My Xbox I played at my grandmas would display that same screen no matter the disk after initial start up. Had to listlen to music for 15 or 20 minutes and then it would work flawlessly. I literally called it warming up the Xbox. Me at 10 and my cousin 6 or 8 listening to let the bodies hit the floor on repeat is a childhood memory that will never be forgotten. I’m 27 now.
Modern corporations are made up of "arms", Microsoft included, so the people who designed the X-box aren't necessarily the same ones designing Windows.
@Atharnius huh? What are you talking about? I just made an underhanded jab at Microsoft. It said nothing about me nor was it in any way boastful. I strongly suggest you read things properly next time. Have a good day.
Man, these consoles really were a thing of beauty weren't they. I mean, I love my Series X, but the originals just had character. Crystal is making a bit of a comeback and I couldn't be happier, the nostalgia is real.
One thing is missing from this video… lol 😂 I’m mad the tv wasn’t on first for the Xbox intro lol that’s the best part. Other than that you did a fire 🔥 job on the game.
Well done in less in 30 minutes! Ever since i liked this video, had a different uploader but almost an hour, 2 hours to fully diy fix 😂😂😂😂❤ master of ur craft my dude subscribed!
Clear Plastic is just clear for our visible spectrum, could be different for another. That the black caps of IR lights for instance, or the black plastic of PS1 games. It looks opaque to our eyes, but in infrared it isn't. So the color doesn't say a lot about the Retrobright effect, it's more the type of plastic. But that's a topic, I have zero knowledge about 🙂.
Nice work bro, I have a crystal Xbox as well! Only problem is the clock doesn’t work unfortunately :/ I would like to work on it but I’m not confident enough to take it apart and fix it, I’d rather work with someone or learn a lot of other stuff then get 2 that
The best way to learn before doing anything yourself first, but with the clock capacitor, l would just take it out and not replace it, buddy they are known for going and thank you for watching it's much appreciated 😃
Actually you should increase the resistance, neither reduce it. By this case with 3210 Ohms you've lowered the voltage of laser beam, so I assume it now won't even focus to even recognize the discs. I prefer tweaking it between stock value up to 1000 Ohms to see the result. If it still don't want to read games, I'll recommend to replace the electrolytic capacitors on main DVD drive board to make it work again and tweak the resistance on laser beam to stock values (1750 Ohms). This is a common issue with Samsung DVD drives, not the lasers themselves. Give it a try.
I have reused the peroxide in the past with the clock/date capacitor. I wouldn't replace it. l would just leave it out and be done with it to be fair. Thank you for watching it's much appreciated 😃 PS, I should have taken out when it was apart. Save me from going back to it at a later date
That thing would have looked so nasty in my house growing up. My dad would chain smoke inside the house and it would turn a nasty yellow orange color so fast.
Same for me, to be fair my dad still smoking like a train l do say to him he needs to stop but old habits die hard and thank you for watching really is much appreciated 😃
Half way through the cleaning with alcohol I thought “what if he is just absolutely destroying this and the video is actually a joke?” 😂 I’m glad it wasn’t!
Sadly, l didn't make a video on my UV box but odd thinkering on youtube does have a video that will have out and thank you for watching it's much appreciated 😃
I’m playstion all the way but what make this Xbox the best console of all time was the first to do it the hard drive and able to play music while playing games and thru it malfunction never gave the red ring of death 😂 it kept going lol
It's kinda looks brand's new at the start. As in it was baught new , opened and out in a cardboard box in a storage unit for the past 20 year and now is just taken out
I think this is my most favourite restaurant video I've done so far . You really see the difference, and thank you for watching it's much appreciated ❤️ 😀
I’ve always owned a PlayStation growing up but I went to go buy the exact same Xbox original from a game shop 2nd hand in its box in a fair condition about 12 years ago only reason was to play doom 3 because back then it wasn’t available on ps2 which they shortly released on ps3. 😄
Tweaking the Pot of the Laser will just reduce the lifetime of the laser, nothing else. If cleaning the lens isn't successful, there is for sure dust/smokers dirt (this one for sure was in a smokers room) on the half transparent mirror under the lens. Sometimes it's possible to reach this mirror, spray a throttled amount of air over it. I even had success with contact cleaner for a very dirty laser (takes some time to let the cleaner vaporize). But that should be the last step as it can make it even worse.
Adjusting the pot can help but should be a last ditch thing because, yeah, will decrease the lifespan. Although if you're at the stage where you're needing to adjust the pot to get it to read, lifespan isn't a concern anymore as it's already cooked.
I had the same one in perfect condition that was givin to me by my brother. Then a couple years later my dad forced me to give it to my sister as I had the Xbox 360 that I bought with my own money btw. A year went by and I asked her if I could buy it back and she sold it at a garage sale.... I was pretty pissed to say the least :/
Good video, basically the same format and editing as Odd Tinkering but nice to watch either way. [Edit] I've looked at your channel and it seems like you've just plagiarized the entire concept, even the thumbnails.
Looking back at it, I wish l did take it out. l wouldn't replace it. l could put up with the clock and date at the start and just skip it and thank you for watching 😃
@@techrestoread The crystal console has a 1.6 board and doesn't suffer the clock capacitor issue of the other versions, besides, the 1.6 will not operate without the clock capacitor so you did well to leave it there.
I've had times when l had to look back at my recordings to find Where Parts had to go back together, lol my tip is to take many photos and thank you for watching 😀
How? Ive had mine forever and it doesnt look no where near that bad.😅 I bought it off of ebay, modded it with homebrew and stuck a bunch of iso. on the 500gb HDD.
@@techrestoread that is true. No smokers or pets in my home. I'm sure the inside of it is pretty dusty though. I try to vaccum off all of my consoles once a quarter.
you put a 20 years old game in old console: game starts you put a 20 days old game in new console, update, checking license, server not found, please retry later
In person, you can really see the difference might be the lighting or when l have put the insides back in it look a bit darker and thank you for watching 😃
This is not some special "crystal edition" the reason why it is in clear plastic is because it was made for use in a prison, it is clear so the guards who do cell inspections can make sure prisoners have not hidden drugs or weapons inside.
That was the first thing I was thinking. The problem is while it might pass the "paper regulations", there are still plenty of places where contraband can be hidden if it was taken apart. I suspect this was something that normally couldn't be bought off of commissary (imagine street price plus the huge prison markup) but rather it would be in a day room of a juvenile detention facility, and the clear plastic would prevent an inmate from being able to quickly hide contraband by simply slipping it into a crevice in the unit's casing.
Some plastics tend to "yellow" over the years, and this can happen with clear plastic too. It has to do with some of the chemicals inside the plastic breaking down. The Super Nintendo was *really bad* with this, and not all of the case components had this problem. So you end up getting this gagworthy patchwork of case parts that look almost new while others look horrible. And this pattern even differs between decks.
It's how l like to do it even if I just put some on and squish. Some will say I'm not putting enough on, or I'm putting too much on, but thank you for watching 😃
My Xbox I played at my grandmas would display that same screen no matter the disk after initial start up. Had to listlen to music for 15 or 20 minutes and then it would work flawlessly. I literally called it warming up the Xbox. Me at 10 and my cousin 6 or 8 listening to let the bodies hit the floor on repeat is a childhood memory that will never be forgotten. I’m 27 now.
That's a really elegant internal build, Microsoft. I didn't know you had it in you.
That was like microsoft's prime years lol not anymore
Modern corporations are made up of "arms", Microsoft included, so the people who designed the X-box aren't necessarily the same ones designing Windows.
@@mikecsernyik7360It’s prime year was its first console ever Yikes! I think it at least extends to the 360 no?
@Atharnius huh? What are you talking about? I just made an underhanded jab at Microsoft. It said nothing about me nor was it in any way boastful. I strongly suggest you read things properly next time. Have a good day.
@@antiphlex I was just kidding sheesh learn how to take a joke
Damn this is nostalgic. I’ll forever regret selling this console, such a unique design and the clear shell made it even more so.
Thank you for not putting lame music on in the background bud. This is the first no speaking video I made it through I think ever. I liked it.
Thank you for your kind words it's very much appreciated ❤️😃
Man, these consoles really were a thing of beauty weren't they. I mean, I love my Series X, but the originals just had character. Crystal is making a bit of a comeback and I couldn't be happier, the nostalgia is real.
I have one of the exact same ones, it’s even boxed!
Never, and I mean NEVER sell it.
Check those boards to make sure they aren't fried from the battery acid
No you don't
Nostalgic. I used to take these apart all the time and had them modded by a friend. Crazy
0:35 a man of culture I see.
Man great job I felt a huge relief when you removed that yellow tint from the Xbox
Thank you 😃 and thank you for watching it's much appreciated
One thing is missing from this video… lol 😂 I’m mad the tv wasn’t on first for the Xbox intro lol that’s the best part. Other than that you did a fire 🔥 job on the game.
Lol 🤣 and thank and thank you for watching it's much appreciated 😃
This was my first ever back in 2007 I enjoyed every moment of it one of the best consoles for sure
Well done in less in 30 minutes!
Ever since i liked this video, had a different uploader but almost an hour, 2 hours to fully diy fix 😂😂😂😂❤ master of ur craft my dude subscribed!
Lol 😂 and thank you for watching and for subscribing it's much appreciated 😃 ❤️
@@techrestoread anything to kill the time besides working & gaming 💯🙃
It’s been probably about 12 years since I’ve opened an xbox game case. I have a feeling the distinct smell of it would make me cry 😭
Ive got 2 of these consoles in a storage box in the back shed, both need a good clean
Congratulations on the video, it is extremely rewarding to watch, I would like to know which product you used in the UV vat?
Thank you for your kind words it's much appreciated
The chemical l used was hydrogen peroxide 12% l got from ebay
12% Food Grade Hydrogen peroxide
@@techrestoread tks brother 👊🏻❤️
This channel is like Odd Tinkering from Temu 😊
i got halfway through and realized it wasn’t OT. i was like “where are the gloves and the Ducktor??” still watched it though 😅
I’ve never tried retrobrighting a clear case but it worked really well. Good to know 👍
Clear Plastic is just clear for our visible spectrum, could be different for another. That the black caps of IR lights for instance, or the black plastic of PS1 games. It looks opaque to our eyes, but in infrared it isn't. So the color doesn't say a lot about the Retrobright effect, it's more the type of plastic. But that's a topic, I have zero knowledge about 🙂.
Nice work bro, I have a crystal Xbox as well! Only problem is the clock doesn’t work unfortunately :/ I would like to work on it but I’m not confident enough to take it apart and fix it, I’d rather work with someone or learn a lot of other stuff then get 2 that
The best way to learn before doing anything yourself first, but with the clock capacitor, l would just take it out and not replace it, buddy they are known for going and thank you for watching it's much appreciated 😃
Actually you should increase the resistance, neither reduce it. By this case with 3210 Ohms you've lowered the voltage of laser beam, so I assume it now won't even focus to even recognize the discs. I prefer tweaking it between stock value up to 1000 Ohms to see the result. If it still don't want to read games, I'll recommend to replace the electrolytic capacitors on main DVD drive board to make it work again and tweak the resistance on laser beam to stock values (1750 Ohms). This is a common issue with Samsung DVD drives, not the lasers themselves. Give it a try.
I will do that and thank you for your help it's much appreciated and thank you for watching 😃
And of course, to be more precise: Tweak it step-by-step every 50-100 Ohms. I'll be interested to see it on your channel. Good luck!
Shout out to The Path of Neo! I haven't thought of that game in years, i gotta find a way to play it now.
Your restoration work is amazing! 👏🏻😎👏🏻
Thank you 😃 really glad you enjoyed it it's much appreciated ❤️
@@techrestoread ☺
amazing video! 🎉❤ 2:29 btw its "peel" not "pill" just throwing that out for you
Good vidéo as always !! Did you re-use the peroxyde or you change it for every retrobrighting? And Why don’t you change the timer fused ??
I have reused the peroxide in the past with the clock/date capacitor. I wouldn't replace it. l would just leave it out and be done with it to be fair. Thank you for watching it's much appreciated 😃 PS, I should have taken out when it was apart. Save me from going back to it at a later date
That thing would have looked so nasty in my house growing up. My dad would chain smoke inside the house and it would turn a nasty yellow orange color so fast.
Same for me, to be fair my dad still smoking like a train l do say to him he needs to stop but old habits die hard and thank you for watching really is much appreciated 😃
I have the fake one but it was molded with a bunch of games and it was awesome for 2003
Half way through the cleaning with alcohol I thought “what if he is just absolutely destroying this and the video is actually a joke?” 😂 I’m glad it wasn’t!
Lol 🤣 and thank you for watching it's much appreciated 😃
Cool resto video!😊
Nice video! Did you replace the DVD drive?
I did in the end. l was meant to put in text on the video and thank you for watching 😃
Do you have a video on making the UV Box you have? I have some old toys that need a good cleaning like that and I would love to make one.
Sadly, l didn't make a video on my UV box but odd thinkering on youtube does have a video that will have out and thank you for watching it's much appreciated 😃
Great job! Well done.
Thank you it's very much appreciated, and thank you for watching 😀
@@techrestoread 👍👍
I was told to always worry about ESD damage ... that brush scares me.
Clicks video. Immediately clicks 2x wishing there was a faster way to watch lol
I’m playstion all the way but what make this Xbox the best console of all time was the first to do it the hard drive and able to play music while playing games and thru it malfunction never gave the red ring of death 😂 it kept going lol
Now im making one of these into a pc. Gotta be done
It's kinda looks brand's new at the start. As in it was baught new , opened and out in a cardboard box in a storage unit for the past 20 year and now is just taken out
I think this is my most favourite restaurant video I've done so far . You really see the difference, and thank you for watching it's much appreciated ❤️ 😀
I’ve always owned a PlayStation growing up but I went to go buy the exact same Xbox original from a game shop 2nd hand in its box in a fair condition about 12 years ago only reason was to play doom 3 because back then it wasn’t available on ps2 which they shortly released on ps3. 😄
Doom, l can remember playing that on the PC back in the day game
Tweaking the Pot of the Laser will just reduce the lifetime of the laser, nothing else. If cleaning the lens isn't successful, there is for sure dust/smokers dirt (this one for sure was in a smokers room) on the half transparent mirror under the lens. Sometimes it's possible to reach this mirror, spray a throttled amount of air over it. I even had success with contact cleaner for a very dirty laser (takes some time to let the cleaner vaporize). But that should be the last step as it can make it even worse.
Adjusting the pot can help but should be a last ditch thing because, yeah, will decrease the lifespan.
Although if you're at the stage where you're needing to adjust the pot to get it to read, lifespan isn't a concern anymore as it's already cooked.
My red flag is believing I can watch this video a couple of times and do this myself
I had the same one in perfect condition that was givin to me by my brother. Then a couple years later my dad forced me to give it to my sister as I had the Xbox 360 that I bought with my own money btw. A year went by and I asked her if I could buy it back and she sold it at a garage sale.... I was pretty pissed to say the least :/
I know what that's like when your stuff gets given away, and they don't even look after it or even really want it 😒
Came out great! Congrats!
Thank you much appreciated 😃 and thank you for watching
@@techrestoread really liked your UV setup, plus I don’t think I’ve seen anyone retrobrite clear plastics yet!
@@LeftyPem Thank you and thank you for watching
>Path of Neo
MY MAN
The path of neo needs a remaster
This was awesome 😱
Thank you 😃
Nice video.. but I would have done a full recap of that board as the caps are around 20 years old
At least the clock capacitor, those go catastrophically bad.
Whats the point of making it clear then putting a metal box inside so you can see the internal workings
I know what you mean, and thank you for watching 😀
Good video, basically the same format and editing as Odd Tinkering but nice to watch either way.
[Edit] I've looked at your channel and it seems like you've just plagiarized the entire concept, even the thumbnails.
Thank you it's very much appreciated 😃
excellent!!
Many thanks!
12:13 ayyyyeeeoooo did you just fart 🤣😭
Lol 🤣 no l was picking up the toothbrush
1:06 I died inside 👋😵👉✨💿✨
Can't believe it's 20 yrs old. 2:03 😀
It's shocking how time goes so fast 😀🤪
I think back in the day mine had Xecuter 3 mod chip, LED lighting kit so the whole thing lit up blue and a 200GB hard drive
Also it looks so goodd 🤗
Thank you 😃
Why didn’t you take out or replace the clock capacitor?
Looking back at it, I wish l did take it out. l wouldn't replace it. l could put up with the clock and date at the start and just skip it and thank you for watching 😃
@@techrestoread The crystal console has a 1.6 board and doesn't suffer the clock capacitor issue of the other versions, besides, the 1.6 will not operate without the clock capacitor so you did well to leave it there.
That's good to know and thank you for watching 😃
Good video
Thanks for your work
Thank you, and you're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it 😀
The crystal-like Xbox I used to have at home has not been turned on for at least six years. I don’t know if it can still be turned on.
Fingers crossed, it will turn on for you and thank you for watching it's much appreciated 😃
Wow i could never do this its so cool watching you do it 🫶🏻
❤️
based
Back when the game came on the disc
id give it more air intake holes in the front & back
No SSD? 😢
Merci pour la vidéo
22:09 this is where I realize I have no idea how to put it back together
I've had times when l had to look back at my recordings to find Where
Parts had to go back together, lol
my tip is to take many photos and thank you for watching 😀
👍
I think i remember having a green one. Or that might have been an N64
You can get this in green as well it does look pretty good
@@techrestoread thought so ^_^
am I the only one who thought that hard drive is a Velociraptor??
It does look funny 😀
How? Ive had mine forever and it doesnt look no where near that bad.😅
I bought it off of ebay, modded it with homebrew and stuck a bunch of iso. on the 500gb HDD.
Just being in a smoker house can do it, but thank you for watching 😃
@@techrestoread that is true. No smokers or pets in my home. I'm sure the inside of it is pretty dusty though. I try to vaccum off all of my consoles once a quarter.
pretty :)
Thank you 😃
These were made for prisons lol.
Or it was a demo one.
The only production Xbox that was clear made to the public was the green halo ce edition.
you put a 20 years old game in old console: game starts
you put a 20 days old game in new console, update, checking license, server not found, please retry later
So true with Xbox console tuck me 20 or 30 minutes just to play a game on the Xbox One s 🤪
the breathing in the mic is wilddd
Lol sorry about that but need to breath
Looks like the retrobright solution would have benefited from a 3rd day of cure
In person, you can really see the difference might be the lighting or when l have put the insides back in it look a bit darker and thank you for watching 😃
slimmer raer mounted fan also
make the case glow in the dark or under vu black light
I have this one and the one in black
Bro is pulling out all the connections by the wires 😢
Xbox made for prisons?
The Prison Box?
I've had many people say it's a prison Xbox, but I'm not sure about that. I tried Google but didn't find anything 🤔
The detector pen detects AC, not DC
if there was still charge in the capacitors the pen will light up and thank you for watching
@@techrestoread No, no they wouldn't. They can't detect potential without a reference to ground.
why not replace the hdd for an ssd?
I'm happy with the HDD to be honest but thank you for watching 😃
2 weeks later red ring of death.
Hopefully, not, and thank you for watching 😃
and a cooler master heatsink w fan
It looks like a halo edition to me.
I wanna get the halo edition to restore
Xbox prison edition
hi
Hello there and thank you for watching 😃
Pill≠peel
This is not some special "crystal edition" the reason why it is in clear plastic is because it was made for use in a prison, it is clear so the guards who do cell inspections can make sure prisoners have not hidden drugs or weapons inside.
That was the first thing I was thinking. The problem is while it might pass the "paper regulations", there are still plenty of places where contraband can be hidden if it was taken apart. I suspect this was something that normally couldn't be bought off of commissary (imagine street price plus the huge prison markup) but rather it would be in a day room of a juvenile detention facility, and the clear plastic would prevent an inmate from being able to quickly hide contraband by simply slipping it into a crevice in the unit's casing.
It is actually a special “crystal” edition.
Quick google search will confirm that.
I don’t think they had brand new Xboxs in jail lol
Do you ever just stfu and enjoy videos?
I bet it's from a smoker's home :(
Most likely But I do love bringing them back to its former glory 😃
Some plastics tend to "yellow" over the years, and this can happen with clear plastic too. It has to do with some of the chemicals inside the plastic breaking down. The Super Nintendo was *really bad* with this, and not all of the case components had this problem. So you end up getting this gagworthy patchwork of case parts that look almost new while others look horrible. And this pattern even differs between decks.
8:54
Stop spreading thermal compound, you arent icing a cake, put enough on and squish it with the heatsink.
It's how l like to do it even if I just put some on and squish. Some will say I'm not putting enough on, or I'm putting too much on, but thank you for watching 😃
@techrestoread you'd think they was the one who made the video. StOP sPrEaDiNg It ArOuNd. Love your vid techrestore keep it up
Xbox original was my first console ever (◕દ◕) it always gave me mountain dew vibes cause of the neon green theme
@oddtinkering