MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: Questions about an original Xbox

> A friend gave me an old original Xbox with a couple of games. No gamepad.
>
> I plugged it in, and apparently it works fine, it has a green ring around the power
> button.
>
> The screen only showed the clock setting screen. Without the gamepad I was unable to
> go further than that. However, when I tried to open the disc tray, the green ring
> blinked, I heard a noise from the tray but it didn't open. I tried several times with
> no luck.
>
> Question: Is that a normal behaviour or should I think that the disc tray is borked?
> Would going further than the clock setting screen somehow "unlock" the disc tray?
>
> Question: What kind of gamepads do an original Xbox use? Can I use a PC gamepad or
> should I buy an Xbox specific one?
>
> Also, it has a plug in thingy for playing DVDs. Not that I'm going to make much use
> out of it, but does it work without a remote, like with a gamepad, or would I need
> e.g. a generic remote control?
>
> Thanks for any insight.

You're at the initial setting screen; you need to set the clock and language to continue past that screen.

Pretty sure the disc drive should open even if you haven't gone through initial setup. I've had my drive stuck before... could just be that the tray is a bit warped, or there was still a disc in it, which moved and got it stuck, etc.

There is a manual eject in the front, just like a regular PC drive... here's a link to the manual:

http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/images/Manuals/01_Microsoft_Xbox_(PAL)-Manual.pdf

You can't just put in any drive; there is firmware flashed to the drive that tells it it's for an XBox. Certain older drives can be flashed to become one... but it's been awhile... the info is out there.

Hope that helps... make sure to get Burnout 3, Burnout Revenge, and Outrun 2 once you get it working.

RELAX and just have fun. Remember, it's all about the games.