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I added the link so people can order my Design if they wan‘t to but i‘m not really interested in putting out the Gerber files. You can of course design your own boards and order wherever you want. This is just an offer. And ~160 Xerc2 boards per order is a lifetime supply anyway. Your decision

Since the Sickmods site has vanished i thought it might be worth saving the information from there open source projects. Having a backup of the user manual, source code and the shematic can't hurt. So here are the files for anyone who wants to build a couple Xerc2s. And for anyone who wants to build them i uploaded my panelized Layout here: Xerc2 Panelized Have fun building and using the Xerc2 ir mod! Xerc2 Firmware.zip XERC2XE-UsersManual.pdf

I‘m with @OGXbox Admin the rev1.5 doesn‘t exist! I once thought i had seen one BUT it was just my mind playing a trick on me. The rev1.4 registers in XBMC (or was it the AID?) as rev 1.4/1.5... long story short i looked for that old board and even found it ... and it is of course a rev1.4.

@TEK Nemesis Yes the green marked area between the 2 adapter boards should be insulated.

@AkaAnonymous Yes i do ship to the US. I'll drop you a quick pm in a minute.

This HDMI mod replaces the AV port completely and offers an HDMI port instead for convenience. The Installed HDMI mod does look like this: The HDMI mod does offer 5.1 sound through the HDMI port. If you don't need 5.1 (or your TV might not support it) you can simply disable 5.1 audio and get digital stereo audio instead. For those who want to add an optical output to there Xbox the HDMI mod does offer 3 solder points to add a TOTX178 optical transmitter. To get the HDMI mod installed you first need to get the AV-port removed. To get it removed you could either use a hot-air station or a heat-gun to remove it at once. But that would put a lot of thermal stress on the board! The better and recommended alternative is to disassemble the Port and remove it one part at a time. First desolder the Metal Tab holding it in place by heating them and prying the metal tab up to pull it out. When the metal tab is removed take a sidecutter and clip off all the pins from the video port as they are what keeps the Port in place. When they are clipped off you can take the port cover off by simply pulling it upwards. Next step is to remove the remaining plastic piece and desolder the rest of the pins and clean up the area a little. Position the first Adapter exactly as show in the photo. The red arrow marks the PTH that has to be alligned centered. Once Positioned solder all the marked points down and make sure they are properly connected before continuing with the second adapter! After soldering all the necessary points insulate the 2 soler points shown in green. A piece of kapton tape works well. You should do this to be sure there's no unwanted connection occuring between the 2 adapter pcbs. Next up is the second adapter. Just position it above the first adapter using the 2 big holes to allign them and solder down the marked points. Again check continuity before continuing with the next PCB! Last PCB is the HDMI mod itself. You need to position it slightly off centered on the second PCB. The HDMI ports pins will be position it correctly. Just solder down the points that are marked with the red arrows and the install is almos done! Last up is setting the Video mode. You need to add 2 small bridges on the bottom side of the PCB. Just solder in the 2 bridges and the video mode is set correctly! If you want to use the optical out you can easily add a toslink port to the HDMI mod by simply soldering a Transmitter to the 3 marked pins.

@neighbor You can order the PCBs from DirtyPCBs.

@obitus1990 Yes i do currently have 10 DIY sets avaylable for sale.

Decided to post about my ATX to Xbox adapters as i've been contacted about them a couple times now. I won't build more of them in the future as it's quite a time consuming process but you can order the PCBs and build them yourself. The bill of materials is printed on the bottom layer and assembly is pretty straight forward too. The solder work isn't hard to do so even a beginner is able to get it done! You can order the PCBs here: Rev1.0-Rev1.1 Rev1.2-Rev1.5 The ATX Port and Cables can be reused from a dead (or unused) Xbox PSU and motherboard. The end result might look like this 2 examples here:

@samspin I made a design for an ATX to Xbox adapter and that works just fine. The PicoPSU is a little weak for the Xbox. The 5V rail on the PicoPSU is a little weak for the Xbox. So at least for testing i would recommend to either use the original PSU or a standard ATX PSU.

I don't replace the stock ram and add the extra 64mb like anyone else does. If there is any interest i can source a couple of the QC-40 Ram chips and do a Board that also has the stock 64mb replaced. Would be interesting to see if that makes a difference compared to the stock QC50 ram. A 128mb Hynix Ram board would also be an interesting test subject here. Using an ATX adapter and a standard ATX PSU would definitely solve any PSU heating problems. Any ATX psu should be able to supply a lot more current and probably also a cleaner voltage than the cheaply built and ageing xbox psus. To get the FSB even higher the CPU probably needs better cooling and it might help to raise the CPU voltage a little.

Both boards sold!

Got 3 custom built NES Xbox controllers for sale. They are custom built and use the original controller cable, a new NES classic controller shell and work just like a regular official Xbox controller. Perfect for playing NES or Gameboy games on the Xbox! Price: 40€ each+shipping costs.

Got 2 Ram upgraded motherboards for sale. Both have the clock caps removed, have no signs of trace rot and have the IND5004 flashed to the TSOP. Both have the Ram cleanly upgraded to 128mb and are a drop in replacement for your current motherboard. International shipping does cost 20€ including tracking and insurace. Price: 70€ each (around 80US$) +shipping costs. Also attached a shot of the solder work so you see what you get.

@Ewok0815 That's quite simple you have to choose 1512Mhz. The DreamX while called DreamX-1480 in reality has a clock speed of 1512mhz! The DreamX option in the patcher probably has the wrong clock frequency set for it. @wikati His console does report 1512Mhz in system info. Depending on tolerances it does sometimes show up as 1508-1516Mhz and the shown value does sometimes change a little on every restart. You can see the same behaviour on a stock xbox too.

@Darthsternie If you can get the Ram upgraded you should not have any trouble with installing the internal HDMI mod! @Acidmank I will most likely offer them in a couple weeks when i built a few more. I will post them in the marketplace section once i have some ready.

I do offer NES and SNES controllers for the Xbox. They are custom built controllers that fit into the original controller shells.

They have the 5.1 audio channel integrated into the HDMI Signal. And you can easily add a toslink port with just 3 wires.

@NooB and @ironsniper1 I do have a couple for sale right now. Check my for sale thread!

Got 10 Diy install sets for the internal HDMI mod for sale right now. Keep in mind you should be handy with a soldering iron. It's not a lot more complicated than a chip install but if you already have trouble with an xbox chip leave this mod alone for now. Price for each set is: 70€ +shipping costs. Drop me a PM if you want one! The install set does include the main HDMI mod and the install adapters for ONE motherboard revisions so you have to decide which revision mothebroard to use when ordering

@neighbor You can use either one 128mb ram stick with a terminator in the second port or two 64mb sticks. The alpha doesn't bother about the ram configuration. You can get the USB cards on ebay sometimes and i still have a couple off the soundcards!

@plumbumber It shouldn't be a problem at all as we are both in Europe. Shipping from Germany would be as cheap as 3,70€! Just as a hint

My internal install does not have the issues on rev1.4 consoles as the pound one has. They are built up with properly and work. Of course the earlier ones were partly a little buggier but the design got improved with every itertion. I bought a pound hdmi cable to compare it to my cable but on the same console as my cable the pound cable blacked out around every second. So i had more black screen time than actual video and to be honest that was enough test result for me to keep improving my design. I sold a few sets off DIY install kits but it looks like most people couldn't get them installed properly so no open sale for DIY install kits. I just want to save me from the hastle off guiding a lot off people through the process. It is NOT a simple diy install like a chip install. You need to have proper soldering skills or at least you should be quite confident in what you do! Just knowing which side off the soldering iron get hot is NOT enough knowledge! And there won't be any more off either the internal or external HDMI mods in the next couple weeks as i won't have the time to build up more. So people who want one need to be patient for a bit. Still testing the existing consoles so even the last bugs that arrise can be ironed out first and well as i already mentioned i won't have time to build more anyway! And of course i'm still thinking about if i even sell them as kits as it might frustrate a few buyers that they can't get it installed. And it will cost me a LOT off time just to troubleshoot those installs. And i really don't want to go through that hastle as it will reduce my free time even more!

@306XBOX I will never get them mass produced. It's just a hobby for me and i'll build a few as long as i'm interested in doing it. Once i loose interest they will be gone and there won't be more @Blobby85 If you want one drop me a PM. The test consoles work great and i will offer them soon. If someone already wants one drop me a PM. BUT they aren't the easiest install but it's doable. But to be honest if someone botches up the install because he underestimated the install i won't ship out a second one... I don't have any external cables right now and i'm not too keen to keep too many projects alive at once. Currently i focus on the internal install.

@Rocky5 I'll send you a PM in a minute