it keeps the matching ID.
I’m obsessed with these videos. They are interesting, fun to watch and I can learn a lot from them. Greetings from Hungary, Europe.
@@KonradVarga Thanks man, I knew that, my 6th sense for scam grew out in the internet era. :D
I have watched several videos but this bought my subscription, respect!!!
We all make mistakes and instead of blaming others, you owned up to it big time. You are amazing man. Just for that im subbing!
The world needs more people like you. The buck really does stop here. Cheers.
Lol the begrudging accountability, appreciate the candid reaction to the situation, nice work.
This gave me even more pointers for when I clean my Xbox One, I'll be sure to reference both videos as I do so. Thanks for learning with us!!
I love your honorable character in this video and many others on your channel! You deserve a ton of credit for your generosity and integrity!
Great video. I watched the original video of the system's cleaning : I didn't notice anything that you did that might of caused this. Keep up the great work. I am looking forward to more videos take care.
Lesson learned: take videos of the device working (twice) before shipping to "customer" and get them to acknowledge they have seen the video? You handled this very well, Greg.
Most of the time if the person is collecting it in person (as in this case), it is best to get the customer to turn it on themselves in front of you.
Shows to them it isn't just some trick
nicely done as usual Greg. Nice to see the boy as well. good job Dad!
The in-depth videos you do is why I watch and subscribe to your channel. I repair PC’s myself but I have never attempted an Xbox before. Really good video, Greg
good stuff Greg - don't usually watch your console content but i found this one really interesting, great work 🙂
What an excellent video, well spoken, detailed, and very well put forward
This vid just popped into my feed for whatever random reason and I was bored so I decided to check it out. The first few minutes made me a subscriber.
Always like your videos for sure. Way to step up and take responsibility for this too. I think this is great. Awesome job testing everything and figuring out its just a cable at first but then seeing it was having issues with optical drive being connected. Sometimes it seems like a domino effect when you think its one thing and then its something else.
Nice way to handle the situation, Greg. Hopefully that system goes on to operate for a long time to come. Still in very nice condition.
You are the man Greg! Way to stand up for your work! Are you going to make a vid on how to upgrade the XBOX?
Troubleshooting is so much fun 😊 it's even more fun to watch someone troubleshooting. I never liked those touch buttons on the 360
Cool video, I'm glad you figured it out and it's all working now.
We all learn from our mistakes, its good you are showing it and correcting the mistake. Its a life lesson and growing from it makes you a better person. You have a subscription because learning from mistakes makes you more human.
Thanks for the transparency.
Consoles can be difficult. Good on ya for the effort getting it going again.
You've gained the respect through being honest Greg.