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Modded a media center 360 :3 *pics added*
« on: September 25, 2009, 05:52:10 PM »
Okay, so I had gotten a broken 360 off eBay for $30 shipped.
It had a brand new BenQ drive in it, but the owner forgot to replace the key, so it was useless.
It was cheap, so I had to get it.
I also picked up an HD DVD drive (Obsolete, I know) and a couple IR remotes.


So...between today and yesterday, I got to work on my media center 360.

Internalized HD DVD drive in place of the regular 360 drive.
RoL always on
Modified eject button
360 is tricked into thinking the DVD drive in hooked up, making the power led steady green instead of blinking.
Pretty much can't be heard; it's so silent.

If anyone's interested in how I tricked the drive, or hooked everything up, just post. :3

I've got this thing for DVDs and music/pics/vids/etc.
I mainly use it for Media Center and DVDs because it's so quiet and I can use my other 360 for gaming and stuff.

It's really just a side project, no real gain from it, but it was fun to do and the end result was awesome.

Pics:

Front is the same. Again, no signs of mods.


Drive area. Can't see the magic here either. If you can't tell, for stuff like this I like it looking stock.


Ah, here we go. This is the modified button I added to open/close the drive. The HD drive wasn't functioning properly (always opening/closing) with the 360 eject button, so I added this button behind the drive button so that it presses it.
« Last Edit: September 26, 2009, 02:28:10 PM by PspKicks316 »

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Re: Modded a media center 360 :3
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2009, 06:11:54 PM »
it was fun to do and the end result was awesome.
Again, pics tomorrow.

thats all that matters

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Re: Modded a media center 360 :3 *pics added*
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2009, 11:55:12 AM »
sounds cool, can i get some instructions or w.e lol thx
keep buttering my biscuits.

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Re: Modded a media center 360 :3 *pics added*
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2009, 01:06:10 PM »
No instructions really...
Take the hd dvd drive apart, and basically just swap them out. You can just straight wire 12v from the 360 to the power board for the dvd drive.

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Re: Modded a media center 360 :3 *pics added*
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2009, 02:02:30 PM »
that xbox is not useless you can always pull the key of the motherbard  ...or change the key vault on nand uning Cygnos360 V2.0 .

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Re: Modded a media center 360 :3 *pics added*
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2009, 04:05:02 PM »
oh i misread this, i thought u meant the regular dvd drive being able to keep the lights on and what not.
stupid me =p
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Re: Modded a media center 360 :3 *pics added*
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2009, 07:03:46 AM »
that xbox is not useless you can always pull the key of the motherbard  ...or change the key vault on nand uning Cygnos360 V2.0 .
Exactly what I plan on doing in the next few months because I need a test box.

oh i misread this, i thought u meant the regular dvd drive being able to keep the lights on and what not.
stupid me =p
What do you mean? Lol how I got the 360 to have a steady power led even though the original drive wasn't connected?

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Re: Modded a media center 360 :3 *pics added*
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2009, 08:06:50 PM »
show us everything when its done please i find this idea quite interesting :)

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that xbox is not useless you can always pull the key of the motherbard  ...or change the key vault on nand uning Cygnos360 V2.0 .

dont mean to bash an admin but why do you have to put down his idea? bashing on your own forum thats just sad
« Last Edit: December 19, 2009, 10:49:05 PM by moeiscool »
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Re: Modded a media center 360 :3 *pics added*
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2009, 06:44:26 AM »
It IS done...and he's not bashing it, what's your problem? He's just telling me I can recover it so it's usable again.

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Re: Modded a media center 360 :3 *pics added*
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2009, 09:13:59 AM »
oops i didn read properly ii thought he said its useless
sory i have a condition i end up skipping words sometimes when i read =(
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Re: Modded a media center 360 :3 *pics added*
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2009, 10:15:57 AM »
Oh. My bad. Sorry lol

 

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