John7272
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I know someone that is 3D printing translucient replacements.
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I have everything set up and working, however, the LCD has a lot of flicker to it. I have tried several capacitor values across the ground and VO and it has not helped. it dims the display with no flicker, then as soon as I adjust the contrast it comes right back. is there a solution for this? I have 5 of the spi2par clones and they all have the same issue. as a note, I have the legacy spi2par from greengiant and it does not have this problem.
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On 6/20/2019 at 9:22 PM, TEK Nemesis said:
@John7272, that's the best add write-up that I've ever seen. And, that's a very extensive amount of personal touches that you have done (behind the scenes). That extra work will often never be seen but you did it anyway and you have my respect for doing it. You clearly know what you are doing and I can see that you appreciate detail. Not sure if you like the "fancy smokes" or if your selling price of 420 is just coincidental but I think it is well worth the price to the consumer (if only he/she knew what they would be getting). Cheers mate. I look forward to seeing more of your systems.
Did a HALO Edition, I installed all red LED's, then figured people may prefer green so I added a switch to the console. I tried to just add pictures but I seem to be at a limit.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/113805187649
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gonna take me some time anyway, I have to do some trial and error to get that one right lol
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I like that idea! purple/black marble would look great, im going to look into that for a future build.
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The pearl white looks great, the pictures could not do it justice. It sold in only a few hours.
I have 2 more ready for paint, anyone have an opinion on what colors I should go with for them?
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On 6/20/2019 at 9:22 PM, TEK Nemesis said:
@John7272, that's the best add write-up that I've ever seen. And, that's a very extensive amount of personal touches that you have done (behind the scenes). That extra work will often never be seen but you did it anyway and you have my respect for doing it. You clearly know what you are doing and I can see that you appreciate detail. Not sure if you like the "fancy smokes" or if your selling price of 420 is just coincidental but I think it is well worth the price to the consumer (if only he/she knew what they would be getting). Cheers mate. I look forward to seeing more of your systems.
Here is the pearl white and deep blue one I just finished, about to list it. its nearly the same as the red one except for the DVD kit from a ghostcase, and the colors.
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7 hours ago, Magicaldave said:
Woah, nelly. That looks awesome! Would love to see more detailed stuff on the LEDs as it looks like they’re all over the place.
Thing looks killer with the internals painted!
Unfortunately I’ve not yet had a chance to get into case modding yet, so not really. My assumption has always been a Dremel, silver sharpie, and very, very, very judicious use of a ruler. Not what you’re doing? Cuts look great!
I put the LED's in all 4 ports, 2 for the DVD drive, 2 to light the jewel, and replace the 2 in the power/eject board.
Cutting the DVD window is tricky. I use an old DVD disc centered over the jewel to round that off, and the rest I take out what I can without cutting out any plastic that maintains strength of the top cover.
I use a dremel to make the cuts, then hone it in with files. Then a green scrubby pad for sanding. It takes quite a bit of time, but makes the cuts appear factory.
For the port numbers and bezel "XBOX" I use an oil based pen.
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2 hours ago, Magicaldave said:
Noticed the 420 price myself. But I would totally pay up for one of those units. They look incredible. Couple comments and question:
1) How’d you do the controller port LEDs?
2) Did you paint the faraday cage inside as well? Seen a couple people on the forums do that and it really pops! Not that your paint job looks to be lacking in any way, it’s beautiful.
3) DVD window is too short. If you’re gonna show it off, show it off! Maybe put some LEDs there as well.
Also, I add LED's in the DVD drive on all my builds
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Pearl white and deep blue
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This one will go up tomorrow.
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37 minutes ago, Magicaldave said:
Noticed the 420 price myself. But I would totally pay up for one of those units. They look incredible. Couple comments and question:
1) How’d you do the controller port LEDs?
2) Did you paint the faraday cage inside as well? Seen a couple people on the forums do that and it really pops! Not that your paint job looks to be lacking in any way, it’s beautiful.
3) DVD window is too short. If you’re gonna show it off, show it off! Maybe put some LEDs there as well.
420 may or may not be coincidence, I do not exhale lol! Thank you Dave.
1) I build the LED circuit, putting the LED's on the end of a wire. then I drill a hole in back of the controller port the perfect size for the LED to pop in. that way they can be removed for service.
2)I usually do paint the cage, I like them looking sharp when I open them. makes them look complete.
3)I am open to ideas on window cuts, do you know a better way to do it without getting into the side fins?
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1 hour ago, TEK Nemesis said:
The included A/V cables might just be the worst part of the lot though.
Thank you TEK! I am over OCD, when I get a part 100% clean I put it in a ziplock bag. I know people don't care, but I cant skip steps if I wanted. I actually tried lol!
I agree on the video cords, but the good cords are expensive. I figure I will set them up for 720P and they can get the $70 authentic component cable, or I would direct them to frank for a WII2HDMI.
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I rarely post anything.
Just wondering what people think about the painted case, DVD window, and jewel. I would like to improve future builds, I plan on making a bunch and retiring. may sell my whole collection soon.
I use 2TB drives because some people believe I'm wasting space since Xbox Linux only sees 2.2TB. My personal are 3TB.
Almost all of my builds are 128mb RAM upgrades, some of my favs will not work on a standard Xbox.
Every inch is clean as a whistle, you can lick the motherboard it is cleaner than the plate in your cupboard (except the other OCD people). I don't say that in the listing so there's no need for a disclaimer lol! AS A NOTE! UNPLUG BEFORE YOU LICK!
Rocky5, Cian, and others did an awesome job creating XBMC4Gamers! I had several people ask me to build some more Xbox's just to implement this great dashboard mod. Honestly, it fired me up and I had to get involved again once I threw it on a hard drive and took it for a spin. I literally deleted most of the years of work setting up artwork for XBMC4Xbox, they pulled off a great feat collecting so many cover scans.
Anyway, any advice, information, or opinions are welcome.
Thank you.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/113791001671
Of course if this is not allowed please delete this.
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YES! connect the Xbox DO point to ground to boot the chip. without the bank switch connected it is in bank 2 with no protection so you can flash it. then it will load the chip bios every time and you can use it normally.
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39 minutes ago, Tiberius2019 said:
@John7272Thank you so much for your time.
No problem! good luck, im sure you can get it going
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28 minutes ago, Tiberius2019 said:
Thanks @John7272 Where would ground be? on the modchip or on the motherboard somewhere. Sorry to ask such a basic question.
one of the ground pads by the screws is good
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16 minutes ago, Tiberius2019 said:
I'm trying to flash my xecuter 2.3 with a new bios but I suspect the switch panel is faulty as even when switched to unprotected it still says flash is not writeable when done through Hexen. I have created a separate post for this so apologies for duplication but I'm trying to solve the problem and I wanted to ask questions about the diagram in this post. I hope that hasn't broken any rules.
So my question, related to the diagram Xecuter 2.3b bank switch wiring schematic
If I disconnect my switch panel the chip is disabled - that ties in with what the diagram says.
I installed my chip many years ago and I remember soldering the D0 point. Should this be connected to ground? If so I am guessing my installation is not 100% correct.f it were connected to ground it will allow the modichip to be enabled and protection to be disabled (according to the above diagram) Which would then in theory allow me to flash my chip???
I have no idea but I am hoping somebody in the know can step in at this point and put me out of my misery.
@John7272 thank you for the diagram even though I personally don't know what I can do with this information due to my lack of knowledge. It gave me something to think about and a little bit of hope.
The DO point on the xbox should have a wire connected from the modchip, usually a grey wire. if you instead jump the wire from the xbox DO point to ground, it tells the xbox to boot right to the modchip. if you ground the DO and disconnect the switch, it will boot the chip unprotected on bank 2 and you can flash it.
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21 hours ago, link42586 said:
I have a 2.3b pro without the switches. Almost looks like the lite one but does that apply to the pro version? I literally have it hooked up inside an xbox and it doesn't work. 2 blue lights but it doesn't do anything. Can I use the lite diagram?
They are different. The LITE has 5 wires and the PRO has 8 wires. I would need the bank switch to verify connections. The PRO has 2 more switches than the LITE which would explain 2 of the wires, but not sure about the other one.
I looked at the bank switch settings and it appears at least one switch has to be on to select any bank at all. also, one of the switches needs to be on in order to flash the chip.
If I were you I would find someone with the switch that can diagnose it.
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From what I remember it will only recognize 2.2TB total. I format my 3TB builds so all of the partitions equal 2.2TB, adding C, E, F and G, I also add 500mb for hidden partitions. so far I have no trouble filling the hard drives with usable content.
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On 11/12/2017 at 8:07 PM, Rocky5 said:
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If I can get it working, and it is the full game I will share for sure.
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Made a discovery. When I set it to auto load a profile the LCD works every time. If I try to use the profiles it will not seem to work.
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I have a copy of Lamborghini, not sure where I got it from. I have purchased a lot of Xboxes and pulled files off, and I did a lot of downloading over the years. I just put it on my 128mb unit and it did not load, just rebooted my dash all 3 times. it is 169mb in size.
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Board startup date: April 23, 2017 12:45:48
Clear/Painted Jewel
in Case Mods
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I've done it so many ways over the years, I do 1 or 2 every month now. I use a plastic pry to get the double sided black tape off, then I use my electric sander with 400 grit to remove the paint. takes minutes and makes it clean and flat. If the top is damaged i use 400 grit moving in one direction, usually in line with the "XBOX". then I use a green dish scrubby to smooth it some. then I use wide painters tape and tape around the jewel, that way I can paint the bottom. then I use crystal clear coat on top. makes them look great. for a clear jewel I use crystal clear coat on both sides, makes the jewel light up great with LED'S. most times I make them clear, so I do the top first. then when I clear coat the bottom I use the tape that's around it to position it on the xbox. nice and very clean compared to glue, and makes it easier/