Post by: digitard on May 03, 2006, 08:06:00 PM
My friend has a 1.1 XBOX w/ no dvd drive in it. Can I simply pull out my 1.5 DVD ROM and toss it into his 1.1 XBOX w/o a problem? This would make modding this 100x easier to not have someone solder it for me!
Post by: Dr Donkey Kong on May 03, 2006, 08:10:00 PM
If i were you i would find someone who can solder in your area.
Post by: digitard on May 03, 2006, 08:12:00 PM
I mean I already have a flashed 2.6ce chip (used the programmer on it to put 3.3 and 5035 on the banks) and the chip/etc is all ready to go. It may be easier to pick up the box from him since he's 5mins away and just put my drive in (since its taken out of my box currently for modding anyhow) and put it into his.
I work 4x10's so I wont have a day off til next week except at night when Im home from work and I want to get XBMC on this box asap.
If there's some major performance difference or something definitaly I'll have someone solder it... but if its just a matter of me taking apart his XBOX (whole 10mins) then I'd rather avoid going the solder route as its already a pain for me to get time during the day to do that.
Post by: Dr Donkey Kong on May 03, 2006, 08:15:00 PM
Good Luck
and patience is a virtue.
I'm in da ville(louisville) if you are here feel free...
Also you could always softmod...
Post by: digitard on May 03, 2006, 08:18:00 PM
What happened was I softmodded using the NDURE exploit on the site. Installed XBMC and it worked beautiful, but I wanted a bigger drive so I started in on the Softmod drive upgrade steps. I was backing up my EEPROM and was playing around in ConfigMagic and guess what I did? I STUPIDLY unlocked my drive and restarted my computer. So of course the XBOX started up with an unlocked drive error and my EEPROM ended up getting hosed... so basically unless I went through hell and back to relock that drive, it seemed easeir to just toss in a modchip..lol.
Now this is happening with my MODCHIP
Post by: Dr Donkey Kong on May 03, 2006, 08:22:00 PM
Good Luck and god's speed.
Post by: .:Dino:. on May 04, 2006, 12:31:00 AM
Post by: digitard on May 04, 2006, 01:22:00 AM
http://www.xbox-scen.../versions_3.php
The 1.5 was a limited creation. According to the link they only produced a few lines of the 1.5 then went back to the 1.4.
Taken from the link above
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PC power/ground (v1.4 - v1.5)
There's no visual method to distinguish a v1.5 from a v1.4.
Xbox v1.5 has power and ground disconnected from LPC.
So you will have to measure if pin 2 (ground) on the LPC-bus is connected to the ground plane (a screw, for example) or not
*NOTE* Don't just assume you have a v1.5 because you have a new Xbox. There are very few v1.5 xboxes (we don't have exact data about this - but probably only produced on a few production lines in August 2003 (as testrun, production fault, ... we don't know). As far as we know MS produced the v1.4 again on all lines after that. Do the test above to make sure wich version you have. You most probably have a v1.4!
There's no visual method to distinguish a v1.5 from a v1.4.
Xbox v1.5 has power and ground disconnected from LPC.
So you will have to measure if pin 2 (ground) on the LPC-bus is connected to the ground plane (a screw, for example) or not
*NOTE* Don't just assume you have a v1.5 because you have a new Xbox. There are very few v1.5 xboxes (we don't have exact data about this - but probably only produced on a few production lines in August 2003 (as testrun, production fault, ... we don't know). As far as we know MS produced the v1.4 again on all lines after that. Do the test above to make sure wich version you have. You most probably have a v1.4!
There is actually, apparently, a difference between the 1.4 and 1.5. The D0 pin on the top of the board on the 1.5 is filled in, and its open on the 1.4. The board design is identical, but you cant just slide in a solderless d0 connector on the 1.5 box due to the fact the hole is lacquered over. I found this out today when I couldn't figure out why my, what I thought was a 1.4 board, wasn't able to use the d0 non-solder setup. Then I went to Team-xecuters forums and found a picture of someone w/ a 1.5 and their board has the same covered up d0.
If you refer to the thread link below it'll show you a picture of a standard 1.2-1.5 box ... and then mine. Mine being the 1.5 you'll notice the D0 pin slot designated for the solderless mods is filled in.
http://forums.xbox-s...howtopic=510198
Post by: Alex548 on May 04, 2006, 11:53:00 AM
That link to the xbox-scene thing you posted is very old and was posted because (at the time) people began reporting "new" 1.5 motherboards. Tons of stuff has happened since then and numerous long threads later... it's been determined that 1.5 motherboards NEVER existed.
Same thing with the 1.7 motherboards... they don't exist.
Did you happen to test the LPC with a multimeter before trying to install the solderless adapter? I bet you didn't bother to try that.
Post by: lordvader129 on May 04, 2006, 11:56:00 AM
QUOTE(Alex548 @ May 4 2006, 02:00 PM) 
1.5's don't exist.
That link to the xbox-scene thing you posted is very old and was posted because (at the time) people began reporting "new" 1.5 motherboards. Tons of stuff has happened since then and numerous long threads later... it's been determined that 1.5 motherboards NEVER existed.
Same thing with the 1.7 motherboards... they don't exist.
Did you happen to test the LPC with a multimeter before trying to install the solderless adapter? I bet you didn't bother to try that.
That link to the xbox-scene thing you posted is very old and was posted because (at the time) people began reporting "new" 1.5 motherboards. Tons of stuff has happened since then and numerous long threads later... it's been determined that 1.5 motherboards NEVER existed.
Same thing with the 1.7 motherboards... they don't exist.
Did you happen to test the LPC with a multimeter before trying to install the solderless adapter? I bet you didn't bother to try that.
ive run intop several "1.4" motherboards with ground and 3.3v disconnected on the LPC (these were the "1.5s" i believe)
Post by: i800phyco on May 04, 2006, 03:23:00 PM
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ive run intop several "1.4" motherboards with ground and 3.3v disconnected on the LPC (these were the "1.5s" i believe)
I have one in front of me now.
So surely they must exist.
Post by: Alex548 on May 04, 2006, 03:31:00 PM
Funny though... everyone and their grandma claims to have one of these "ultra rare" 1.5's.
IF 1.5's actually do exist, they're more rare than all the LE's currently available.
Post by: i800phyco on May 04, 2006, 03:33:00 PM
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... and if they did exist, they are supposed to be so rare that production was only a few weeks long.
Funny though... everyone and their grandma claims to have one of these "ultra rare" 1.5's.
IF 1.5's actually do exist, they're more rare than all the LE's currently available.
Funny though... everyone and their grandma claims to have one of these "ultra rare" 1.5's.
IF 1.5's actually do exist, they're more rare than all the LE's currently available.
I've installed alot of chip's and this is the only one I have ever seen.
Post by: Alex548 on May 04, 2006, 03:38:00 PM
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Many mod chip makers doubt even the existence of the 1.5, believing it to be a refurbished version of 1.4 motherboards with changes made to the LPC to prevent modding. This revision is exceedingly rare, if it exists at all.
Taken from here.
Also, quote from Appleguru:
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While we're speaking of non-existant versions, there's no such thing as a 1.5 either wink.gif
So.. we have:
1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, and 1.6/1.6b(same as 1.6 but with hynix ram)
Any and all "1.7s" are just 1.6s and any and all "1.5s" are just 1.4s.
So.. we have:
1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, and 1.6/1.6b(same as 1.6 but with hynix ram)
Any and all "1.7s" are just 1.6s and any and all "1.5s" are just 1.4s.
with reply from Chancer:
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appleguru is correct
Taken from this thread.
One last quote:
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my xbox is version 1.8
do i need a modchip?
There is no way you have a v 1.8 XBox. They don't exist (yet...?). 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, and 1.6b are valid versions. (Technically there is no such thing as a 1.5 XBox: some websites such as XBox-Scene (http://www.xbox-scene.org) mention a 1.5 XBox, but it appears to basically be a 1.4).
do i need a modchip?
There is no way you have a v 1.8 XBox. They don't exist (yet...?). 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, and 1.6b are valid versions. (Technically there is no such thing as a 1.5 XBox: some websites such as XBox-Scene (http://www.xbox-scene.org) mention a 1.5 XBox, but it appears to basically be a 1.4).
Taken from xbox-linux website (google cached version): Click Me
Post by: i800phyco on May 04, 2006, 03:52:00 PM
Post by: Alex548 on May 04, 2006, 04:02:00 PM
I've had a couple people claim they had 1.5's, but when I received them... they had been tampered with (failed mod attempts).
I'm still searching for a stock (never tampered with or refurbished) 1.5 motherboard.
Post by: digitard on May 04, 2006, 04:10:00 PM
Post by: .:Dino:. on May 04, 2006, 04:13:00 PM
Post by: The Zep Man on May 05, 2006, 09:41:00 AM
QUOTE(digitard @ May 5 2006, 12:17 AM)
The board I have in that pic is untouched (unless you count the solderless adapter I put on yesterday). Its not refurb since I bought it new at Best Buy in September of 2004. It has never had a drop of solder on it as it was in the box untouched until I decided to put the modchip in. While I guess its possible I'm starting to lean on the idea that MS just decided to screw modding and filled in the holes w/ lacquer on my board and its just a 1.4 w/ filled holes...lol.
Post by: The Zep Man on May 12, 2006, 01:28:00 AM
QUOTE(The Zep Man @ May 5 2006, 05:48 PM)
Ultimate question: is the ground of the LPC connected or not?
Digitard, why don't you answer the question?
