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Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: BurnOmatic on July 20, 2003, 08:37:00 PM

ok i wanna know if anyone has heard or tried something like this, for example when you unplug your pc it has a battery back up so that all your time and calender setup doesnt re set, is this a possibility for the xbox, and all the peeps that are having trouboe with this "thorn in their foot" i mean this might be possible, kinda so when you unplug your box, it would have a switch on it turning on the battery so that your clock dont reset and mess up your box.

any ideas or suggestions welcome, just triying to iron out this shity ass anoyance of a problem !!

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: BurnOmatic on July 20, 2003, 08:54:00 PM

yeah that is exactly what i mean like a computer lithium battery !! please peeps in the know how, if you look please reply thanks.

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: Devil-Man on July 20, 2003, 10:47:00 PM

try it and found out.   if it don't work, take it out. no harm no foul.

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: feflicker on July 21, 2003, 09:50:00 AM

I would try it but I am leery with hooking up a lithium battery to random points on my mobo.

We need one of these devs (who have 10 xboxes for hacking) to try it  

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: ShadowGuy on July 21, 2003, 09:57:00 AM

Yeah that would be nice since they can afford to lose one.  I'm not even sure about what place on the MB to put the battery.

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: Whatup1049 on July 21, 2003, 10:10:00 AM

I think I read where it was on Bunnie Huangs site.... Anyone know the URL to it?

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: DaOne on July 21, 2003, 10:23:00 AM

The xbox does not use a real time clock so the current draw is too high for a lithium battery. This is why an "expensive" capacitor is used. In order to use a battery there charging circuit must be disabled and the battery would only last a week at most.

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: BurnOmatic on July 21, 2003, 01:47:00 PM

well how about putting a cigarette lighter plug on there, for peeps that travel a lot, : )  you would power the xbox throught lighter power !

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: Dreamcazman on July 21, 2003, 05:21:00 PM

QUOTE (BurnOmatic @ Jul 21 2003, 09:47 PM)

well how about putting a cigarette lighter plug on there, for peeps that travel a lot, : )  you would power the xbox throught lighter power !

That's getting a little bit ridiculous now  

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: okayama on July 21, 2003, 05:38:00 PM

QUOTE (Dreamcazman @ Jul 22 2003, 01:21 AM)

QUOTE (BurnOmatic @ Jul 21 2003, 09:47 PM) well how about putting a cigarette lighter plug on there, for peeps that travel a lot, : )  you would power the xbox throught lighter power ! That's getting a little bit ridiculous now

hahahaha!
Go out and buy a 12v to 120v converter.
If your that hard up for it.

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: BurnOmatic on July 21, 2003, 10:21:00 PM

actually i was kidding, but seriously i think that a battery back up is a possibility!!

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: twistedsymphony on July 22, 2003, 11:22:00 AM

seriously why dont you just buy a better capacitor...?

I repair aracde machines and nearly all the new machines use capacitors for backup... typically they're 1Farad 5.5Volt caps you can find them through digikey. they'll last about 2 weeks...

I'm not sure what the xbox uses but I imagine it's a lower Farad raiting if it's only lasting 5 hours (probably .2 farad or something)

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: Dreamcazman on July 22, 2003, 07:35:00 PM

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: AkumAPRIME on July 22, 2003, 08:39:00 PM

In the OG post, the guy says something about messing up the xbox. I know its a pain in the ass  and annoying, but how can it mess anything up to have the time changed?

Thanx if anyone has an answer so I can be careful

EHB

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: lookformeb on July 23, 2003, 09:26:00 AM

http://www.hackingthexbox.com

you should be able to find his homepage somwhere off that website.  thats his book btw...

Title: Clock Battery Backup
Post by: ShadowGuy on August 03, 2003, 01:39:00 PM

Whats the news?  Has anyone been successful with this yet, or at least tried it?