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Hello, I've been lurking for awhile and it seems pretty nice here. Thank you.

Hello all I am Komrade and I wanted to try a bit of the Microsoft consoles and wanted to start with the OG Xbox as I also like a lot the games from that generation of consoles. I picked a used console together with some demos and a couple of games and 2 controllers to play a bit of 2 player games also haha. Never had one before and they were kinda rare in at least here where I live so a lot of new stuff to discover, so will get busy with it

Hi guys so anyways I'm used to be a huge original Xbox fan back in the day, now I'm getting back into the Xbox because Im still kinda intrigued by the power of the Xbox! Also if you Don't want to care my real name is Anthony. And I got into the Xbox scene from mvgs video about modding a Xbox in 2017. (Dang I'm old! xD) Also i was born in the same year when Halo 2 came out! Alrighty then y'all have a good day.

Hi I am happy to join this group I have been a long time fan of the original Xbox and have recently been more interested in modifying and preserving classic games. I want to learn more about hardware mods; custom dashboards; and ways to revive my original Xbox. I am excited to connect with other enthusiasts; share my experiences; and get advice on ongoing projects. I look forward to contributing to discussions and learning from the community Thanks in advance

Hi Everyone, My name is Lonnie, I run a Retro Mod shop in the UK named LonWay Technologies. I'm looking to forward to contributing where I can.

Hey guys! My name is Dizz, from New Zealand! Happy to be here and finally start dipping my toes into the xbox scene! Don't know why its taking me so long to get into the xbox space but have very much enjoyed modding, updating all things gaming! I have a bunch of xbox's to experiment on and see how far I can go to make my version of the absolute beast of an xbox! I have 3 which I am currently tricking out. 1x Project Stellar Build, 1x Xenuim Mods (Nemesis) Build, 1x Pre purchased modded xbox to pull apart! Really interested in LCD/OLED screen mods as I haven't looked into them yet and looks like the gear is hard to get your hands on these days... especially being New Zealand based! Any who looking forward to getting into things and slowly meeting you all! If you have any graphic needs such as Logos, Cover Art, Banners, How to PDF Guides for your mods get in touch, I will be happy to help out! Cheers, Dizz

I am new to modding consoles systems and figured since I have some experience with pc's I would try my hand at upgrading my old xbox console. I have a 1.6 version console that was already soft modded with UnleashX and want to upgrade the hdd to an sdd. I have the StarTech IDE to SATA adapter, 80pin wire, the 3.5 to 2.5 cradle and a 1TB T-Force Vulcan Z SSD. I just need the steps on how to do it and to confirm I can use the ssd I have. Just a side note I did not soft mod the console when I bought it used it was already on it.

Hi ! I'm from Italy, i have my Xbox since when i was a kid and now that i have some time i want to bring back to life my old Xbox. It's nice to that the Xbox is still alive !

Hello. I mod and fix older consoles so i joined OGXbox to share and get new experiance. Greetings from Sweden! /Mike 4 XBOX (1 hardmod v1.1 (Xecuter2 with EvoX), 3 TSOPed 1.4/1.5 with Cerbios)

Hi there, New guy here. I just picked up an OG Xbox at a thrift store, and am looking forward to Moding it. My daughter and son are starting a video game interest so naturally it triggered some nostalgia for me. I also have a PS5 and built a gaming computer. Thanks for accepting me!

I just recently received an OG Xbox version 1.6 for my birthday. A friend of mine mentioned this forum to me and suggested I join. The information I have found so far is amazing. I am new to modding, so I have much to learn. The plan right now is to do a deep clean on the console, replace the belt for the CD drive as it is a bit sticky and redo the thermal paste on the CPU and GPU. I look forward to talking with everyone and sorry ahead of time if I ask a dumb question.

I'm a 30 year old retro gamer from NY. He/They is fine. I like retro and modern gaming. Been gaming since the N64, got the gameboy color shortly after, And got the dreamcast at launch, followed by the Gamecube and xbox during their respective holiday seasons. I was mainly an RGB modding guy, but I recently started tinkering with my xbox, softmodded, and caught the bug. Now I plan on hardmodding with Project Stellar

Hello, I'm SylverReZ. I'm a hardware enthusiast, data preservationists and console modder. I enjoy soldering and modding my own consoles for a hobby and I'd love to share my advice and my journey to the world, without gatekeeping it all in one space. This place seems to be reasonably friendly and seeing as I'm contributing to the best community in the world, here's my kudos to you all. https://pronouns.page/@SylverReZ

Hi im new here got my classic xbox recently and i want to experience everything on this console

hello. new here!

Hello, I am newcomer for OG XBOX field. I got a OG XBOX console last 2 weeks, actually, that's new experience for me, because I had never play XBOX games in my childhood.

Hi, Sorry should of posted here before asking for help, Hello to all. I have been playing about with a raspberry pi that was given to me at xmas and after a quick play on the retro arcade stuff I decided I need to set up my old xbox.

Hello, nice to have a place to go for OG xbox.

its nice to see the community is still active i was a little worried considering these consels are 20+ years old and i almost lost everything software and hardware in a house fire which is why im here software is not a problem thank god for xbins but rather hardware i need to find some rare parts mostly i was a softmod guy i softmodded countless xboxs and always wanted a mod chip i always found them out of stock or in another country and never could find one then one day i was on facebook marketplace and there it was in my neck of the woods it was a version 1.4 with xecuter 3 ce with the face plate lcd screen / switches and usb ports for a steal of a price 200$ so i bought it no questions asked shut up and take my money its the holy grail of xboxs we all know well remember i said i almost lost everything in a house fire the fire happened two years ago and at that time i slimmed down my xboxs and only had two of them one just a softmod the other the xecuter 3 now let me tell you these xboxs were directly under my 55in flat screen tv and the tv melted all down on the xboxs now im here to tell you that Microsoft built a tank when they built these things because softmod survived i mean the case is junk both power and eject buttons were melted together i had to break the case apart and pull the power/eject pcb board out to turn it on now i have not cleaned the mother board or anything and it functions so i have hope i have not hooked up x3 to see whats up its the holy grail instead i have it pulled apart and trying to clean the mother board and mod chip and try to get it up and going again the switches are really bad one of the switches got so hot that some of the buttons fell off one switch came apart a spring came out but the switch might still work if you act like there is a spring there it will cycle but they are all melted in some way ie the switches now about the lcd screen i have it all pulled apart i might be able to salvage it it had some sort of tint on the out side of the glass witch is easy i just have to find out about what % tint it was but on the other side of the glass screen for illumination there is a white semi transparent film for even and soft illumination and now mine is is wavy like a pice of bacon and that will effect the screens back light illumination so if i can figure out the tint % and a good replacement for the backlight diffuser i think its what it is lol and to replace these switches https://imgbox.com/g/Pl9bJWtgsZ

Hello all! I use to be really into the mods back in the days. I shared a lot of hardware info and came up with a easy to build Eprom reader to get the Hdd KEYS out of the bios chip storage. I recently pulled out 4 Xboxes that I had squirreled away for future projects, I saw this on a YouTube video and thought, wow people are still into modding the old Xbox! Good to meet all of you!

Hi. I was having a clear out and found my old console that I modded around 20years ago. I thought, "You know what, it'd be fun to have another play with it". Just found OGXbox while searching around, so will probably be back for advice since I've forgotten almost everything I knew back then . I did find that I should remove the clock capacitor before powering on, so I'm going to do that first. Hope it's not leaked much. See you all later.

Tried paying the 5$ to avoid this but of well. Paypal doesn't work for me as payment. Oh well. So hello!

Hello. I am Vitor, from Brazil and joined here some days ago. Nice to be here. Cheers.

Just joined. I modded my first xbox around 2004, I'm fairly sure it was an xecutor or an xecutor clone. It fell into disuse for years when TVs stopped actually having any input sockets, but recently I got hold of a Pound HDlink and resurrected it, although it has developed a fault that I'll research on here later. Meantime I was given my nephews old v 1.0 xbox that seems to have a dead hard drive, I'll have a go at resurrecting it with an Aladdin. Thanks for letting me in, I'm sure I will have the odd question or two later.

Hi everyone, I fell in love with the Xbox the moment I unwrapped it Christmas morning in 2003. Its been almost 20 years now and I've got the itch to go back and play some of the old favorites. I currently have a mystery 20$ Ebay special sitting on my table. I can't wait to crack into it and discover what is wrong with it. I'm sure I'll have many questions and appreciate any advice you all have.