Onknight Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) Hello everyone, My name is Thomas I bought a 1.4 Xbox from a thrift store about 2 weeks ago No cables no nothing I managed to find the power cable in a lot of cables I had in my shed But I ended up buying the component cable and a few games I didn't know whether the Xbox would even turn on at this point Luckily for me it did today I did my first Mod. I removed the clock capacitor Tomorrow I will do a softmod using the Rocky 5 method with the MechAssault CD I've already gathered everything and install the Payload to USB Drive just waiting for the USB cable to come in the mail Tomorow September I'm hoping to do a hard drive swap installing a 500gb SSD Looking forward to learning from everyone And thanks for the advice in advance Tom From Toronto Edited August 20, 2019 by Onknight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikeymikey Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Welcome to the forum Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Hidalgo Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Onknight said: Hello everyone, My name is Thomas I bought a 1.4 Xbox from a thrift store about 2 weeks ago No cables no nothing I managed to find the power cable in a lot of cables I had in my shed But I ended up buying the component cable and a few games I didn't know whether the Xbox would even turn on at this point Luckily for me it did today I did my first Mod. I removed the clock capacitor Tomorrow I will do a softmod using the Rocky 5 method with the MechAssault CD I've already gathered everything and install the Payload to USB Drive just waiting for the USB cable to come in the mail Tomorow September I'm hoping to do a hard drive swap installing a 500gb SSD Looking forward to learning from everyone And thanks for the advice in advance Tom From Toronto If you are going to replace the HDD, be sure to use a good quality Sata to IDE adapter like this Startech branded one: On Amazon I have seen it at a good price. I didn't know this before I purchased my cheap chinese one, and I regret because is taking months to get to my country. So, remember this advice, avoid chinese crap. Also try to get an original component cable for the Xbox, 3 party looks like crap on the Xbox, is not like other consoles were you can just use any 3rd party component cable and is fine. The Xbox only looks good with official microsoft component cables, or making your own using a 360 component. Cheers and welcome! Edited August 20, 2019 by Hector Hidalgo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikeymikey Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, Hector Hidalgo said: If you are going to replace the HDD, be sure to use a good quality Sata to IDE adapter like this Startech branded one: On Amazon I have seen it at a good price. I didn't know this before I purchased my cheap chinese one, and I regret because is taking months to get to my country. So, remember this advice, avoid chinese crap. Also try to get an original component cable for the Xbox, 3 party looks like crap on the Xbox, is not like other consoles were you can just use any 3rd party component cable and is fine. The Xbox only looks good with official microsoft component cables, or making your own using a 360 component. Cheers and welcome! I have had some success with the cheap sata2ide adaptors, but i do also recommend the Startech nes. You will also need an 80 ide cable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Hidalgo Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) 28 minutes ago, nikeymikey said: I have had some success with the cheap sata2ide adaptors, but i do also recommend the Startech nes. You will also need an 80 ide cable! Yes, honestly I don't know about how good or bad chinese adaptors are in reality. All I know is that my shipment is taking 3 weeks now, and the shipment is stuck. Thing is, its better to buy locally if you can, or through Amazon. I used Aliexpress, in summary is just better to stay away from anything that comes from China, it would be bad quality or it would take a VERY long time to arrive. Cheers. Edited August 20, 2019 by Hector Hidalgo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onknight Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 okay Question Question can you lock a SSD ? I want go with 500 GB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onknight Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 also how do Down load the files It tells me I can't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikeymikey Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 I think you can lock an ssd, using one is overkill tho. Although thats my personal opinion, i think the benefits are very minimal. Also you need to hit the 5 post limit before you can download Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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