SS_Dave

Tuesday at 10:33 PM

At the hard drive 4 pin connector the black wires a 0 volt (ground ) and the yellow wire is 12 volt are the only connections you need.

It should not blow and transistors on the main board.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

Sunday at 08:32 PM

What happens if you launch Xblast from the open Xenium?

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

June 16

2 hours ago, Blaazee said:

Hey guys! My friend was looking into getting a pre modded (Whether it be hard or soft modded) xbox to play with me and a group of others! I was wondering, Is there any place in particular that's best to buy these from? Is there a forum section here for buying, or a website that's very good for buying these kinds of xboxs? naturally my first thought is ebay, but I wanted to know what some of you guys think! ^^

Edit: Just realized, sorry if this is the wrong section, meant to do it in general discussion, not the collection showcase ^^;

It would help people with a Xbox for sale if you add your location as shipping can be a killer.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

June 15

12 minutes ago, sweetdarkdestiny said:

There are 2 caps next to the power connector.

My bad

So there is, I am used to the non 1.6 boards.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

June 15

5 hours ago, Blaazee said:

Hey all. Currently having issues with my xbox. Have opened it 3 times now to re-examine it, and I have NO idea what I need to do to get it to turn on again. Here's a video I made showing the mobo, and explaining everything I've done and checked. Please let me know what you think, I'd love to do whatever I can to avoid needing to buy another box. Literally any help at all is greatly appreciated, please let me know. I read around some more and I've read it Might be a blown transistor, (As this seems to be a common problem with 1.6 mobos, which I believe mine is, last time I checked. Was a couple years ago, tho I'm pretty confident it's a 1.6.) or that I might need to solder new capacitors, or new cable, etc. Man, I'm just wondering if these might just be too old to buy anymore. Seems like nowadays they just break out of nowhere, and no matter how many I buy and replace, they just break down anyways Any way to prevent that from happening? Is there any kind of scene out there to completely overhaul these things to make them actually last longer than a few years? Please let me know what I should do, and Thanks in advanced!

Here's a video I recorded to showcase the issue I'm encountering:

The 3 caps next to the CPU and the 1(the 2 caps) next to the 20 pin power connector need replacing.

All capacitors are going to fail and they are the weakest component in any electronics.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

June 10

You need to change the video to NTSC from Pal and you will also need a component AV lead.

I suggest using the OGXbox 2021 v1.5.4 installer disk as there is a live apps section that can be used to change the video settings.

You can download a copy from here https://1fichier.com/dir/mX1kipIz

I also suggest you use a brand name DVD-r like the Verbatim DVD-r and set the write speed as slow as possible, Not many OG-Xbox DVD drives will read a DVD+r or DVD-rw disks.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

June 8

23 minutes ago, OldCrapGamer said:

It's still working gonna be a pain having to enter the time every time I wanna use it tho lol

thanks for the advise m8

The clock cap would not have been working any and even from new the Xbox would only keep the time for hours anyway, As long as the AC in is connected and it's powered on at the wall it will keep time.

If you use xbmc4gamers and the Xbox is connected to your home network it will set the clock from the net on boot.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

June 8

19 minutes ago, amak79 said:

Another problem I have is the LPC pads are already filled with solder

The version 1.0 boards came with the LPC port holes filled with solder.

Apply fresh 60/40 solder with extra flux paste then you can use solder wick to clear the holes.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

June 7

15 minutes ago, Bowlsnapper said:

detachable TSOPs

A detachable Thin Small Outline Package?

The bios chip is just a eeprom and it happens to be a Thin Small Outline Package size.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

June 7

8 hours ago, big F said:

There used to be a computer fair regularly near me and a guy would do this for you while you waited.

I have seen that as well many years ago at computer fairs there was always someone mod-chipping the OG Xbox and PS1's along as people doing PC repairs.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

June 7

5 hours ago, Playa-V said:

Price Drop

New price: $430 + Shipping

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June 6

It's sounding like a solder issue on the LPC port.

Also have the capacitors next to the heat sink been replaced?

You probably should post some pic of the solder work.

If you upload the pics to a share site like postimages.org and then add the link here.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

June 6

On 6/5/2022 at 11:08 AM, billybob2010 said:

i tried the pin, but no luck

You may need to solder the wires as per the 3 wire pic that way you can select the different banks to try.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

June 3

Why did you not use a program on the Xbox to flash the bios chip?

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

June 3

Just now, nikeymikey said:

Currently bidding on eBay is at £10....

9 quid to much unless that includes shipping

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

June 2

What's your bid up to 1/2 a cheese burger including postage and even at that they are ripping you off.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

May 8

16 hours ago, Xfool said:

I simply cut the trace . No further soldering of DO

That's correct there is no need for the D0 wire from the mod chip.

The more I read this post it's sounding like the bios in bank one is corrupt and could probably be fixed with a re-flash but with out been able to boot a install disk it's going to be a pain.

If you can get you hands on a Xbox that has a modchip or even borrow a modchip so you can load a install disk you can then hot swap the modchip to re-flash it.

Boot the Xbox with the new chip

Now load a bios flash program like Xblast and get to the point where it asks you to confirm to write the new bios file.

Now without switching off the Xbox you unplug the new modchip and carefully plug the old chip on the pin header.

Now commit to the bios flash.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

May 7

6 hours ago, Cgggg said:

I am having an issue where there are artifacts all over the screen and the video cuts out every second to a blue screen . At the top right of my tv is something that says : AV, NTSC this happens in games and the menu. This makes the original Xbox I have unplayable , any ideas? Or is it gone

i have tested with Multiple av cables, power cables and tv’s. Same issue

dash version : .39.0528A Build 584

Wish I could attach a 4 second video to explain it better

You can upload the video to a file share or you tube and post the link here.

I have seen the main filter cap's ( the ones next to the GPU/CPU)cause that issue as well.

Is the Xbox hard modded or soft modded?

What video output have you set in the M$ dash?

What AV lead Component or Composite ?

Try disabling 720, 1080

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SS Dave

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May 7

If you want the chip always on with a DuoX2 you link the BT on the modchip to 3.3volt (pin9) and then connect the D0 on the main board to ground or the D0 on the mod chip if the Xbox is a 1.0-1.4 , On the 1.6 I cut the lframe trace as apparently grounding the D0 on a 1.6 could cause damage.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

May 5

10 hours ago, SPARKY358 said:

Also the high-pitched sound seemed to stop after about 39 total minutes of running (or I have gone deaf)

I suspect the HDD is failing.

Try and power on the Xbox with the HDD unplugged when cold and see if the noise is still there.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

May 3

13 hours ago, Xfool said:

Resoldered all points no change, red light flashes on chip no picture . Bank 1 has green light on eject button and when pressed flashes green but won’t open disc draw. Bank two frags red and green however disk draw will open . Any ideas.

On a DuoX2 the red led flashing on the mod chip normally means the chip is powered on.

And normally when you press eject the Xbox boots the original BIOS from the mother board and power on with the power button enables the mod chip.

I think Bank 1 is a 1.6 bios and bank 2 is 1.0-1.4 only bios.

It would help if you uploaded some pic's of the LPC solder work.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

May 2

2 hours ago, Xfool said:

If I redo bios does it effect the hdd

You should not need to redo the bios, I would check the soldering as MadMartigan suggested

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

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May 1

10 hours ago, MadMartigan said:

I’m not able to read the topic because of huge font. Is it just me?

I can read it ok, Just use the slider below each line of text.

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SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing

May 1

What voltages have you got on the Gray and Green wires?

On the green wire you should have around 3 volt

The Gray wire (the one closest to the heat sink ) should get around 3 volt when you press the power or eject button.

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SS Dave

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April 24

This should help with the different types

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