Xbox One S - Replaced HDD, still seems slow

[survivalbloke]

I got an Xbox One S in and the complaint was that it takes a long time to get to the profile screen. I removed the hard drive and it actually didn't even register on my Windows machine. I just assumed the drive was having issues, so I replaced it and did the offline OS install. Unfortunately, looks like I missed the mark because it takes 54 seconds to boot. How long should it take?

[stj]

Re: Xbox One S - Replaced HDD, still seems slow

to the initial splash i think is seconds!

maybe a bad sata connection or a noisy psu?

[survivalbloke]

Re: Xbox One S - Replaced HDD, still seems slow

to the initial splash i think is seconds!

maybe a bad sata connection or a noisy psu?

OK, I'll check the sata cable. Not sure what you mean about the PSU though. I'm new to console repair, apart from replacing HDMI ports and Nintendo Switch USB-C ports. Wonder why I couldn't detect the other drive.

[stj]

Re: Xbox One S - Replaced HDD, still seems slow

do you have a spare psu or a scope?

[survivalbloke]

Re: Xbox One S - Replaced HDD, still seems slow

do you have a spare psu or a scope?

I'm going to get a couple PSU's to have on hand. I also don't have a scope but it's something I'd like to get and learn. Do you recommend any one in particular?

[stj]

Re: Xbox One S - Replaced HDD, still seems slow

for starting out and quick looks at stuff, i am addicted to this!
it's second to my multimeter because it's so compact.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001969702720.html
there is a larger 2 channel version for about £18 more

[survivalbloke]

Re: Xbox One S - Replaced HDD, still seems slow

for starting out and quick looks at stuff, i am addicted to this!
it's second to my multimeter because it's so compact.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001969702720.html
there is a larger 2 channel version for about £18 more

Thanks for the link! Also, I swapped out the PSU but the issue persists. I guess the board has a fault.

[jayjr1105]

Re: Xbox One S - Replaced HDD, still seems slow

XBox ones are only Sata 2 speeds, maybe try a new sata cable and SSD if you have one lying around.

[survivalbloke]

Re: Xbox One S - Replaced HDD, still seems slow

XBox ones are only Sata 2 speeds, maybe try a new sata cable and SSD if you have one lying around.

I bailed on it. I didn't have any more time to invest into it. New HDD didn't fix it, neither did PSU. Maybe it had board issues, who knows.

[stj]

Re: Xbox One S - Replaced HDD, still seems slow

damaged cable will slow it down,
sata corrects errors by repeating the data till it gets across the connection.
and the cables are shit, they are single-strand under the shielding.

[survivalbloke]

Re: Xbox One S - Replaced HDD, still seems slow

damaged cable will slow it down,
sata corrects errors by repeating the data till it gets across the connection.
and the cables are shit, they are single-strand under the shielding.

Noted for next time. I didn't test the cables, they looked to be in very good condition. This machine had never been opened.