moving soon
New site is up at http://matthewlking.com/v3 Use the fancy pagepeelback at the top right to gett there quickly.
I am going to keep this old site up until I can move the old articles over to the new site.
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Written by matt
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Sunday, 27 August 2006 |
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I am particularly happy with the rear of the unit. I was able to make it look relatively stock and keep it functional. If I wanted to unplug it from home and take it to a friends house it is as easy as a normal Xbox.
I used a piece of the old Xbox side to fill in the gap the Antec panel has. Normally that is where your computer mobo pokes out. It worked out really well.
In the picture you will notice a small open hole below the fan. I filled that in later with a old piece of ABS plastic. I don't feel like pulling the unit out from under my tv to prove it to you, you have to trust me.
You will also notice some chipped paint in the upper left corner of the case. This is why I got the case so chaep from the store. Apparently it was dropped at the store. It didn't affect the front of the case so I was happy. Cosmetic damage pwnage.
Feature List
I did so much to this thing an article describing all the mods would be
terribly long and god-awful boring. Here is a quick feature list of
the mods in no real order.
- different case
- Xenium modchip
- Upgraded dvd drive
- 2 wireless controllers (hardwired)
- hardwire dvd dongle
- remote control sensor
- Universal remote operates Xbox180
- movies/videos run off network storage drive.
- Xenium status light strip
- blue leds and neon inside
- reset/dvd button relocated to rear
- Xbox on/off mod via remote control
- LCD display showing status and info
- relocated power supply/extended wires
- Xbox logo remounted to front of case
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- upgraded quiet fans
- upgraded gpu heatsink(silent)
- harddrive activity light on front of case
- network activity light on front of case
- 1080i, 780p output.
- Xbox Media Center (Gasgiver build)
- 180 gig harddrive
- wireless keyboard/mouse
- hardwired modchip
- 9volt fan mod (quiet)
- modded dvd rom for xbox operation
- custom made rear interface panel
- 2 additional case fans (9v)
- totally internal mods, no dongles or addons exposed.
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The next page has the glamor shots.
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