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@ironsniper1 Yes, they will be avaylable for sale in a while. For now i just want to have a few out there to be tested be others. When all the feedback is positive i will offer them installed to upgraded motherboards or as a diy kit to install yourself. But for now they aren't avaylable in masses. Just the few i still have as prototypes. If there is interest in testing them preferably from people within europe i still have 3 i can offer right now.

@photogrobsd No i never made a version for the Rev1.6 only the revisions 1.0-1.1 and 1.2-1.5. I do have a few here for the older revisions and i'm waiting for the next order off pcbs so i have a few more spare. If anyone wants one just drop me a PM guys! Not checking the thread here too often!

Yes it does work perfectly and took quite some time to develop! For now i only have 3 finally installed boards and will possibly offer them later on. But for now there's no internal kit offered. No i haven't planned a version that can be installed to that position while still beeing able to keep th original video port. As you would have to hard link the component mode and that deactivates the Composite video output so the sense would be gone ayway!

Currently don't have any extras as i only built a few so i only got the assembled consoles for sale right now. Posted it together with some other stuff over here:

@XC-3730C That's my own HDMI mod. I developed it myself and built it specially for this purpose.

I've been asked about hot to internally install my HDMI mod into an Xbox. Well i finally found the time and did such an install properly! As i don't like soldering wires all over the place i went a different route and made it a permanent install replacing the original Video Connector. Cause who would use an old composite cable if you have an hdmi out right? Audio is provided through the HDMI signal of course and it supports 5.1. And with the 3D printed plate to cover the rest off the opening it looks perfect in my eyes. And the best part it does almost not need any modification to the Case! Well except trimming a tiny bit off the DVD caddy so it doesn't touch the PCB. The PCB itself does fit into any revision console and is relatively easy to install. Any thoughts about the install?

@Randyslim76 @InvasionSurvivor I personally haven't tested a CC820 motherboard. But i've bern told they work fine ane the kernel shouldn't care if it has rd-ram or sd-ram as long as it is attached at the same logical adress.

I do sell the soundcards to anyone who wants one. But i only sell them completely assembled and tested! I won't sell bare pcbs or DIY solder sets and i also won't release the design files for them. The only thing that's missing for a 100% replica is the metal mounting bracket. But you can easily mod one to fit from an old PCI card. Or get one produced for this special purpose. The price for each soundcard is 40€ +shipping if anyone is interested in purchasing one.

@Paul Tankard Yes i do still have a few that i can sell. I'll send you a quick PM in a minute!

Hi @Boris Vysotsky, if you want a couple off those adapters or the bare boards just drop me a PM. The Shematic for them is in the first post so you can easily create your own Layout.

No, i don't have those documents or any further documentation to the Intel VC820 motherboard.

@daniel Yes it gets the job done. BUT have you ever heard of something called bad engineering? Diodes aren't the way to reduce the voltage. Yes the do drop the voltage about the same amount you would need but they don't allways have a guaranteed voltage drop and can differ form one to another diode. If you already build this up why not do it the correct way? @All if you build up such an adapter please don't go the cheapo route and use diodes. This simply is not a good way to do it even if it works. @Michael McBride Yes this adapter can be used in combination with a PicoPSU or any other ATX PSU. But one thing about the Pico PSUs. and other psus. Check how many amps the PSU can supply. The PicoPsus are a bit weak on the 5v rail for the xbox! Other than that plug in the adpter and an ATX psu and it works just like the retail psu.

@Crazyembereks If you want one just PM me! They are for sale just haven't posted them in my for sale section. You just need to let me know which revision xbox you got! This Adapter and the Xbox in general isn't too picky about the ATX PSU as the xbox doesn't draw more power than any pc. Any ATX PSU even the smaller ones for office PCs should be sufficient. The minimum specs are: (Taken from a 240v V1.4 Foxlink PSU) 96Watt power output +5V with a rating off 13.2A +12V with a rating off 1.2A +3.3V with a rating off 4.8A +3.3VSB with a rating off 0.045A If you are unsure if your PSU is sufficent just let me know the brand and model so i can take a look at it! For the 3.3vsb you are looking at 5Vsb on the ATX psu the adapter does do the conversion to a 3.3Vsb voltage! So don't get confused you won't find 3.3vsb on an ATX PSU

Yes, do that regularly! you need to solder in 400 pins so not on the easy side. Can offer you a 128mb Ram upgraded board if you want one

Got all the parts together to build a few more! And now they are for sale here:

As soon as i can build a couple more i'll let you all know.!

@Edward Cruz I'm working on it! Got almost no spare time to invest into it but i'll plan to print clear (well as clear as possible!) cases in different colors. Need to buy some clear filament for my printer and see how good he handles them! I'll post it here once i got some progress

@Notsosmart Sideswipe Yes, they are ready and will be offered in a while. Right now i'm soldering together the first few and can offer 5 finished cables as a first batch. My time sadly limits me in building more in the next time but there will be more. Anyone who wants one off the first 5 can gladly throw me a PM!

Just had a quick look at the screen and i hope you can use them. But i guess those screens won't use an 8bit LVDS interface. The ones i had in my hands have been quite crappy screens inside that used an composit analog video input. If they use such a controller that's built directly into the panel electonics you can't simply swap them against a laptop panel. Once you receive them please open them up and look for the panels model number so i can check that for you. To use a Laptop LVDS panel you need a controller that converts your video signal (Composit, RGB or component) to a LVDS signal the panel can interpret and display. On eay you can get relatively cheap electronics that do exactly this the only downside is they often don't accept rgb or component and the results with composit is quite frustrating. But something like this would be a good alternative if your screens aren't compatible! Example LVDS Controller Hope your screens are compatible but if not you at least know there are alternatives out there!

Well the capture card would just show you the XBMC (or whatever the consoles screen outputs at the moment) screen. Personally i don't have any video Capture hardware here so i can't show any captures off it sadly. @N163LPH03N1X Could tell you a little more about it as he already has one. He may have a Capture Card to show off some screenshots or videos.

The cables work great! Basically i just need to find a spurce for the avip (xbox side) connectors. Hopefully i can find some cheap cables to gut or any other way to get a couple off these plugs.

Still have 2 off these soundcards here and i'll gladly sell you one. The soundcards are for sale for 45€ as completely assembled and tested cards. Just plug it in and your alpha has sound

Just an hobbyist who likes the xbox The infos for the atx adapter have been around for quite some time! Sickmods once sold similar adapters but there shop is closed so i couldn't buy one. Inspired by there design i drew up the shematic and layout around parts i already had here.

@dark The password for the archive is "assemblergames" without the quotes of course! @Circular Pastry Didn't build it from scratch as i had the datasheet off the IC and most off the shematic in the MW9707AMR reference PDF. But yes i've recreated the soundcard for the alpha console/computer.

As there might be a couple people out there who want to own an Xbox Alpha Development kit but don’t want to spend the Cash they cost I thought I just write up a guide how to build one yourself with off the shelf parts! This is not the first guide about this topic out there but hopefully the most detailed and helpfull! I’m going to do this as a picture supported step-by-step guide so it should be easy to follow for anybody. Let’s start with the parts used in the Alpha2 Console: -Intel VC820 Desktop Board -128MB RD Ram (Kingston KVR800X 18-8/128) -733Mhz Slot 1 CPU (Part number SL3XN) -250Watt ATX PSU (ATNG Model: PS-250S) -20GB IDE HDD (Fujitsu MPF3204AT) -3,5” FDD (Sony MPF920-C) -DVD Drive (Hitachi GD-7000) -64MB Geforce3 (180-P0050-0000-A05) -Network Card (Intel Pro/100) -Soundcard (Wolfson Micronics WM9707_AMR_EV1_Rev2) -USB Card (Xircom Portgear PGPCI2 ) Now on to the parts you need to buy for a basic bootable setup: -Intel VC820 Desktop Board (CC820 should also work!) -128MB RD Ram -733Mhz Slot1 CPU -Any ATX PSU 250Watt or more -IDE HDD 20GB or bigger -Any DVD Drive that reads self-burned CD-r -64mb Geforce 3 NV20 Video Card ->more details a bit later! -Intel Pro/100 Network Card That’s the minimum that is needed to get the alpha to boot the recovery CD. If you want to be able to do anything except looking at the Recovery Screen you need some more parts: -2 Port USB Card that uses an Opti Firelink 82C861 Chipset -Xbox Controller to USB Adapter +Xbox Controller -Wolfson Micronics Soundcard (or the recreated Version) -Any Case to install it all to. (The original case for the alphas is the GlobalWin YCC-802) That’s how my stack off parts for the alpha looks like: Once you have all the parts together let’s start by putting it together! Guess I don’t have to cover how to install the CPU, Ram, Video Card, PSU, Network card, Audio Card and the Drives. The end result should look like this. It’s not important in which pci port the usb and lan card are installed. BUT it is important that the lan card is installed as the Alpha won’t boot otherwise!!! When it’s all put together turn it on and check that it properly posts and there are no errors or whatever before continuing! Now on to burning a recovery CD! (Thanks to Borman for releasing the May2001 Alpha2 recovery! All credit goes to him for the release!) You can find the files in the download section and can simply download them. Here's a direct link to the files on an external Server: Alpha Recoveries and VGA Bios Once downloaded just use ImgBurn (or any other iso burning software) to write the May2001 recovery to a cd-r disc. Pop that disc into the DVD drive off your alpha and you should see the Xbox animation and should be greated by this recovery Screen afterwards: Now (if you haven’t done it earlier) plug in the Controller using the matching adapter and Press any button to start the recovery. The progress bar should show how far the progress is. It shouldn’t take any longer than 5 Minutes to finish and you will see this screen. Then remove the recovery disc from the drive and reboot. You should then be greeted by the following screen where you can set a name for your alpha console. Congratulations your Alpha Development kit is now fully working and ready to be used! Soundcard: I recreated the Soundcard to build a completely working alpha kit for myself as the original Alpha soundcards are as rare as the original alphas. If you need one for your build just drop me a message and I can build a couple more! Graphics Card: The video card is an important part of this build so here’s a little extra information about that part. The Card needs to be an NV20 Core Card with 64mb. 32MB cards might also work but we want to be as close as possible so buy a 64mb card to not get into trouble! I successfully tested 2 card from 2 different vendors: -Medion MS-8838 Geforce3 200ti -MVGA-NVG3T2A 64MB Many other NV20 core cards should work and I gladly extend that list if you used another card on your build! J Flashing the engineering Bios is NOT needed it is only a cosmeticall detail you might enjoy. The motherboard does also not need to be on a special Bios version or anything. Troubleshooting: You Get a blinking black cursor and no Xbox boot animation? ->You might have forgotten to install the Lan card, got a wrong one or your Nvidia Card is not supported! Your DVD-drive doesn’t spin up and you end up with an intel Network card boot/bios Screen? ->Something might have gone wrong with the CD you burned or your drive can’t read the cd-r! Could also be a problem with the boot order! Check that in the Bios the dvd drive should be the first boot device! If you have any questions about the build or anything just drop me a PM!