With out the "the power brick" the whole system will not work. The simplest way to check if there is power going through the brick is to use a multimeter to check current. Or ask a friend to borrow a power brick and see if that is really the problem. If it still isn't working, then the eternals are jacked up.
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eternals of what? The power brick or the xbox? thanks for the advice!