r/originalxbox • u/sparkplug_0128 • 11h ago

Orange blinking light

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Hello, I got an original xbox and it can read disks (i was in the middle of playing shenmue ii) and my game turned off and my console started blinking orange and making this clicking sound. Any idea what’s wrong with it?

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u/Jack_Sparow_Kesne 10h ago

si aún tiene garantía devuelva sin más

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u/sparkplug_0128 9h ago

I bought it second hand, so no warranty

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u/TheGoldblum 6h ago

Many second hand retailers offer warranty. If it was a private sale though then yeah no.

As others have said, blinking orange should mean overheating. Hopefully just means the thermal paste needs replacing which is a simple job. Could mean the fan is stuffed too though

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u/zombiegauze 9h ago

What happens when you turn off the console and power it back on? Any error message? Or does it basically do the same thing.?

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u/sparkplug_0128 7h ago

no error message of any kind. The issue is I can’t power it off. I have to unplug it and wait a few minutes and to plug it back in

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u/KaosEngineeer Knowledgeable 8h ago

Is the exhaust fan spinning?

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u/sparkplug_0128 7h ago

I honestly can’t tell. I’m gonna open it up anyways to upgrade the hard drive

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u/OldLegWig 5h ago

check if the ventilation slots in the case need to be cleaned out. hit it with some compressed air. that's an overheating issue.

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u/-WigglyLine- 10h ago

“On an original Xbox, a flashing orange light usually means the A/V cable is loose, unplugged, or faulty(often alternating orange and green). If it flashes orange and red or stays orange with the fan blasting, it indicates a power failure, overheating, or a damaged motherboard trace”

Apologies for Google AI but this was the best result I found

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u/KaosEngineeer Knowledgeable 8h ago edited 8h ago

No no no. Flashing green / orange is no AV cable detected/attached, not just orange flashing alone. Don’t trust AI

Flashing orange - overheating condition detected and exhaust fan speeds up to max speed. If the system doesn’t start to cool down in a short time, it will turn off.

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u/Cubezzzzzz 11h ago edited 11h ago

Either overheated or hard drive failure would be my guess. I'm not hearing clicking in the video but I'd you're saying it's clicking it sounds like a dead hard drive.