Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: xbox 360 error code e 16 , need help please .
would be very gratefull if anyone could help me find out what is wrong with my xbox 360, when you turn it on it comes up with the error code e 16. Could someone help me plaese.
jfhi 360-HQ Experienced
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject: Re: xbox 360 error code e 16 , need help please .
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would be very gratefull if anyone could help me find out what is wrong with my xbox 360, when you turn it on it comes up with the error code e 16. Could someone help me plaese.
Hi smash_3000
Error 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!
13 - kernel - Dashboard launch fail (due to missing/bad key, or anything else that would prevent it from running) and the dashboard didn't specify why it failed.
The error it gives is because of the incompatibility between the (older) dashboard (4920) that older slayer cd installs and the new dashboard/kernel versions found in some new xbox's and found in xbox's that have been connected to xbox live (when you go on xbox-live, it'll upgrade your dashboard file to i believe it is now 5659.03. This dasboard is incompatible with the dash that (old) slayer cd installs (for example 2.5 or lower) for you.
(In detail, in the eeprom chip there is a kernel which is incompatible with the dashboard (4920) that slayer installs.)
So what do you do to fix it? You can use the dashupdate found on most new xbox games! Be sure to 1st unplug your ethernet cable before you do so!!!
Besides that, just use a good installation disc and all is fine. Use a 2.6 slayer or something similar _________________________________________________________
Last edited by jfhi on Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:35 pm; edited 1 time in total
smash_3000 360-HQ Newbie
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject:
thanks for that, but i saw this on xbox hq, its meant for the xbox 1 isn't it
jfhi 360-HQ Experienced
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:30 pm Post subject:
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thanks for that, but i saw this on xbox hq, its meant for the xbox 1 isn't it
Opps, After further investigation You Are Correct!
Sorry Man, I'll search a little deeper and see what we can find. _________________________________________________________
jfhi 360-HQ Experienced
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:13 am Post subject:
Man, for the life of me, I Can't seem to find Anything on a 360 eR 16
Maybe someone else could chime in if you give us some more info
Manufactur date
Drive info, samsung or hitachi Firmware installed
Has your 360 been modded
did error occur after or during a dashboard update
are you getting any red lights,
if so how many and what configuration is the blinking
Was 360 working fine until the error
Do you see the 360 logo behind the error message
Did error occur when one of the newer games out that you never played before was loading
Is it still under warranty?
If you find anything about this error please post back to let us know _________________________________________________________
smash_3000 360-HQ Newbie
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:27 am Post subject:
i havnt actually got the xbox yet, i bought it of ebay for 20 poounds and i should be coming soon and i want to try and solve this problem. thanks for helping me out. i will post some more information when it arrives. thanks.
sjohn Moderator
Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 1472 Location: Alabama XP: 45,042
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:21 am Post subject:
Can you give us a link to the auction so that we can take a look and see what you are getting? _________________________________________________________
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia XP: 3,060,024
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:24 am Post subject:
IS this a XBOX 1 topic???
WTF??
E16 is a XBOX1 error code.. lol
Sounds to me like he is talking about the XBOX 1 and not 360..
Service Error 16:
Info: Other files related with the dashboard or dashboard settings (specific dashboard error).
Error 16 means your xbox cannot find 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.
Solution: You may have corrupted dashboard files on your xbox hdd. Use the 'HQ Auto Installer Deluxe' to reinstall your dashboard. _________________________________________________________ HQ Network:
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