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Difference Between 2.1 And 2.6 Or 3.0
« on: May 01, 2005, 10:05:00 AM »

the 2.1 is pretty outdated
What's new in 2.6CE:
-New Red color on the back of the chip as seen in the picture above.
-Alt 5v connection for use with 1.6/1.6B has been changed to a connector instead of a pin and is clearly marked for use with 1.6 Xboxes only.

Features:
Works on XBOX board versions 1.0 to 1.6B
NEW plug-in external switch module with on/off switch, bank select and flash protect
External switch module Designed to fit under the front lip of the case
Includes LED to display mod Enable/Disable - LED for Bios select Bank 1 or Bank 2 - LED Flash protection Enable/Disable
NEW Cromwell 3.0.3 Supporting 1.6b Xbox Board Versions & Hard Drive Lock/Unlock
Blue LED on mod chip to indicate correct install
No need to remove or open the Xbox when flashing.
1MB or 2 x 512K BIOS chip capacity.
Works on all regions (JAP/USA/PAL)
Works with Xbox live when using the mod chip Disable switch
Works with XBconnect and Xlink/Kai

Package Includes:
- 1 X-Ecuter 2.6CE Modchip
- Pin Headers and Wire adaptor (giving you 2 choices of install method)
- External switch module
- External switch module wire plug-in connection.
- LPC Rebuild PCB for v1.6/1.6B Xboxes
- Alt 5v Connection wire for 1.6/1.6B Xboxes
- D0, LAN LED, and HDD LED wire adapter
- Double sided tape for mounting the modchip to the side of the Xbox case
What's new in X3 CE:
- New Red/White Color
- A better connector for the alt 5v point (for 1.6/1.6b only)
- 90 degree angle IO socket for easier install / positioning of the No Solder X3LCD screen
- Newly designed flash protect switch now with LED to give a better indication of flash protect status
- Better layout of the I/O solder's position / points

**** There is no functionality difference between the original X3 and the CE - it is simply a couple of tweaks to the hardware layout - the original X3 (Purple PCB) will function exactly the same. If you have one of those don't worry its general functionality is the same.

Feature list:

What's In The Box

Xecuter 3 Modchip
External Switch & Cables
1.6 LPC Rebuild PCB
Option 1 - All The Wires For A Wire Fit
Option 2 - Pin Header For Pin Header Fit
Both fitting options are included, it's up to you which way you decide to install

WORKS WITH XBOX VERSION - 1.0; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5; 1.6; 1.6B
2MB Flash Rom With 15 Bios Storage Options
Dedicated 256K Backup Rom with a new Linux based bios (Can be upgraded to any bios you wish)
i2c Bus for X3 Config LIVE!
New Enhanced SPI / i2c Interface
New Enhanced 16xI/O Bus for Full LCD support (and other future hardware add-ons)
All LCD modules to be custom made with adapters so no soldering required (also currently testing with a new 320x200 Matrix LCD)
Flash Protection Control
Mod Disable - Quick Press of Power or Eject (External LED will indicate RED LED)
Quick Press Power+Eject >1 second to boot from 256k Backup Rom (External LED will indicate YELLOW LED)
Quick Press >1 second to boot from 2Mb Flash Rom (External LED will indicate GREEN LED)
HDD Activity LED
LAN Activity LED
LPC/D0 Alignment LED
D0 Control
Wire Install Option + Included Wire adapter
Pin Header Install Option
New No-Solder Pogo Pin Install Option Available
New external programming interface
Compatible with all current bios's
Supplied with all adapters & wires

Bank Modes:
256k/256k/256k/256k/256k/256k/256k/256k/
512k/512k/512k/512k/
1024k/1024k
2048k

X3 Config LIVE! (Unsupported by System-Mods, and does not come on the chip)
All X3 Config Live! features are displayed on screen

All works direct from new X3 on any new install.
Select which bios bank to boot from on-the-fly
Switch to either retail bios mode or FULL debug bios mode
Display / Edit bios names from each bank
Full DHCP & Static IP Support
Built-in FTP Server with Boost Mode (Over 11,000kb/sec !!!)
Built-in Web server
Flash BIOS via HTTP
Flash BIOS via FTP
New FTP Based Bios Storage System
Control all BIOS / Mod functions and settings from HTTP & PC App
Enhanced BIOS flash speed
Built-in Onscreen Keyboard
Customize all features of the bios on-the-fly
LBA48 Live Control (Select Partition 6 or 6+7)
IGR Live Control (Enable or Disable)
Quick Launch Feature (select different features to be executed with game pad combos)
Customize start-up animation colors on-the-fly (With Active Color Picker System)
Customize start-up flubber colors on-the-fly (With Active Color Picker System)
Change Camera Angles of the start-up animation (select between 15 options or choose random)
User selectable start-up logo
Password your XBOX for extra security
Change your power LED color on the fly
Set your Internal Fan Speed on-the-fly
Enable or Disable Reset on eject hack
Boot to original MS Dash
Boot to original MS Bios
Load Bios from HDD C, D, E, F and Flash
Load Bios from DVD-ROM and Flash
Format & Partition HDD
Install & Partition Brand new HDD (ready to FTP in less than 5 seconds!)
Lock / Unlock HDD
Set / Display Video Mode
Progressive Scan Control (480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i)
Set widescreen / letterbox
New Audio Options (User selectable background music)
Set / Display Game Region
Set / Display DVD Region
Display HDD Password
Display All Xbox Live Configuration
Display All Network Configuration
Display all Eeprom public and encrypted data
Display Xbox Version
Display Video Encoder Version
Save XBOX Eeprom to X3
Restore XBOX Eeprom from X3
Auto Save Eeprom to X3 on first install
Save Settings to Eeprom
Set default dashboard
Setup custom dashboard selection (5 Options)
Set drive to boot dash from (C E or F)
Set LBA48 settings
Auto Fix of corrupt date / time
X3 Software Integration to other dashboards
Brand new X3 Bios Manager for the PC - MANY new features including full BIOS configuration via built in web server
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