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u/ForlornPenguin · 6 pointsr/originalxbox

First of all, before anything else, the single most important thing to take care of is to identify which revision your Xbox is. If it is not a v1.6/v1.6b, you MUST open it and remove the clock capacitor IMMEDIATELY! If you don't, it will destroy the motherboard.

Now, onto your questions:

    1. It will not affect the BIOS, but it does install new files to the HDD. Mainly, the new dashboard.
    1. Yes. In fact, it is incredibly important that you do so because the DVD drives are very, very old and are failing. Try to preserve it by using it as little as possible and play everything from the HDD instead.
    1. Modded or not, you can always swap it with another Xbox drive, but when it comes to using PC DVD drives, it's generally not possible, though there are some units that can be modified to work with the Xbox. But like I said, generally speaking, no, it has to be another Xbox drive.
    1. Never seen one, but you can easily use a flash drive with the Xbox via a USB to Xbox adapter. The Xbox can't work with any flash drives that are over 4GB and the vast majority of them won't work at all. This one is confirmed to work though.
    1. There are no drawbacks and the benefits are many. You can run homebrew applications, you can rip games to the HDD and can upgrade the HDD to up to 2TB, you can get all of the old Xbox Live DLC, you can mod games, you can play emulators, the region lock will be disabled so that you can play import games, you can null the EEPROM's HDD key, making it easier to save the Xbox if something ever happens to the HDD, etc., etc.
    1. It's basically impossible for a softmod installation to go wrong. You have to be intentionally trying really hard to screw it up in order for it to screw up. You can potentially mess it up afterwards though, if you don't know what you're doing, but that's part of why nulling the EEPROM is a very good idea, as it will make it easier to fix the problem. Once the softmod is installed though, yes you can extract all of your game saves for safe keeping on your PC, or wherever else you'd want to keep them.

      Make sure you softmod with JCRocky5's Xbox Softmodding Tool though. Stay away from all the older softmods that you'll see being used in YouTube tutorials and the like. This one has a way more straightforward installation procedure and is much better overall. Plus it has a much cleaner look and is still regularly updated. Once you have installed this softmod, run the included NKpatcher Settings application and null your EEPROM's HDD key.

      If your Xbox is a 1.0-1.5, you should also upgrade to a hardmod, by doing a TSOP flash, which will replace the original BIOS with a much better one, making the Xbox even better than it is with just a softmod.
u/bomb447 · 3 pointsr/originalxbox

Halo=3.4GB, Halo 2=4.4GB, GTA San An=2.9GB, DJFFNY=2.8GB, SW KOTOR=3.7GB, Battle for Bikini Bottom=1.7GB. I'd say average is maybe 2 to 3.5GB. All these sizes I listed are in xbe format, ftp'd to hdd.

I put a 2TB in mine, and I can now see it was overkilll for what I wanted. I have a few more modded xbox's I'm gonna upgrade soon, and planned on going with 500GB, but the 1TB is only a few bucks more, so I'm gonna do that.

I used these parts...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013QFRS2S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EOJNGC2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003IDF0JC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The adapter comes with a molex splitter, so you dont need to buy one if you go that route. I've read that the HDE adapter also works, but is 50/50 on if you get a working one, so that's the only reason I went with Startech. I'm very happy with that 80 wire cable, also. Before ordering, I read countless reviews of other cables being crap, and not being a tight connection, or even having a connector that works. This one is awesome, its a little snug, and hard to bend, but I eventually got it in there and look semi professional. The 3 connectors are spaced a little weird for xbox, so you can only use it one way, and just barely have enough spacing between the hdd cradle and dvd drive. The cable is very firm, I was worried it was going to be low quality, but its nice.

Here is an outdated upgraded hdd list to browse through... http://xboxdrives.x-pec.com/?p=list

Next time, I'm gonna try the WD10EZEX. I've read it works fine.

I have the following games installed and am only using 94.2GB.

GB-569, GBA-1140, GBC-564, N64-212, GENESIS-810, NES-820, SNES-787, XBOX-27, PSX-5.

Since this is my main xbox, I'm gonna eventually load it down with as many original xbox titles as I can find. After that, I've read that CoinOps and Final Burn are worth checking out, so thats also on the list. Once I find out the games I like, I'm gonna make the 1TB purely for games I enjoy, nothing extra. I do love the Favorites tab in Rocky's Emustation, makes finding a game you love out of thousands very easy.

I haven't found out how to get the PSX games to show up in emustation yet, but I know it has to do with the bin/cue area. The bin's are large files, but the cues are only 1kb. I think I saw Rocky post somewhere saying you have to load from cue's, but I'm not sure how.

If you are into N64 at all, check out EarthWormJames' 212 pack. Very sweet. I can link you in pm if needed.

u/breachless · 1 pointr/originalxbox

Well I figured I would check in and post my results for the next guy/gal that comes along googling for a solution while this is all still fresh in my mind. After changing to the SATA to IDE adapter suggested by mikeaton, all of my problems went 'poof'. I must conclude that the Kingwin adapters I originally tried are indeed junk, and I am sure I won't be the last to try these since there is a tutorial out there that is front and center on Google that touts these drives as ones that work (it's why I ordered them originally).

So to summarize: buy this exact one:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008X8NK0I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_t0GCzbVHBCMHM

Then buy one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000511TN/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Make sure you also have a SATA drive and a molex splitter to power both drives at once

Once you have those, install the new Ribbon cable (to make these work, you will have to install the cable backwards so the blue end that normally plugs into the motherboard is actually plugged into your Xbox HDD: this is just fine and it totally works). You will also have to get creative about how to fold the cable. Mine is crumpled and looks pretty terrible but it works so I am ok with it.

Take your sweet SATA to IDE Adapter, and change the jumper so it's in Slave mode rather than Master. Install your molex power splitter so you can power both the original HDD and the new one at the same time. Boot up your softmodded Xbox, FTP the latest version of Chimp over to your E drive (it seems to specifically need to be run from the apps folder on your E drive rather than the F drive). Don't forget to push over the linuxboot.cfg file to the root of E as well. Then simply swap the ribbon cable from the DVD drive over to your new drive with the Xbox powered up. If XBMC freezes (or whatever dash you have) it probably means your drive is not in Slave mode and is probably set to Master or Cable Select). If you make the swap and things seem to be unaffected, launch Chimp, choose FATX, and away you go! Once you are done cloning, make sure to lock the slave drive to the motherboard. Shut down the Xbox. Take the new HDD and change the jumper back so that it is master. Remove stock HDD and put the new HDD in it's place. Boot and test.

Boom. Home for dinner.

At this point, I suppose you will still want to create your partitions. I used XBPartitioner1.3 (again, just FTP'd it over and ran it from the apps folder on E) and used that to create an F and G drive that basically split up what was left of the 2 TB's evenly between the two. Just read what you are doing and you should be fine.

Big thanks to those that responded with help: I think it speaks a lot about the people here that I didn't get a ton of flack for asking a question and instead got quick (and useful) advice on how to get around the issues I was having. Thank you so much!

u/Hatemobster · 5 pointsr/originalxbox
  1. I went with this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B013QFRS2S/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1522885721&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=wd+2tb+hdd&dpPl=1&dpID=519l6PabkxL&ref=plSrch. Works great!


    Also note that you’ll need a data adapter to use the drive. I recommend this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00EOJNGC2/ref=mp_s_a_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1522885867&sr=8-11&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=startech+sata+adapter

    Also will need a Molex Y power splitter and an 80 wire ide cable (upgraded from the stock 40 pin) Everything all together should be around $75.

    I reccomend using Chimp to clone your hard drive since you have a 1.6 and can’t tsop. I watched this video and it told me everything I needed:
    https://youtu.be/lBC9599ww6I

  2. As you stated before, JCRocky5 has his softmod package which you can burn to a dvd-r and easily install xbmc and set it as your main dashboard.

  3. Tbh not many people I know do the ram upgrade, it’s uses are limited but would help a bit with some emulators. The 2 popular snes emus run fantastic without the ram upgrade, as does the genesis, gba, and nes. The psx and n64 ones are a bit more finnicky, but many of the popular games have compatibility settings which make the games run quite well.

    Number 4 I’ll let someone more experienced help on.
u/GoTeamScotch · 1 pointr/originalxbox

I can't comment on a fan with LEDs, but this fan fits and is super quiet: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003PNLRLU - see/hear it in action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkiX-0qyWNY

LEDs for the case: a standard roll of 12v LEDs with adhesive on the back are an easy route to take. That's what I used here: https://i.imgur.com/ueHbo1V.jpg

Controller port LEDs: 5mm 5v LEDs are common. You can wire them into the 5v USB power that's available in each port and use a resistor to bring it down to the exact power you need. End result will be something like this: https://i.imgur.com/s4c1wrC.jpg https://i.imgur.com/V5k0brx.jpg

Something I've done a few times is use 3mm 3.3v bi-color LEDs, similar to what is used in the power/eject board and wire them up to the power/eject board's leads on the underside of the motherboard. This makes it so the controller port LED colors change with the power/eject ring, which looks awesome (https://i.imgur.com/Jdv0A8O.jpg). This doesn't always work though because not all motherboards provide enough power to the 3v line (especially for blue colored LEDs), so idk if I'd recommend this particular method because it's not possible on all motherboards. https://i.imgur.com/43u4GYF.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Z1q0nsV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ecy40uS.jpg

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/originalxbox

oh wow thank you for the response! the only good modern cap card/modern upscaler I can think of which supports component is this:
startech usb 3 hd cap: https://www.startech.com/AV/Converters/Video/usb-3-0-video-capture-device-hdmi-dvi-vga~USB3HDCAP
open source scan converter: https://www.amazon.com/Source-Converter-SCART-Component-Gaming/dp/B07QF95QP3
would you recommend these? my old setup was the elgato game capture hd which had a component breakaway cable. I unfortunately don't have any OEM cable right now but will definitely look into one for the future! my final question is what are you referring to when you say analog circuits?


edit: i found an OEM cable with something called a toslink adapter built into the top for digital audio. would that be good? sorry for all the questions just want to learn about the best options to record gameplay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/OFFICIAL-XBOX-Component-Cable-With-Optical-Connection-Genuine-OEM/133232924549

u/Halo_Chief117 · 3 pointsr/originalxbox

To upgrade the softmod, use this Quick Upgrade from Rocky5's Softmodding Tool. You just FTP it to your the root of the E partition and run the default.xbe file. If you haven't nulled your EEPROM, you need to do that as well so if the HDD dies, you can easily replace it. You can run Rocky5's Softmodding Tool Extras Disc from your HDD or use ConfigMagic to do that.

Also, if you have a SATA HDD dock or some kind of SATA to USB adapter, nulling the EEPROM would allow you to easily build an upgrade HDD on your PC for the Xbox. You may even be able to hook the HDD directly into another slot in your computer, but I can't remember. I want to say yes on that though. Anyway, you'd use XboxHDM2USB beta 3 to do that.

OR, you can use Chimp 261812 to clone your HDD to a larger one. You will need a molex splitter, IDE to SATA adapter; this one is recommended a lot but others work too. And you will need a 40-pin 80 wire IDE cable; 24 inches is recommended. You'll boot you Xbox as normal, load Chimp, and it will tell you when to hot swap the DVD drive with your HDD you're upgrading to. It's pretty straightforward.

As for the DVD drive, they are interchangeable between Xbox consoles and are not locked to the motherboard. I don't know much about those, but you can try cleaning the laser or adjusting it doing a laser pot tweak. I think that's what it's called. Someone more knowledgeable than me can chime in on that.

And lastly, since it's pretty much obligatory here, remove the clock capacitor in your Xbox if it hasn't been removed and your Xbox isn't a revision 1.6 or 1.6/b.

u/oldgov2 · 1 pointr/originalxbox

Full imgur album

So, this was my dream machine I built back in the day. I had it sprayed at an autobody place and went crazy with blue LEDs. It has the 10GB harddrive and the better DVDrom drive (the one that can read CDrs too). I found it in my mom's basement recently after my girlfriend and I bought our own house and I figured it was time to get my old stuff out. I forgot how much work I put into this thing, but all is not right. I have taken it apart and desoldered the clock capacitor but it used to have a X2.6 mod chip that no longer functions. I think the front panel got ripped off. Also it looks like the X2.6 needs a trace resoldered.

Unfortunately I recently was hit with 2nd and 3rd degree burns to my dominant hand and I'm not sure how well I can solder anymore. I think I can fix the X2.6 but the wiring from the X2.6 to the front bank selector might be out of my skill set now.

I have also lost all my games (including mech assault and action replay I used on my friends xboxes).

I have ordered a Pound HDMI adapter and a IDE->SATA adapter

The only piece I can not find is the cable from the x2.6 to the front bank selector so I am stuck with the only disk that was left in the machine, Halo 2. I would love to upgrade the disk and put backups on it. I am not trying to pirate as I weirdly have all the game boxes just lost the CD holder that contained the actual disks!

Any help would be much appreciated. Should I buy a new IDE drive or use one of the many SATA HDD / SSDs I have laying around. I don't have a ton of money but it would be cool to get this up in running and have all three generations working in my new entertainment center!

Thanks!

u/BusterMathisJr · 1 pointr/originalxbox

I've definitely heard of Noctua and know they make good stuff, there wouldn't be any issues running an aftermarket fan like fan (like RPM or etc)?
I looked around a bit and saw one or two forum posts mentioning specs for replacing it, it looks like it is a 12V 40x10mm fan so this would be the Notcua equivalent I'm guessing

https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-Cooling-Blades-Bearing-NF-A4x10/dp/B009NQLT0M#customerReviews

u/Midnight_Comet · 2 pointsr/originalxbox
  1. I'm not sure if your drive is lockable or not but most SATA drives are.
  2. Chimp will format the partitions for you. (C,E,F,G etc.)
  3. There's a Startech adapter that seems to be the most reliable. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EOJNGC2/ref=twister_B01JZ8Z7C8
  4. Chimp will format the drive to FATX for you.

    The adapter has jumper settings for master/slave/and cable select. When cloning your original drive you'll want to set the adapter to slave. You'll also need an 80 wire IDE cable. Using the original 40 wire cable doesn't work with SATA drives.

    Lastly you'll need a molex Y splitter to power both hard drives at the same time while cloning. Also make sure you have an original Microsoft controller. I've heard 3rd party controllers don't work with Chimp, though I can't verify this since all my controllers are Microsoft S controllers.
u/armouredxerxes · 1 pointr/originalxbox

There's the same cable here just longer: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wire-Drive-3-Connector-Ribbon-Cable/dp/B0177AFC0I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1473013576&sr=8-2&keywords=80+pin+ide

Thanks for the help, I love my old Xbox but the hard drive is getting a bit slow nowadays and mod chips are like gold dust. This should help give it a new lease of life. Would any SATA hard drive work? I was thinking of using a Western Digital Black 2TB like the one I have in my PC.

u/killerbs75 · 1 pointr/originalxbox

90% of my soldering experience is larger things, simple wires, such like that. I don't even have soldering equipment anywhere close to small enough to try to do a modchip.

If you've got an older version (anything before 1.6 I believe) you can do the TSOP flash mod.

I bought this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LYAA814/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and used it to bridge the pins needed to TSOP flash. It's basically like one of those old white-out pens and was pretty easy to use. The only other thing I needed was a Xbox port to USB cable so I could connect a flash drive. You need a smaller flash drive (there's a compatibility list linked) but I have so many old flash drives I found one that would work.
I've never modded a console before and now after a little adventure later I have my Xbox set up with a larger hard drive that I can install games to, a much nicer dashboard, and it's a lot more future-proof.

I've already got a list of about 40 games that I want to play once I find all of them and it will be a growing list. I've found a lot of the games feel very modern in how they control and that's a huge plus the Xbox offers I think. I can't get into much other "retro" console gaming because I hate the controls. Although, most of those retro consoles will emulate on the Xbox anyway.

u/mememuseum · 1 pointr/originalxbox

You can use a program called Chimp to clone the drive. I've never done it, so I don't know exactly what to do, but there is a link in the sidebar to all of the tutorials.

Another way to do it is with XboxHDM. After zeroing your HDD key (if you haven't done that already), FTP the EEPROM file, and the C and E partitions to your PC and put them in the right folder for XboxHDM. Then you can build a Linux ISO to burn to a CD or put onto another bootable media. You can slap a drive into a PC and boot into that special Linux to create an HDD locked to your Xbox.

EDIT: Since you're using a SATA drive, you'll want this IDE to SATA converter. The Xbox is finicky for some reason with converters, but this one is recommended by the tutorial guide.

You'll also need an 24 inch 80 conductor IDE cable. The one in the original Xbox is only a 40 conductor cable, which apparently causes issues/slower speeds with SATA drives.

u/exSupportCom · 1 pointr/originalxbox

This one works better imo but it requires modifying of the dvd tray. I would like to see a RGB or similar silent fan that is as good as noctua fans.

u/The_MightyCondor · 1 pointr/originalxbox

The fan I ordered was this one:
Nexus 70mm Real Silent Case Fan https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003PNLRLU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_e.lUDbDH6VYY3

It's been working great for me and the only modification I made was using small zipties to attach the top two corners to the metal casing, aside from that it's plug and play.

u/BombBloke · 1 pointr/originalxbox

> This is the adapter I'm using: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EOJNGC2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Excellent, those red StarTechs are much more reliable.

> I'm sure this would all turn out fine if I could just get something to boot.

I suppose the question is, is there anything of value to you that's currently only stored on the original HDD?

u/Elementix · 1 pointr/originalxbox

That's cool - it's time to start moving away from the IDE drives tho... you'll be able to get newer, larger (2TB), and more reliable drives with SATA for a cheaper price.

Here's the recommended adapter for when you one day do that:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EOJNGC2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_A7l7Cb9J9WDGZ

Best of luck!

u/Melluish · 1 pointr/originalxbox

Just done my first hard drive upgrade (and aged about 10 years in the process). I bought two adapters, the red StarTech one:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EOJNGC2/ref=pe_3187911_185740111_TE_item

And this green one branded "VGEBY":

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XW6LN6T/ref=pe_3187911_185740111_TE_item

Long story short, the StarTech would boot to stock dash, but the DVD drive would no longer load any games. Tried with 40 and 80 wire IDE cables. Xbox just said it couldn't recognise the disk. The green one works perfectly with an 80 wire cable. Avoid the StarTech.

2TB WD Green
80 wire IDE
Disk prepared in Windows 10 using a USB to SATA enclosure and running xboxhdm23usb.

u/gdogpwns · 1 pointr/originalxbox

If the Xbox is hardmodded (chipped) or TSOP flashed, it is not as hard to swap the hard drive. The main issue with softmodded Xboxes is that the HDDs (which use an old IDE standard) are locked with a "password" that's stored on the Xbox's motherboard.

If the Xbox is softmodded, the exploit isn't capable of telling the Xbox to boot like normal if the hard drive password doesn't match.

If the Xbox is hardmodded, it might be patched to handle all types of hard drives. All I believe you need to do is replace the hard drive then boot the Xbox with a burned copy of Hexen to install the necessary Xbox software and the modded dashboard.

Someone with more (meaning any) experience with hardmodded Xboxes can probably give you a software solution to figure out what type of mod is on it.

Regardless of how it is modded, I highly suggest that you try to upgrade the hard drive yourself. If it's softmodded, look up CHIMPS. You'll need different size Torx screw drivers (T20, T15, and T10) and a Molex y-splitter to power two hard drives at once. Also, an 80 pin IDE cable speeds up transfers like crazy (and game load times). If your bigger hard drive has a SATA connector, you'll need a SATA to IDE adapter.

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This subreddit is very dedicated to modding these consoles, and we'd all love to help you figure this out, especially over a game as great as Shenmue 2. Feel free to DM me if you take the red pill. Don't worry if you don't know too much about computers and modding. I heard a quote today, "Knowledge is useful, but grit acquires it." If you want to figure out how to do this, it's very possible.

u/Nightowl3090 · 2 pointsr/originalxbox

Same video tutorial I used to mod mine. You do kind of have to get creative with the dremel to make it all fit. I used the Noctua NF-R8 https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-Bearing-Cooling-NF-R8-redux-1800/dp/B00KF7P34G/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1536189695&sr=1-6&keywords=noctua+nf-r8 plugged into the original fan port. It runs 100% silent with the case on and temperatures sit at 50C under full load. You can mod these fans to run at their full 12v speed for additional cooling, but I'm happy with that temp and a silent machine.

u/PackL3ader · 2 pointsr/originalxbox

I have a 1.0 board and I removed the gpu fan and replaced the rear fan with this

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003PNLRLU/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

Can’t even hear it running anymore and the fan fit perfectly no modification

u/Poyzonist · 1 pointr/originalxbox

I personally have had no issues with this HDE adapter. This adapter is pretty fast too along with an 80-wire ribbon cable. This ribbon cable has been recommended many times to me and has been working great. The adapter is $8 and the cable is $6 with free shipping included at this time.

u/ImDaPap · 1 pointr/originalxbox

THIS didn't work

THIS worked perfectly

Using a 500GB WD Blue btw

u/seymourputts · 2 pointsr/originalxbox

I would really encourage you to think about upgrading the hard drive after you softmod it. Playing backed games on discs can get expensive since most of the games are 6gb+. Even a 80gb IDE drive would be a massive help!

The hardest part of modding is finding a flash drive that works.

What you will need.

Flash Drive (should work)

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruzer-Blade-drive-SDCZ50-004G/dp/B002U213Y8/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1539785044&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=sandisk+cruzer+blade+4gb&dpPl=1&dpID=411nUnjz9eL&ref=plSrch


Usb to xbox controller port

https://www.amazon.com/Mcbazel-Xbox-Converter-Adapter-Original-Console/dp/B076HHZ41Z/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1539784602&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=xbox+controller+to+usb+adapter&dpPl=1&dpID=41y27JttbeL&ref=plSrch#

Sata to IDE adapter (If you upgrade hard drive)


https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Drive-Optical-Adapter-Converter/dp/B00EOJNGC2/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1539784695&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=sata+to+ide+adapter&dpPl=1&dpID=51styPntUEL&ref=plSrch

80 connector IDE cable

https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Cable-Device-Conductor-inch/dp/B000I21Y28/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1539784965&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=80+connector+IDE+cable&dpPl=1&dpID=41gZKwD33jL&ref=plSrch

Use the Rocky 5 mod and youtube tutorial and you will be fine!

u/BabyPuncher5000 · 3 pointsr/originalxbox

An IDE to SATA adapter, so you can use a hard drive or SSD that isn't 10+ years old and ready to kick the bucket.

I've had good luck using this one, just make sure you also replace the ribbon cable with an 80-conductor cable.

u/tpfortissue · 7 pointsr/originalxbox

Buy this one, and see if it alleviates the problems.. if not return it.

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Drive-Optical-Adapter-Converter/dp/B00EOJNGC2/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1542770079&sr=1-3&keywords=startech+ide+sata

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Look at this picture on that ebay page, does that inspire confidence in what they're selling ?

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https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/5gwAAOSwEARbIPnJ/s-l1600.jpg

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These are almost 100% made from salvaged parts /capacitors.

u/40wPhasedPlasmaRifle · 1 pointr/originalxbox

Essentially, yes. It might work without it after upgrading, but it improves performance and guarantees it will work. Just grab it, its 5 bucks.

https://amazon.com/dp/B000I21Y28/

Make sure to get the 24 inch one and fold it according to this:
http://web-nine.com/projects/xbox/ide/

u/aspud · 1 pointr/originalxbox

If you can stand waiting a bit, this would be your best bet:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B076J9TNCD/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They are revising it due to a bug they found when connected to certain modded xboxes and Rev 1.4 boxes. I have one and it works fantastic. If you search around here there was a review by Metal Jesus that talks about video quality and the minimal frame loss.

I've used similar upscalers like you linked to and they were all garbage. Can't speak to the specific one you linked, but I'd look for a different solution.

u/Jonathan_Ingram · 3 pointsr/originalxbox

Was going to recommend a main fan replacement as well, it makes a huge difference.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003PNLRLU/

u/JigglyWiggly_ · 1 pointr/originalxbox

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073CKHX7X/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Is the IDE cable I went with, it does seem to have 80 pins when I look at it.

I'll try connecting the sata drive with the ide adapter to a pc in the meantime to see what happens.

EDIT: My BIOS sees the xbox hd connected to the pc's IDE port. Macrinum Reflect doesn't see the drive though, but it's there in device manager. I tried to boot clonezilla from the PC and I just got ATA errors and I couldn't go anywhere. The xbox drive is good as it works just fine with the xbox transferring files via FTP.

I tried the sata drive with the IDE adapter attatched and the computer doesn't see it. I'm going to go with this startech adapter https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EOJNGC2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 before I try the TSOP mod.

Thanks guys

u/Lagamorph · 2 pointsr/originalxbox

Sounds like it's worth a go. Though there's also a link in there to Amazon US that has the Pound cable from what looks to be the official seller and will ship to the UK, and is £35 so a bit cheaper than eBay (Though still more than the original cable I was looking at). Quite tempted to go for it to be honest...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D19QQHW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

u/nssone · 2 pointsr/originalxbox

I recently bought one of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073TSK26W/ and updated the firmware with this https://openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/gl.inet/gl.inet_gl-mt300n_v2. Connected it to my Wifi and put it in WDS mode. It basically becomes a wireless->ethernet bridge. It only has 2 ethernet ports but I only have my Xbox and my PS2 connected. It was a reasonably cheap solution to give my consoles wireless network access. I don't know if I'm topping out the speeds in any way. But running PS2 games off he network seemed fine 98% of the time and I transfer files to my Xbox at about 4.5MB/s through a samba share.

u/AllMyName · 1 pointr/originalxbox

I don't remember, it's been a while lol

From what I remember, you should be able to take any old USB cable, like a printer USB A to B cable, hack the end off, solder it in, and then plug it into something like this.

https://smile.amazon.com/NEORTX-Adapter-Cable-Xbox-Black/dp/B00SMCJB4Y/

u/vedicveko · 2 pointsr/originalxbox

I replaced my fan with the one below. It is very quiet, fits nicely, and cools as well as the old.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009NQLT0M/

u/AlbinoSheepDawg · 8 pointsr/originalxbox

I'd recommend this so you don't need to do anything special other than get zip ties to hold the fan down.

u/mikeaton · 6 pointsr/originalxbox

There is always conductive pen

Works great for the most novice modder. Since a tsop is such a small bridge I'd go this route to make sure you don't mess up a good board.

u/Pie-in-Sky · 1 pointr/originalxbox

Very strange, I have used multiple different SATA drives(SSD/SSHD/HDD) and converters and never really had an issue.

I can tell you from my own experience that these converters work perfectly:

More expensive Delock
http://www.delock.de/produkte/S_61702/merkmale.html?setLanguage=en


And Cheaper chinese generic
ttps://www.ebay.com/itm/PATA-IDE-TO-SATA-Converter-Adapter-Plug-Play-7-15-Pin-3-5-2-5-SATA-HDD-DVD-VM-/253335440412

Other people have had good results with the Startech, uses the same chip as the Delock.
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Drive-Optical-Adapter-Converter/dp/B00EOJNGC2

u/Kromara · 1 pointr/originalxbox

It's from Kingwin and several people said that it was a good adapter with no complaints. I put an order in for an 80 wire cable and it should be in by Tuesday. (Thank goodness for Amazon Prime's free 2-day delivery)

Here's a link to the exact one that I ordered. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002SZDOM6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_t74ZBbP338XSR

u/anbeasley · 1 pointr/originalxbox

I have two of these and have found the picture quality is excellent. A must buy if you do original xbox gaming.

https://www.amazon.com/HD-Link-Cable-Original-Xbox-System/dp/B07D19QQHW

u/KaosEngineeer · 2 pointsr/originalxbox

Pound Technology HD Link Cable for Original Xbox v2

It's sold through Amazon for $29.99 when in stock - just checked and Amazon states in stock.

You can find on eBay too but sometimes at a much higher price. :)

u/Kenerkn · 2 pointsr/originalxbox

Protips:

Here's some cheap, compact SATA/UATA adapters that fit well in the Xbox: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JVUXMRI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Additionally, you're going to want to get a 80-wire IDE cable to avoid any issues with the install (I usually use a 24-inch one, and attach the opposite end into the mobo and do a folding trick to get it to all line up). Also, on the v1.0-1.5 boxes that I use SATA drives with, I install IND-Bios 5004, as it avoid erroring out when booting up with a SATA drive.

Edit: Sorry! I didn't see the whole "softmod and v1.6" in the original post! My bad, OP!

Good luck!

u/buggyj_ · 1 pointr/originalxbox

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008X8NK0I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_o7tpzb55FSXNT

Looks a lot like the one I listed from Ebay. I ordered it anyways -- but hopefully it works!

u/enormous-radio · 1 pointr/originalxbox

I am using one of those green boards I bought on amazon pata to sata

https://www.amazon.com/HDE-Computer-Drive-Interface-Adapter/dp/B008X8NK0I

the model of my hard drive is

WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0

I am unsure of my bios, I have the latest version of hexen but I can look if it is necessary

I have tried a 250gb IDE drive with the 80 cable and it worked like a charm

the 2tb does indeed work on my laptop with sata to usb

I am not sure why I can't get it to boot. I also have 4 xboxes hard modded now, 3 are TSOP and one is a mod chip

u/kevnarski · 1 pointr/originalxbox

The pound cable is $30. Gives you near component quality. Especially if your TV only has HDMI inputs. It's the simplest set up, and usually regarded as one of the best options.

https://www.amazon.com/POUND-Link-Cable-Original-System-microsoft/dp/B07D19QQHW/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=xbox+pound+hdmi&qid=1563711008&s=gateway&sprefix=xbox+pound+&sr=8-1

u/kalerne · 1 pointr/originalxbox

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002U213Y8?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Bought this recently and can confirm it's a 4gb USB that works great for softmodding.

u/Giraldus117 · 1 pointr/originalxbox

I typically use thesefor an xbox upgrade.


WD Blue 2TB PC Hard Drive - 5400 RPM
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JC1TQ7N/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_cKiZDbW5GMPTQ

HDE 2 Pack IDE/EIDE/PATA to SATA adapter
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JVUXMRI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_WLiZDbC9A0HJM

CablesOnline 30-inches 40-Pin (80-Wire) Ultra ATA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KRPJ128/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_PMiZDb2VR5WHB

u/Shirkie01 · 1 pointr/originalxbox

I also bought the HDE two pack. My experience has been:

Buy 2TB WD Blue drive. This works and locked successfully, after I got through the adapter issues below, on a 1.1 Xbox.

HEXIN - Freezes drive security (can't lock/unlock), and Chimp can't see it. Might work with an external USB enclosure, but I don't have one to test with. Works fine after you get the drive locked, though I had to use the 40-pin IDE cables for some reason, otherwise I get Error 13.

Startech - Chimp saw this, so I was able to clone my existing drive and lock it, but it refused to start, giving me Error 07 with both the 40- and 80-pin cables.

HDE - Bought these after the Startech didn't work. I don't know if they freeze the drive security like the HEXIN did, but they also give me Error 07 with both cables when trying to start the Xbox.

So to summarize, I had to use the Startech adapter to clone and lock it, and the HEXIN adapter with the 40-pin cable to have it boot.

Also this is the comment someone else referenced containing the link to HDE. Since the Ebay page doesn't exist anymore, people buy the HDE adapters.

u/Charleaux330 · 1 pointr/originalxbox

this is the one i used Nexus 70mm It's swap in swap out. This fan is also 3 pin, yes. I think 70mm is the same as stock. I think you have start cutting the hdd tray if you go bigger.

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The soldering is really a piece of cake if you have a small tip. It's a few short wires from point to point on the motherboard. I use a flux pen on everything.

u/silvernutter · 1 pointr/originalxbox

I used this one less than a month ago and it worked without issue. You can tell by the "frequently bought together" section that other people have used this drive as well ;)

u/symlink · 1 pointr/originalxbox

【No adapters or power supplies needed】While not typically necessary, in some instances providing power via micro USB cable can improve picture quality.

u/BryanRodriguez1998 · 1 pointr/originalxbox

Yes Ultra ATA 100/133 IDE Cable, 2 Device, IDC 40 (80 Conductor), 24 inch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I21Y28?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

This is the ide I bought

u/SparkTheMetal_ · 1 pointr/originalxbox

weird, they usually work if led is on.

but as its that seller id still wager its that still.

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i get mine from ebay off diff sellers as some update the item to the newer one the chinese are making that doesnt have the master slave jumper pins which i dont want. had one doa out of about six so far, of the older type.. but that amazon seller seems like 50% of his dont work on average atm lol.

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if you want better quality get the startech one for 15 quid.

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Drive-Optical-Adapter-Converter/dp/B00EOJNGC2/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=startech+ide+to+sata&qid=1557474690&s=electronics&sr=1-3#customerReviews

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theres some other higher quality ones around that price too that kaosengineer knows the names off, i'l search for his post quick.

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did you double check the cable connections and adapto connection to hdd?

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actually thinking back to the person the other day, both of his were dead too, so i stil bet its the adaptors.

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also did you check drive in your pc before you put in xbox?

u/Sylux102 · 3 pointsr/originalxbox

Here's what I bought through Amazon (prices seem to have gone up by a few dollars).

IDE/SATA adapter:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008X8NK0I/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Seagate HDD 2Tb:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01IEKG402/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

80 wire IDE ribbon cable:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000067SNX/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I actually use Cxboxtool(iirc that's the name) which extracts ISOs and builds a folder for each ISO, then I FTP them to my Xbox using the same program. You can also use an app in a softmodded/TSOPd Xbox to rip your own ISOs.

u/TehCactus_ · 3 pointsr/originalxbox

Well, I'd wait for this to be back in stock.

u/TheLegendOfXela · 2 pointsr/originalxbox

Here’s the one I got, works fine!

CableWholesale Ultra ATA 100/133 IDE Cable, 2 Device, IDC 40 (80 Conductor), 24 Inch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I21Y28/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_hGoSDb2C5G1MF

u/Derf_Jagged · 5 pointsr/originalxbox

These two have been confirmed to work by a few people with no issues that I've heard of: Ebay or Amazon

Personally, I use the ebay one. $40 is waaay too much for an adapter. Oh and here's a good 80 pin cable to go with it.

u/davidj1987 · 1 pointr/originalxbox

Posting again even though I edited my post.... The Sandisk Cruzer Blade 4GB does indeed work.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002U213Y8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1FKZ2EJJ4DP2Q&coliid=ISXTSG04LWJD3&psc=1

Still for sale on Amazon too.

u/mborgerson · 4 pointsr/originalxbox

For anyone else who wants one of these, you can also buy these for about $10 on Amazon:

NEORTX USB Adapter Cable for Xbox (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SMCJB4Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_jl17CbPQ70D2T

They have adapters for both male/female connectors.

u/30_MAGAZINE_CLIP · 3 pointsr/originalxbox

24 inch length is the one you want. This is the one I got and a lot of the reviews mention Xboxs too. https://amazon.com/gp/product/B000I21Y28/

This will show you how to fold it properly:

http://web-nine.com/projects/xbox/ide/

u/EllipsisBreak · 1 pointr/originalxbox

>Error 13 with the new drive is at least a good sign in that it indicates that the TSOP flash went ahead just fine. I assume you're seeing the purple EvoX shield during the flubber sequence, as well.

That's correct.

>Presumably you're using a PATA to SATA adapter: even if you can confirm that's working in, say, a PC, doesn't mean it'll work in an Xbox. The green ones in particular tend to cause problems (and have been doing so since we first started putting SATA drives in these consoles).

This is the adapter I'm using: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EOJNGC2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Additionally, I recently tried a third hard drive, which was IDE and thus did not need an adapter. Error 13. I think we can conclude that the adapter itself is not causing this.

>But the fact that you're unable to boot with the original HDD suggests that something might be up with a PATA socket elsewhere. Inspect all of them for bent pins - especially the sockets on the DVD drive and motherboard. Also try waiting on the Xbox logo longer - it should progress (even if to an error screen) if you wait long enough. Can take up to about a half hour in some cases.

I have not been able to find any bent pins.

>Also try waiting on the Xbox logo longer - it should progress (even if to an error screen) if you wait long enough. Can take up to about a half hour in some cases.

You'd think that, but no. There have been times when I've left the Xbox on that screen for quite a while. Nothing ever happens, except the screen dims a little bit early on. In fact, it's on that screen as we speak. Been there for 10 minutes. I won't touch it for the next hour just so we have definitive data on that point.

>Also check that your HDDs (and adapter if present) are each jumpered as master.

They are. And I have previously tried all the settings on each hard drive, including cable select.

I'm sure this would all turn out fine if I could just get something to boot. The guy in the video (linked in OP) does it. He gets error 13, puts in a Hexen disc, turns it off and on again, and boots fine. I don't understand why I can't do that.

u/llnk · 2 pointsr/originalxbox

You can buy sata to ide adapters. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B002SZDOM6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_4BC2Db3ZKAV0Z

You’ll also need to replace the ide cable with an 80 pin cable.

u/ArtyThePoopie · 2 pointsr/originalxbox

Here you go. I used this one when I softmodded mine a couple weeks ago

u/beezn · 2 pointsr/originalxbox

24" 40-Pin 80-Wire Ultra ATA 2-Drive Ribbon Cable, Manhattan 332781 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003IDF0JC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_6ipYCb2XZTCHP

This is what I ordered, it just arived today.

u/C0mputerPyr0 · 1 pointr/originalxbox

I have this one https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008X8NK0I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 . I know this one works too, or at least with one of my older computers, and I do have it set to slave

u/ottguy74 · 1 pointr/originalxbox

So far, I've been using the stock cable in my setup. With one of these adapters
https://www.amazon.ca/HDE-SATA-Drive-Interface-Adapter/dp/B008X8NK0I