hi i just got hold of a second origonal xbox this one is chiped/moded so i belive i can do away with the dvd drive
im planing to rehouse it in a diffrent case , i think i can just squeeze it into a bt vision box without the dvd rom
i will post some photos of the proposed case tomorow
ive been a pc enginer for a lot of years and im not affraid of a soldering iron so this seems like a fun project
what i want to know is from the experience of other ppl who have recased an xbox, is there anything i should watch out for.
thanks in advance for any help
recasing an xbox
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Re: recasing an xbox
not something to watch out for but if you want to make it small as possible, use a laptop hard drive and a pico psu. It basically makes the psu external in a power brick.
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Re: recasing an xbox
From someone who does have experience transplanting, make sure that your metal sheilding stays intact and doesn't slide around a lot. Many people have killed and xbox 1.6 by putting it into a 1.0 - 1.5 case (including me). Doesn't take a lot to resurrect it, but it is a pain.
If you go the PICO PSU route, you will want one of these
http://shop.sickmods.net/product/ATX_to ... nverter_2/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Title ruins the surprise but it is an ATX -> Xbox converter, so yeah basically a 200w PICOpsu + this = no more power supply space needed. As was previously mentioned, you can make it internal or external at that point. If you are going to a much smaller case you might want to consider liquid cooling, at the very least I recommend replacing the stock fan with one that has better airflow, with a quieter sound. May as well make it quiet while you are there
If you go the PICO PSU route, you will want one of these
http://shop.sickmods.net/product/ATX_to ... nverter_2/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Title ruins the surprise but it is an ATX -> Xbox converter, so yeah basically a 200w PICOpsu + this = no more power supply space needed. As was previously mentioned, you can make it internal or external at that point. If you are going to a much smaller case you might want to consider liquid cooling, at the very least I recommend replacing the stock fan with one that has better airflow, with a quieter sound. May as well make it quiet while you are there
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Re: recasing an xbox
2 iceberg q 4 pros, they work like magic in my xbox mi...what never mind
Re: recasing an xbox
Harlequin wrote:From someone who does have experience transplanting, make sure that your metal sheilding stays intact and doesn't slide around a lot. Many people have killed and xbox 1.6 by putting it into a 1.0 - 1.5 case (including me). Doesn't take a lot to resurrect it, but it is a pain.
If you go the PICO PSU route, you will want one of these
http://shop.sickmods.net/product/ATX_to ... nverter_2/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Title ruins the surprise but it is an ATX -> Xbox converter, so yeah basically a 200w PICOpsu + this = no more power supply space needed. As was previously mentioned, you can make it internal or external at that point. If you are going to a much smaller case you might want to consider liquid cooling, at the very least I recommend replacing the stock fan with one that has better airflow, with a quieter sound. May as well make it quiet while you are there
Fantastic i can really do with one of them for another xbox project , this ones not tiny its a transplant into an dell optiplex case lol the XdellBox
thank you all for your replys , i will be posting my results
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Re: recasing an xbox
glad to help out. Looking forward to pics. If you need the pin out for the xbox video (so you can put in whatever video/surround options are available) let me know and I'll try to point you in the right direction.