The Xbox WAS working somewhat. Basically, the instant you switched on the power socket, the Xbox turns on. Pressing the power button does nothing. Since you need to hold the power button to load the modchip, the Xbox can't load anything at all. Except original titles. And since pressing the power button does nothing, it also means you can't turn off the Xbox except by switching off the power socket. I thought it could've been the power supply or modchip itself, but I can't really tell. After sending it to the crap shop I mentioned, they basically played a guessing game by trying out each part one by one. Since they didn't even tell me what they did, I can never tell. All I know is that after 9 weeks of pestering them, they finally gave up and asked me to collect it.

After reaching home, I tried plugging in the power cord and I noticed the Xbox doesn't turn on by itself anymore. I thought those guys somehow managed to fix it, but not completely. Nope, now it just doesn't power on at all. Since I'm not familiar with the insides of an Xbox, I dare not open it up. But I did notice that the Xbox is short a couple of screws. Now I have a totally broken Xbox that I can't even tell is repairable or not. If it's possible to have a go at it, I'm willing to give it a shot. Just not the same kind of treatment I received.