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DYI I guess..No power on your new Mbox Pro 3? I fixed it!!!
Hi Everyone - first off let me start by saying that I just got an Mbox 3 Pro - I'm building my first studio so I'm really noob when it comes to this stuff specifically..but don't get me wrong, I own a computer repair company and I'm very tech savvy - so the first thing I did when my brand new Mbox pro 3 didn't power up is google it up and was ultimately directed to this thread: http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=288537
Long story short, I went balls out and took matters into my own hands rather than dealing with returning/waiting/BSing with CS to possibly get another bad unit...... I opened my new MBOX - now I didn't know where to start so I took every single knob and screw out before discovering the whole thing slides out with just 4 screws that are hidden under the rubber feet on the bottom of the unit. (Image below) crap is there no image posting on this forum?? http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7061/60389858.jpg SO, moving on...there ended up being an IDE like looking cable that was totally unhooked!! (See pic below) I plugged it in, plugged in the power, and low and behold, (7 seconds after hitting the power switch) I HAD POWER! http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/6154/85786064.jpg Please keep in mind that I had to do some bending of the 2 plates to be able to fit my fingers in there to push one end in, and used a regular sized flathead to push the other end in - be careful with the flathead, you don't want to hit/touch ANY of the components in there. Here is a pic of the back plate....there are 2 kinds of screws that hold everything together, I'm not sure that you need to take any of them out to do this but in case you do, I've circled the 5 screws that are different than all of the other ones so you know what goes where when you put the unit back together. http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5631/76177594.jpg Hit the power switch and give it a few seconds, if it powers on, grab your blue moon and cheers who ever is closest to you! A few important points:
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Re: DYI I guess..No power on your new Mbox Pro 3? I fixed it!!!
Nicely done
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Re: DYI I guess..No power on your new Mbox Pro 3? I fixed it!!!
Excellent post.
Could have come loose due to shipping. But it also could have been poor manufacturing QC.
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Re: DYI I guess..No power on your new Mbox Pro 3? I fixed it!!!
Thanks for this, i had the same issue, opened up the Mbox Pro 3, and the cable in mine was disconnected as well. Re-seated the cable and voila, it worked. I'm in west africa and the nearest avid rep is a long way away :)
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Re: DYI I guess..No power on your new Mbox Pro 3? I fixed it!!!
It Worked!!! I unscrewed the four screws hidden behind the cushy pads (took abit of force) and voila! There has the unstuck cable, same as your pic...Took a few small fingers and a long object to stick it back in place!
You..are..a....genius. I suggest you try this if you have NO power to your mbox 3 pro at all. |
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Re: DYI I guess..No power on your new Mbox Pro 3? I fixed it!!!
hey nstabl great work, here i am dealing with an mbox 3 pro too, but my problem it is that the reverb does not sound, i do the normal routing, but still dead, inside the box can you recognize where it's the reverb? i am waiting for open the box for the warranty so if you can help me with that it would apreciate a lot.
thanks ! |
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Re: DYI I guess..No power on your new Mbox Pro 3? I fixed it!!!
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Re: DYI I guess..No power on your new Mbox Pro 3? I fixed it!!!
Sounds like a bit of an oversight on the assembly line, possibly due to the fact that previous versions didn't need a power supply and someone forgot to tell the assembly techs that these new versions need the power supply connected
Good for your for finding the fix. I am sure it will save a lot of people wasted time in sending units back. |
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