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The latest run. Both chips have undergone some final design changes and are going into production. Stay tuned. @CoolRunnings92C Thanks, buddy. As soon as I'm able, these things are going out. Not long now... although you should have one in your mailbox pretty soon here.

@trencherfield I'm really impressed with these. You've obviously worked hard to make these all appear brand new and high quality and you deserve praise for this. Nice photography too. I would love pointers on your photo presentation alone.

I think it works for some things, but not others. Game engines seem unaffected by it, largely, while homebrew seems to respond to it. Didn't MVG do it while running an arcade emulator?

Yeah I have one around here. I'm sure I could send you one. PM me and I can help you out.

Not really sure. A board done by JLC (Minimum of 5) is about 25 bucks if done with normal shipping costs. I have never used super duper ultra slow bottom of the ocean cargo ship Chinese shipping. Takes too long and would make the prototyping process take longer. I've used Digikey for parts traditionally, but I've put together an LCSC BOM for each chip and the front panel PCB and will buy a large set of parts. I've designed about 4 devices (As well as outboard PCBs for the front and rear of the console) and most only took a few revisions to iron out issues. The BSX Mini was able to be finished with 3 revisions. The Nova is up to 8. I'm sure that if It weren't my first foray into design I would have figured things out with the chip in less revisions. Probably less than $1,000.

Shhhhhhh. That's a secret! The PCB on the right is... Something I will detail soon. Let's just say it has something to do with debugging

I have been working very, very hard over the last 5 months. I have wanted to create a modchip ever since the days of the Xecuter 3. This does not match that level of mod... However, I have tried to do the best job I can at creating something unique and special. This is the BSX Nova. It encompasses pretty much the entire ModXO pinout and I don't think anything is missing. It should lay a pretty good foundation for what is currently supported and what is planned for the future. There is the Display and Expansion I2C/SPI ports, Motherboard I2C (for things like plugging in HDMI mods and programming with ElpisHD/Cerbios), RGB, UART, and the USB header for the front panel ad future add-ons, whichever works for you. I have a few other mods that are all basically finished and will officially announce them when I plan to go to production with them. I realized that people may not want to spend so much on a flagship modchip, so I thought maybe a cut down version would be a good idea for those not wanting to spend so much. This is the BSX Mini. Please forgive the flux mess; It's stuck in a console right now and I don't wanna remove it. I removed the SD-Card, I2C expansion (still has the Display port) and onboard USB and bootsel button. This allowed me to cut it down to an INCREDIBLY small size and will allow me to sell it at a cheaper price than the Nova. I did give it the Amber eyes though, so I could replace those features with something cool. Both chips feature a dupont docket D0 wire, which will allow for simple install and removal, and especially if you need to remove and install the chip several times before finishing your build you won't have to solder and de-solder multiple times. You just unplug, and pull it out. Then when you wanna put it back, you just pop it on the pin header and plug D0 back in. No soldering ever necessary in that respect. However, there is still a D0 solder pad for when you need or want it. There are no power incompatibilities with 1.6 motherboards. You just rebuild the LPC, hook up D0 to the chip and you're good. The chip will not remain powered by the 5V standby pin when the console is off. The Nova has the entire pinout currently proposed by Team Resurgent. The Mini has about 80%, but has most of the features that anybody could ever want, once those things have fully developed. I have been hesitant to make an announcement for a while now because of concerns about the pinout changing or whatever else may happen. But I really didn't want to keep it to myself for any longer. I am going to go into production soon and am making sure I do everything I can to make it ready to go. I have been working on my mods non-stop for several months now (There is more than just the chips) and have done nothing else with my free time. I've worked VERY hard to try to make these things look polished and professional (Will be ENIG treated) as well as having a robust design and several small considerations that should help rule out bugs or malfunctions. I am going to do a run of the Nova and Mini, small at first and if they end up being popular, I will continue to invest in them over and over until I gain a full head of steam! Let me know if you have questions about features or how things work. The front panel PCB has a Bootsel button, Status LED and USB port for firmware updating the chip from outside the console. The status LED can have its color chosen in PrometheOS and indicates status from the outside of the console, not stuck on the chip. I'm happy with that feature. I would like to credit !!!thexkey for giving me the original template of the schematic with symbols. He asked, "Can you make a modchip with this?" I said, "I have no friggin' idea... but I'll try!" I had never heard of kiCAD or anything before then and this is my first hardware development project. I have fallen in love with hardware design and I am never going to stop! I would like to thank both him and Harcroft for sitting with me for a week or two at night and helping me understand the basics and everything I would need to know in order to get a basic modxo chip to function. It has definitely come a long way since then, as you can see here. Special thanks go out to Team Resurgent and Shalx. This project would not be possible without their work and I am so incredibly, infinitely grateful for what their work has enabled me to accomplish. I cannot thank them enough. Seriously. The status LED up front is a bit bright in these photos, but i have already dimmed it to an appropriate level since these were taken. It is no longer blinding. This can be seen in the last video, which also shows that the status LED is able to have the idle color changed in PrometheOS. I have a Discord server where people can hop in and see what's going on with the project. Feel free to stop by and get in contact. https://discord.gg/kFRKK77dEk

Good point. The name of the topic is "Off-Brand sata adapters", Not "The best sata adapters". Are you able to take a clear picture of that controller IC? Also, do you have a link to any that are currently being sold?

This is exactly what I tell people. The only reason to buy a cheap adapter and add a resistor to it or whatever else is necessary is when you are either using or selling them in extreme bulk. What I don't understand is why this footprint isn't populated to begin with. Passives are fractions of a cent.

I resent that. I have a special place in my heart for Seagates!

That would be great, man. I appreciate it, really.

Crap. Where are you? Shippings probably 20 to 30...

I am trying to set up a few testing/ prototype consoles and I need functioning DVD drives to test my hardware with. All my functioning drives are in consoles that they can't be sourced from. If anybody has 2 or 3 they can let go of it would be very helpful.

I believe you have a few now. Working okay?

I knew you could do it

Parts used, wiring schems, maybe. BOM, etc. I'm sure some close up pics would probably do about 80 percent of the job.

Every PCB should have green soldermask. Cool, man.

I would definitely like to see more detail if any can be presented without it being a hassle.

1. I'm surprised chatgpt was able to pull that off. 2. I think that is the first time I've ever seen a kernel panic on an Xbox.

The joints on Q1, 2 and 4 look pretty dry. Flux those points up and get some good wetting on all 4 of those components. Also, flux up the LED and make sure everything is good there.

Any idea why the frag occurs? You may have stated it in your post and I may just be unable to read between the lines.

What do you mean by stuck? It tries to open and then shuts the mechanism after giving up after 3 seconds, or it doesn't even try? If the former, are you able to get it to open by slapping the lid of the console within that 3 second timespan?

Linksbox is a basic html browser that does not support HTML5 nor SSL2. Servers see the request and they go, "Nah, fuck you", and just deny it. Of course it doesn't work. Are you trying to run the hexen DISC from your HDD? Why?

@xretrogamedevx I am honestly disappointed that the thread ended like this. This is kinda heartbreaking. The OG is absolutely a badass console and it's shitty that this guy abandoned it because he felt mislead about what working with one was supposed to be. I hope he checks his email. I'd be glad to help him.

I LOVE the amber color scheme on the dogs and matching the led. Was that your touch? @DoctorPixel