[Crystal XBox V 1.5]

I have used this method:

With a multimeter set to measure the lowest resistance, take a reading between pin 2 and ground - touch one probe to pin 2 and the other to ground. Any of the pads where a screw holds the motherboard in the case can be used as a ground contact. If the reading is over range, a flashing 1  .  or 0L, then there is no connection from pin 2 to ground -- a v1.5 Xbox. Otherwise, your Xbox is a v1.4.

[Crystal XBox V 1.5]

14 minutes ago, SS_Dave said:

Pin 1 is not ground Pin 2 is ground 

Pin 4 in only there on a version 1.6 and the other version pin 4 is not available

Linking pin 2 to ground on any version is not going to damage it

Linking pin 9 to a 3.3 supply on any version is not going to damage it

 

 

Cheers

SS Dave

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

I thought it will short the circuit.

Anyway, there are 1.5 crystals out there.

I have been modding my xbox this week. And, I spent a lot of time trying to guess why wasnt working the chip. Then I saw a post in reddit explaining hoy to measure the pins and linking the pin 2 and pin 9 works.

I hope this will be helpful for someone.

[Crystal XBox V 1.5]

14 minutes ago, sweetdarkdestiny said:

So we are not 100% sure anymore about the thing that mine is a 1.4? I have a multimeter here just in case.... The only difference i see in the pics is the golden clock capacitor.

Try to install the chip normally. And, if it does not work, measure the resistance between ground and pin 2.

[Crystal XBox V 1.5]

15 minutes ago, SS_Dave said:

Did you try the mod chip without the 2 links, I ask because no one else has ever reported having a 1.5.

 

Cheers

SS Dave

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

Yes I did. And, it doesn´t work. So I measured the pin 2 and 9, and I realice that it was a 1.5

Apart from that, if you try to link the pins in a 1.4 you will short the circuit. That´s why I measured the pins with the polimeter.

Is a 1.5. No doubt about it. I can take more pictures if you want.

[Crystal XBox V 1.5]

More pictures

[Crystal XBox V 1.5]

Some of the european xbox crystals are 1.5.

My xbox crystal is a 1.5

So, in order to install the aladdin I obtained the ground for the pin 2 and 3.3 for the pin 9 from resistor you can see in these pictures.