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Title: Xbox Development Kit
Post by: HuffnPropayne on June 20, 2005, 03:29:00 PM
Ive seen a few pictures of xbox development kits in the past, i was wondering what all the additional hookups are and what they are used for. im figuring that 2 of them on the back are vga and usb but i do not know what that long one on the back is and what its use is. Other than those three are there any other output/input's?
Title: Xbox Development Kit
Post by: TKramka on June 20, 2005, 06:11:00 PM
Aside from the double ram, it has a USB port for programming the TSOP, a SCSI port, and a Serial port for communications (I guess).  It also has a sceondary IDE bus for the DVD drive, something we have always wanted.  Here's the best images / description I could find.  Have fun!!
Title: Xbox Development Kit
Post by: Pikkon on June 20, 2005, 07:30:00 PM
I use to have one but I sold it,but anyways here's a site
that has alot of info.

http://www.oldengineer.com/
Title: Xbox Development Kit
Post by: heinrich on June 20, 2005, 07:32:00 PM
the usb port has nothing to do with the tsop, llamma's site has a lot false information.
Title: Xbox Development Kit
Post by: ChuckBales on June 20, 2005, 09:21:00 PM
it says
QUOTE
(USB not accessible when top is installed)
not TSOP
Title: Xbox Development Kit
Post by: heinrich on June 21, 2005, 02:08:00 PM
he says,
QUOTE
These happen to have the onboard USB bios flashing programmer

which is false.  Its a usb port, just like the ones up front for your controllers.
Title: Xbox Development Kit
Post by: TKramka on June 21, 2005, 02:30:00 PM
I'll take your word for it...
Title: Xbox Development Kit
Post by: heinrich on June 21, 2005, 02:45:00 PM
to add to that..
the scsi port connects to the XDK-DVD emu card (a pc card), which allows developers to layout their game and test performance without burning a ton of dvd's.  (oldengineer has one of these pictured on his site).
the serial port connects to a pc serial port for kernel debugging.
there isnt a 2nd ide bus, either...
Title: Xbox Development Kit
Post by: TKramka on June 21, 2005, 06:34:00 PM
Once again, I hate starting flame wars, so I'll take your word on it...
Title: Xbox Development Kit
Post by: HuffnPropayne on July 08, 2005, 10:25:00 PM
oh wow i forgot i posted this, thanks for alot of useful information though. I have since ordered a dev kit top that was all scratched to hell so after i clean and paint her up imma just put a vga connector where the serial port is, 2 usb ports where usb is at (cut out of course so i dont have to open case to use), dunno what else imma put in other slot though sad.gif any ideas of something useful that would fit.
Title: Xbox Development Kit
Post by: santamaycry on July 09, 2005, 06:13:00 AM
when i saw the inside i had a nerdgasm, now my keys are sticky....great
Title: Xbox Development Kit
Post by: eminvil_12 on August 15, 2005, 03:21:00 AM
wow, i have never seen these before, i wasnt in the scene when xbox was released that probably why.
i wouldnt mind getting myself one of the first alpha kits though, in a pc like case biggrin.gif.   oooohhhh i like them all.