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Error 16, Cant play games NEED HELP TO FIX!!!!

Discussion in 'Xbox - Software discussion' started by bobster89, Mar 31, 2006.

  1. bobster89

    bobster89 Guest

    Hi. I recently softmodded my xbox. I guess something went wrong because mechassault was in spanish lol. on my second xbox i suceeded with splinter cell:). but heres the thing something went wrong and i got error 16 and i cant plays games

    I NEED A SOLUTION PLEASE
     
  2. TheReturn

    TheReturn Guest

    16 - dashboard - Clock cannot be set.

    Basically it comes down to this. Error 16 has to do with not finding the menu setting with which you can set the clock of the hdd. This happens to a lot of people that erase their hdd (original/upgraded) or MS dashboard files and after that they don't immediatly install the hdd but leave the xbox without power longer than 5 hours.

    It's all about the hdd can't find the menu with which it can set the clock. This is mostly because the xbox hdd is empty (you removed dashboard or fux0red it via ftp). The problem arises when xbox searches for menu to set clock with, can't find it and voila: error 16. Well read on please!

    So you have an error 16 huh? Don't worry "nothing" is broken!

    You have an xbox hdd that is locked. And normally you can boot in original and modded mode. Retail or upgraded doesn't matter. You start playing around with xboxdash.xbe etc. using ftp programs. While doing this you "accidently" remove your MS dashboard and also your alternate dashboard (Evox, etc.) so there is no dash anymore on the xbox hdd.

    You end the ftp session and after that you shut off your xbox. Normally when you would start up again it gives you an error 13/14 ( no dashboard found). No worries with a slayer Evox cd (and a hardmod), all is ok. BUT this is only WITHIN 3 hours or so.

    This is because the internal clock of the xbox will only be kept alive by the capacitors for only 3 or 4 hours. So when you leave your xbox unplugged from electricity for over 5 hours after you have played with the .xbe's AND you have removed your (ms and evo-x) dash from your xbox than you are fux0red. Why do you ask?

    Why can't I boot from disc?

    Its as follows Xbox starts booting==> (almost 1st thing a xbox does is) searches for internal clock==> doesnt find internal clock because there hasn't been any electricity on the xbox for 5 hours so battery that kept clock alive is empty and clock is gone==> searches for the proper dashboard menu to set clock with ==> doesnt find msdashboard or evo-x dashboard menu becuz you have removed it from the hdd for whatever reasons you had==> xbox gives error 16: cannot set clock.

    So what do you do about it? Two options!

    1. There are some bios'es around that allow the chip to boot past the clocksetting. (do a search!). So how do you get that bios on your chip because you cant boot to a flash program or something? Well you need to have an external flasher.

    It seems the m8 bios will take care for you of booting past the clocksetting. Or use the latest Xecutor bios


    2. This is the more easy and newbie friendly strategy
    -Get a friend with a modded xbox.
    -Unlock his hdd with eeprom management from a slayer evo-x cd.
    -Than, place his hdd in your xbox.
    -Boot with your chip on.
    -Now the xbox DOES find a dashboard when you boot in original mode and you can set the time in the msdashboard clock settings.
    -Shut off xbox and remove your friends hdd
    -PLace his hdd back in his xbox and lock it again
    -Install your hdd
    -(clock has been set) So boot up with slayer cd.
    -Install normally whatever you wanna install
    -lock hdd

    If you get an error 13 after this, please read up on the error 13 explanation!

     
  3. TheReturn

    TheReturn Guest

    Ms dash may be gone.
     
  4. bobster89

    bobster89 Guest

    Well.. I got 360 anyway
    1)There isnt anyway i can make a boot disk and fix?


    2)I dont have a modchip am i out of luck?
     
  5. TheReturn

    TheReturn Guest

    you xbox dont even read games. how can it read boot disk.

    lol
     
  6. TheReturn

    TheReturn Guest

  7. bobster89

    bobster89 Guest

    Where is the Ide Port on my computer?
     
  8. TheReturn

    TheReturn Guest

    have you ever open or build PC? IDE ports on motherboard.
     
  9. bobster89

    bobster89 Guest

    dont talk about my mother that way
     
  10. TheReturn

    TheReturn Guest

    What the fusk. It is NOT your MOTHER. It is the motherboard of PC.
     
  11. TheReturn

    TheReturn Guest

    Come on man, I'm trying to help you. I'm not talking shit about you or your mother.

    You can ask people around here what the motherboard is. Or how it looks like.

     
  12. TheReturn

    TheReturn Guest

    You made me get mad. And I think that you dont have ability to do hotswap. Since you know nothing about PC.
     
  13. haz0rthis

    haz0rthis Guest

    hey man i have the same problem but i cant ftp to my xbox cuz when i turn it on all i get is the error code i dont have the ms dash how do i get it
     
  14. TheReturn

    TheReturn Guest

    which error code?
     
  15. TheReturn

    TheReturn Guest

    does it still play game and go Live?
     
  16. haz0rthis

    haz0rthis Guest

    ok i hard modded it and i was so stupid and i didnt check to see if i could lock the hdd so i cant go on live and when i have the chip on and turn on the xbox it has the 16 error code and same when i turn it off
     
  17. haz0rthis

    haz0rthis Guest

    oo and no it doesnt play games
     
  18. TheReturn

    TheReturn Guest

  19. TheReturn

    TheReturn Guest

    Sorry. Inogre what I post above.
     
  20. TheReturn

    TheReturn Guest

    You have modchip. which bios and xbox version is that? do you have AID?
     

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