Comment on Finished Rewiring, Very Happy With The Results
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Really hope you’re not running the Xbox sideways like that. Theyre not designed to do that and it can cause severe damage. Any tiny little bump or shake of that dresser can end its life forever if it isn’t modded to be always unlocked. Even then, it will take time to repair the disc drive or HDD.
v1605@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I don’t use discs, I run off an SSD. That one has a stellar and XboxHD mod. Also that shelf isn’t going anywhere. It’s solid wood with a slate top, it takes two people to lift it just enough to get furniture sliders under it and the stand is very stable.
Walican132@lemmy.today 1 year ago
Did you do the modding yourself or buy it that way? I’ve been looking for an OG Xbox for sometime now and really want one. I was thinking with the cost of the console getting the ability to run backups from an ssd was non negotiable.
v1605@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yes I do all the modding and repairs myself. The OG Xbox needs a lot of TLC, multiple caps need to be replaced depending on the model (clock cap needs to be removed on all of them). You don’t really need Project Stellar, though I do like it’s modern interface on the console. A Aladin chip flashed with Cerbios (which does require soldering) along with a Startech IDE Sata adapter and 80pin ide cable.
Walican132@lemmy.today 1 year ago
Well I just found one at a thrift store for 30 bucks. Feels like our conversation may have been great timing.
Walican132@lemmy.today 1 year ago
Oh wow I think that level of modding is way beyond my means.
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Even still, most of the people that see this image are not be using mods that you are, probably have a default Xbox with the clock cap still (only okay for a 1.6), and will only look and this and say: “Hey, I didn’t know I could put the Xbox sideways like that, I can save some space,” and before you know it this picture has indirectly contributed to the shrinking number of functional Xbox consoles.
v1605@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I get where you’re coming from and thats why I up voted the comment but I’m not too concerned about that. I printed the stand myself but the listing for it even gives a warning stoneagegamer.com/vertical-stand-for-xbox-retro-f… .