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~-Hard drives: The Xbox comes with either an 8GB Western Digital or a 10GB Maxtor drive. The drives are "locked" to the motherboard, but can be unlocked after the motherboard has been hacked. The integrated EIDE controller is only ATA66, but it will run ATA100/133 drives at the ATA66 speed. The controller does NOT support use of SATA drives.
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~-Hard drives: The Xbox comes with either an 8gig Western Digital or a 10gig Maxtor drive. The drives are "locked" to the motherboard, but can be unlocked after the motherboard has been hacked. The integrated EIDE controller is only ATA66, but it will run ATA100/133 drives at the ATA66 speed. The controller does NOT support use of SATA drives.
Edited on 2007-09-17 10:56:24 by AweirdGuy
No differences.
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Hitachi The Hitachi drive was not used until the end of 2004. It reads DVD-R and DVD+R media fine, but will not usually read CD-R media.
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Hitatchi
The Hitatchi drive was not used until the end of 2004. It reads DVD-R and DVD+R media fine, but will not usually read CD-R media.
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No differences.
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Phillips
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HitatchiThe Hitatchi drive was not used until the end of 2004. It reads DVD-R and DVD+R media fine, but will not usually read CD-R media.
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Edited on 2007-09-17 10:53:13 by AweirdGuy
No differences.
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Phillips Hitatchi The Hitatchi drive was not used until the end of 2004. It reads DVD-R and DVD+R media fine, but will not usually read CD-R media.
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PhillipsHitatchi
The Hitatchi drive was not used until the end of 2004. It reads DVD-R and DVD+R media fine, but will not usually read CD-R media.
Edited on 2007-09-17 10:38:04 by AweirdGuy
No differences.
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Phillips
The Phillips drives are capable of reading CD-R and DVD-R media but they have problems with some brands of DVD+R discs.
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Phillips
The Hitatchi drive was not used until the end of 2004. It reads DVD-R and DVD+R media fine, but will not usually read CD-R media.
Edited on 2007-09-17 10:38:04 by AweirdGuy
No differences.
Edited on 2007-09-17 10:37:29 by AweirdGuy
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PhillipsThe Phillips drives are capable of reading CD-R and DVD-R media but they have problems with some brands of DVD+R discs.
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Phillips
The Phillips drives are capable of reading CD-R and DVD-R media but they have problems with some brands of DVD+R discs.Edited on 2007-09-17 10:36:32 by AweirdGuy
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ThompsonThe Thompson drives have a bad reputation, but they are very reliable. They were only used for the first year or so of production (2001-2002), so any that are still working usually have problems reading due to a failing laser. However there are new Thompson drives available from aftermarket part dealers which are inexpensive and reliable. They can usually read all brands of DVD-R and DVD+R media, but they have difficulty reading CD-RW and will almost never read a CD-R.
Samsung The Samsung drives are very popular due to their past reputation for reading CD-R media, but the newer model of Samsung is no longer compatible with CD-R. They also read most DVD-R and DVD+R discs with no problems.
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Thompson
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Thompson
The Thompson drives have a bad reputation, but they are very reliable. They were only used for the first year or so of production (2001-2002), so any that are still working usually have problems reading due to a failing laser. However there are new Thompson drives available from aftermarket part dealers which are inexpensive and reliable. They can usually read all brands of DVD-R and DVD+R media, but they have difficulty reading CD-RW and will almost never read a CD-R.Samsung
The Samsung drives are very popular due to their past reputation for reading CD-R media, but the newer model of Samsung is no longer compatible with CD-R. They also read most DVD-R and DVD+R discs with no problems.Edited on 2007-09-17 10:34:40 by AweirdGuy
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Edited on 2007-09-17 10:34:15 by AweirdGuy
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The Thompson drives have a bad reputation, but they are very reliable. They were only used for the first year or so of production (2001-2002), so any that are still working usually have problems reading due to a failing laser. However there are new Thompson drives available from aftermarket part dealers which are inexpensive and reliable. They can usually read all brands of DVD-R and DVD+R media, but they have difficulty reading CD-RW and will almost never read a CD-R. The Samsung drives are very popular due to their past reputation for reading CD-R media, but the newer model of Samsung is no longer compatible with CD-R. They also read most DVD-R and DVD+R discs with no problems. The Phillips drives are capable of reading CD-R and DVD-R media but they have problems with some brands of DVD+R discs.Deletions:
The Thompson drives have a bad reputation, but they are very reliable. They were only used for the first year or so of production (2001-2002), so any that are still working usually have problems reading due to a failing laser. However there are new Thompson drives available from aftermarket part dealers which are inexpensive and reliable. They can usually read all brands of DVD-R and DVD+R media, but they have difficulty reading CD-RW and will almost never read a CD-R.
The Samsung drives are very popular due to their past reputation for reading CD-R media, but the newer model of Samsung is no longer compatible with CD-R. They also read most DVD-R and DVD+R discs with no problems.
The Phillips drives are capable of reading CD-R and DVD-R media but they have problems with some brands of DVD+R discs.
Edited on 2007-09-17 10:31:22 by AweirdGuy
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~-Drive Partitions: The drive partitions are defined in the bios, and therefore cannot be modified without editing the bios.
C: About 500mb, used for the retail XboxDash
D: Dvd Drive
E: About 5gb, used for gamesaves and ripped music tracks
F: Only available for storage over the stock 8gb limit with a hacked bios
G: Only available for storage with a hacked bios
X: About 750mb, used during gameplay for game cache
Y: About 750mb, used during gameplay for game cache
Z: About 750mb, used during gameplay for game cache
Edited on 2007-09-17 08:26:16 by AweirdGuy
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Xbox Disassembly:
Opening the case, removing the hard drive and dvd drive∞
Identifying your version∞
Removing the motherboard∞
Removing the power supply∞
Removing the front panel and eject board∞
Removing the controller ports∞
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Edited on 2007-09-13 11:08:44 by AweirdGuy
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The Hitatchi drive was not used until the end of 2004. It reads DVD-R and DVD+R media fine, but will not usually read CD-R media.
Edited on 2007-07-18 12:03:26 by AweirdGuy
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Xbox -> Hardware:
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Xbox -> Hardware:
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The Samsung drives are very popular due to their past reputation for reading CD-R media, but the newer model of Samsung is no longer compatible with CD-R. They also read most DVD-R and DVD+R discs with no problems.
The Phillips drives are capable of reading CD-R and DVD-R media but they have problems with some brands of DVD+R discs.
Edited on 2007-09-17 10:31:22 by AweirdGuy
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Edited on 2007-09-17 08:29:04 by AweirdGuy
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~-Drive Partitions: The drive partitions are defined in the bios, and therefore cannot be modified without editing the bios.
C: About 500mb, used for the retail XboxDash
D: Dvd Drive
E: About 5gb, used for gamesaves and ripped music tracks
F: Only available for storage over the stock 8gb limit with a hacked bios
G: Only available for storage with a hacked bios
X: About 750mb, used during gameplay for game cache
Y: About 750mb, used during gameplay for game cache
Z: About 750mb, used during gameplay for game cache
Edited on 2007-09-17 08:26:16 by AweirdGuy
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Xbox Disassembly:
Edited on 2007-09-13 11:26:06 by AweirdGuy
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Edited on 2007-09-13 11:08:44 by AweirdGuy
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The Hitatchi drive was not used until the end of 2004. It reads DVD-R and DVD+R media fine, but will not usually read CD-R media.
Edited on 2007-07-18 12:03:26 by AweirdGuy
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Xbox -> Hardware:
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Xbox -> Hardware:
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Xbox -> Hardware:- CPU: 733MHz
- RAM: 64 MB DDR SDRAM
- GPU: Nvidia 233 MHz Custom
- Network: Integrated 10/100 ethernet
- Dvd drives: The Xbox has shipped with several brands of drive, depending on what was available and cheaper at the time. The drives can be easily identified by looking at the opened drive tray.
Thompson
The Thompson drives have a bad reputation, but they are very reliable. They were only used for the first year or so of production (2001-2002), so any that are still working usually have problems reading due to a failing laser. However there are new Thompson drives available from aftermarket part dealers which are inexpensive and reliable. They can usually read all brands of DVD-R and DVD+R media, but they have difficulty reading CD-RW and will almost never read a CD-R.
The Thompson drives have a bad reputation, but they are very reliable. They were only used for the first year or so of production (2001-2002), so any that are still working usually have problems reading due to a failing laser. However there are new Thompson drives available from aftermarket part dealers which are inexpensive and reliable. They can usually read all brands of DVD-R and DVD+R media, but they have difficulty reading CD-RW and will almost never read a CD-R.
Samsung
The Samsung drives are very popular due to their past reputation for reading CD-R media, but the newer model of Samsung is no longer compatible with CD-R. They also read most DVD-R and DVD+R discs with no problems.
Phillips
The Phillips drives are capable of reading CD-R and DVD-R media but they have problems with some brands of DVD+R discs.
Hitatchi
The Samsung drives are very popular due to their past reputation for reading CD-R media, but the newer model of Samsung is no longer compatible with CD-R. They also read most DVD-R and DVD+R discs with no problems.
Phillips
The Phillips drives are capable of reading CD-R and DVD-R media but they have problems with some brands of DVD+R discs.
Hitatchi
- Hard drives: The Xbox comes with either an 8gig Western Digital or a 10gig Maxtor drive. The drives are "locked" to the motherboard, but can be unlocked after the motherboard has been hacked. The integrated EIDE controller is only ATA66, but it will run ATA100/133 drives at the ATA66 speed. The controller does NOT support use of SATA drives.
- Drive Partitions: The drive partitions are defined in the bios, and therefore cannot be modified without editing the bios.
C: About 500mb, used for the retail XboxDash
D: Dvd Drive
E: About 5gb, used for gamesaves and ripped music tracks
F: Only available for storage over the stock 8gb limit with a hacked bios
G: Only available for storage with a hacked bios
X: About 750mb, used during gameplay for game cache
Y: About 750mb, used during gameplay for game cache
Z: About 750mb, used during gameplay for game cache
D: Dvd Drive
E: About 5gb, used for gamesaves and ripped music tracks
F: Only available for storage over the stock 8gb limit with a hacked bios
G: Only available for storage with a hacked bios
X: About 750mb, used during gameplay for game cache
Y: About 750mb, used during gameplay for game cache
Z: About 750mb, used during gameplay for game cache
Xbox Disassembly:
- Opening the case, removing the hard drive and dvd drive∞
- Identifying your version∞
- Removing the motherboard∞
- Removing the power supply∞
- Removing the front panel and eject board∞
- Removing the controller ports∞