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[BenJeremy]

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here's some info on the v1.3 Manufacture Date: 21st March 2003 Serial Number: 4128965 31205 DVD Drive: Philips Hard Drive: Seagate ST310014ACE Kernel version: 5101.01 Dashboard version: 4920.01 MCPX X3: FB0308.1 0246D1 (Yes thats right its called X3 lol ) Flash Rom Device: Winbond 49F020T 256k The easiest way to detect if you have a v1.3 (from looking at the packaging - you dont hve to look at the xbox) - is the serial number Serial Number v1.2 : XXXXXXX 30205 Serial Number v1.3 : XXXXXXX 31205

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Look at digits 8 and 9 (first 2 digits of last 5 digit section):- 20, 21 = 1.0 23 = 1.0 or 1.1 24, 25 = 1.1 30 = 1.2 31 = 1.3

[Ubergeek]

do i have a v1.3 ?

the xbox is black with a green X on it

many thanks

[billyciam]

WOW !!

this is helpful

[BenJeremy]

QUOTE (billyciam @ Jun 21 2003, 02:07 PM)

WOW !! this is helpful

Try posting something in here and see what happens.

Post in the other thread and it will be deleted. I'm not wasting time splitting topics because people can't follow simple directions.

[BenJeremy]

QUOTE (Ubergeek @ Jun 21 2003, 12:12 PM)

do i have a v1.3 ? the xbox is black with a green X on it many thanks

LOL... Well, at least this will give those people a place to go as well.

I was just tired of seeing the other thread cluttered with inane "what is my Xbox" posts.

[billyciam]

ok then ill try it out


my xbox has a samsung drive but yet a post in athis forum says the 1.3 has a phillips drive

but my xbox does contain this written on the nvida chip "MCPX X3 F80627.1 0251D1"

so which one di you think i got

[feflicker]

My questions are (that I haven't seen addressed yet):

1. Can you visibly see that pin3 (LFRAME) is disconnected on the mobo? (I have heard both yes and no)

2. Can you do a continuity test to check the connection of pin3? (I don't think you can or we could just "jumper" it and use any mod-chip)

3. Can you tell by the "Software Version" in the dash? (This was mentioned in a post of mine)

4. Is the serial number helpful in determining if it is a 1.3? (It never has before, but someone mentioned this in my post)

Thanks BenJeremy for starting a single place to ask these questions  

[BenJeremy]

I updated my first post with some info gleaned from the other thread.

[BenJeremy]

QUOTE ({{909}} @ Jun 21 2003, 05:58 PM)

since my post in the other thread ive had a number of emails/pms from people saying a 29wire mod hasnt worked for them, my xbox was def a 1.3 according to ubergeeks "Serial Number v1.3 : XXXXXXX 31205" info, the people askin me for help have all been using newer x2 bios than the one i used, is there any reason a certain bios wouldent work on a 1.3 or are they just doing bad installs? is there any chance i had a 1.2?

Well, a 29-wire mod is kind of tricky... this is "Old School" I guess   but there are a lot of issues using specific FlashROMs and EPROMs. My first one didn't work (EPROM), and I ended up getting a 512K Flash and using that... then I had a small wiring issue... finally everything worked.

Used that until I finally installed an X2 Pro to run the Debug BIOS.

But you'll have to search - check your specific chip in a search to determine if it's likely to work or have issues.

[Koopa]

QUOTE (BenJeremy @ Jun 21 2003, 02:53 PM)

QUOTE 29+ Wire Homebrew mods WILL work on a 1.3 Xbox. LPC Cheapmods will NOT work.

Hang on a sec, I'm certain I read somewhere that LPC cheapmods (since they're 32-pin) if wired in "29+ Homebrew" mode will work!

Has there been ANYBODY that has tested wiring a SST49LF020 in "29 wire" mode?

Using the v1.2 diagrams of course.

Obviously I can't test this myself since I only have ever modded v1.0 and v1.1 xbox's.

Confirmation that LPC modchips can't be wired in 29-wire mode on v1.3 would be great.

[BenJeremy]

QUOTE (Koopa @ Jun 22 2003, 10:32 PM)

QUOTE (BenJeremy @ Jun 21 2003, 02:53 PM) QUOTE 29+ Wire Homebrew mods WILL work on a 1.3 Xbox. LPC Cheapmods will NOT work. Hang on a sec, I'm certain I read somewhere that LPC cheapmods (since they're 32-pin) if wired in "29+ Homebrew" mode will work! Has there been ANYBODY that has tested wiring a SST49LF020 in "29 wire" mode? Using the v1.2 diagrams of course. Obviously I can't test this myself since I only have ever modded v1.0 and v1.1 xbox's. Confirmation that LPC modchips can't be wired in 29-wire mode on v1.3 would be great.

Well, that's not an "LPC" mod. 29 wires is usingthe chip in parallel mode, which means you are directly patching into the address and data lines of the onboard TSOP, rather than circumventing it through a serial bus connection.

I wrote that I believed the chip used as a CheapMod could be wired 'normally' - but others have told me it cannot be used this way. To be honest, I'm a bit puzzled at that,  but if anybody here has successfully wired "the" SST chip as a 29-wire mod, let us know.

At any rate, the comment stands - LPC cheapmods will NOT work (in LPC mode).

[morpheous]

Hey I test the sst 49LF020 and not work in 29 wires,but maybe the SST 49LF020A is a other eeprom maybe work,I can´t flash this for test but this eeprom have some good things!

[LithCoder]

I have a refurb 1.0 and it has a mcpx x3 chip in it I successfully installed an X2 pro in it but a few days later it went black screen no video but can still ftp to evox. It still boots and seems to play games but no video. I think it fried the mcpx due to heat becaise I had noticed prior to it readking 60c on cpu temp after extended use. And fan exhaust seemed rather hot.

[morpheous]

Sorry,but here is only for V1.3 post´s.
Thank you.

[morpheous]

Anyone know a software to me see the command line of .bin files,used in bios.
Example:Xbox original bios or X2 -4977.

Thank you.