Xbox one x won't turn on, hard drive when connected turns it off

Discus and support Xbox one x won't turn on, hard drive when connected turns it off in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; I have a one x that I bought when it was first released. And we dont play it too often and was very well taken care of. A week or so ago we tried... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Oscarsturu, Aug 20, 2020.

  1. Oscarsturu
    Oscarsturu Guest

    Xbox one x won't turn on, hard drive when connected turns it off


    I have a one x that I bought when it was first released. And we dont play it too often and was very well taken care of. A week or so ago we tried turning it on, pushed the button on the xbox and light lit up and pulsed for a second then turned off. It doesnt
    stay on at all. Disconnected the power, waited a bit and same thing. Since it's out of warranty, took it apart to check things out, thought maybe it was the power supply. Ordered a new one, swapped it out tried turning it on, same thing, wouldn't start.

    Tried unplugging different components and leaving them unplugged to see of it would start. Figured out that when my hard drive power connection to the board isn't plugged in, it turns on. The light on the box stays on, the fan starts running like normal
    but obviously nothing on the image of our tv since there is no operating system to run it. As soon as I plug the cable back on the board it shuts off immediately.

    Could our hard drive just be dead? Or maybe some sort of short? We useouse xbox sparringly, not more than 5-8 hours a week. The fan was very clean, not much dust at all.

    I do have an external hard drive, was also wondering if i can't connect an internal hard drive back in, maybe I can add the operation system and files on an external drive? Would it recognize it through the usb if I never had one installed? Any help or ideas
    would be much appreciated.

    :)
     
    Oscarsturu, Aug 20, 2020
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  2. The Turnips DCA Win User

    Twitch streaming problem (different from other threads)

    When I try and broadcast, it sends the connect in to a loop and it won't work. The xbox won't turn off after that and need to do a hard reset every time. It's driving me insane and need a fix quick. is there a fix for this yet?
  3. SigmaTheDJ Win User

    Unplug Console

    Does the external hard drive ever turn off when the Xbox is off?

    The console has a setting to turn external storage off when the console is turned off. It's in the power settings. However, for some reason, some externals do not turn off when the console is turned off, even when the "When Xbox is off, turn off storage" setting is enabled.

    The second thing that will cause most externals to go to sleep is inactivity. Usually there is a setting in the drive's own firmware that says "go to sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity" or whatever.

    Here's what I would recommend: -

    1. If it's not already enabled, enable the "When Xbox is off, turn off storage" setting in the console's power settings, then test to see if the drive turns off when the Xbox is turned off.

    2. If option 1 is no help and the drive never turns off, disable that setting, then see if the external turns off after a period of inactivity once the Xbox has been turned off.

    If you unplug the drive when the console is off, obviously, if you have the console set to automatically update your games/apps, it won't be able to update anything on the external while the Xbox is off as it's not connected. That is the primary downside of what you're currently doing.
  4. MaximumExtreme Win User

    Lost Profiles - Can't Create new ones

    Try turning the console off then turn it back on without the hard drive and the connect the hard drive.
  5. D Boii 18 Win User

    Xbox Controller Sync & Powering off from after pressing sync button five times....

    My sync button turns off my Xbox one X and won't connect any controllers.

    When controllers do connect they disconnect and flash.

    Had this problem since beginning of February.
  6. smw007 Win User

    External hard drive malfunction

    Is your console an Xbox 360 or Xbox One ?

    Double check if the external hard drive is actually being detected, sometimes the USB connection might be loose. If the external hard drive is not detected, turn off the console

    and then double check the USB connector is firmly plugged in, then turn console back on and see if external hard drive appears.

    Also another thing to check... some brands of external hard drive have a power light when turned on. Check if the power light is on.
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