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Xbox mod
ChadTower:
Okay, this is an offshoot of the Gamecube mod thread from the other day. Seeing as how a cheap Xbox fell in my lap, may as well mod that instead as it's a much better candidate.
I'm ploughing through tons of reading now. I have a spare 20G hard drive sitting on my desk. I don't care much about keeping Xbox games on the hard drive but I would like to keep emulators and the associated files there. It's possible at some point I would enable Media Center but probably not store anything on the Xbox itself.
I have never had an Xbox before, have modded other consoles, have PCB repair experience. So this shouldn't be too hard, just have to figure out where to get the info I need.
BobA:
Best source of xbox mod info is http://www.xbox-scene.com/
I just did one on the weekend and cursed and fumed. It was a V1.0 xbox and had the holes filled with solder. My friend is a IT tech and his first question was how do you solder so I took over. Mods are usually quite easy but I used up alot of solder wick on this one.
If you can solder get a regular mod chip as the solderless ones cause more problems in the long run and cost alot more.
BobA
ChadTower:
I can solder just fine... was just reading this. Don't like soldering tiny points but then again who does?
Hoagie_one:
I did a no solder chip and a soft mod, both were easy.
If you want to do a soft mod, I might be convinced to loan you the 007 game, disk, and memory stick to do it for teh nominal price of shipping, as long as you return said items to me.
:)
BobA:
Looks like a good detailed guide. That D0 point is really tiny but using the alternate can make it a bit easier.
BobA