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Acid Mods Community Area => Previous Contests => Competitions & Mod Offs => End Of Summer Break Mod-off 09 => Topic started by: GhoSt on August 14, 2009, 03:22:13 AM

Title: [xbox 360] [GhoSt_Death] 360 desktop !!FINISHED!!
Post by: GhoSt on August 14, 2009, 03:22:13 AM: yea I have made progress on this but I striped it back down atm so I can enter this.
Basicaly Im installing a 360 into a modifyed pc case to allow for better cooling and just because I can.

I will keep you guys updated when the mod off starts
Title: Re: [xbox 360] [GhoSt_Death] 360 desktop
Post by: GhoSt on August 19, 2009, 12:59:19 AM: Ok, It begins:

For Proof purposes:
Unmodded console (well I sold the case so we only got a mobo, but I hope that counts)

(https://www.acidmods.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1821)

Ok onto progress
Heres meh case, Cheapo but wth it does what a pc case is meant to.
(https://www.acidmods.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1822)

I re drilled the mounting holes and made sure they threaded into the case better
(https://www.acidmods.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1824)

need to rewire this to front USB ports of mobo.
(https://www.acidmods.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1825)

YAYZ desolder the leds and readyed the 4 x 3wires for extending the leds
(https://www.acidmods.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1823)

Keep following this for updates...
Title: Re: [xbox 360] [GhoSt_Death] 360 desktop
Post by: GhoSt on August 27, 2009, 12:18:53 PM: ok I have done more work on this, I will post somemore pics tonight.

heres a lil of what I got up to last weekend
(https://www.acidmods.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1833)
Title: Re: [xbox 360] [GhoSt_Death] 360 desktop
Post by: GhoSt on August 31, 2009, 12:47:54 AM: arg finished soldering the second disk drive cable to extend it, 10 wires soldered both sides. Im so pleased that Im done with that. Anyway on with the pics
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi32.tinypic.com%2Foig29s.png&hash=6ca0b575e8c6658f99081718f30429164b2fe065)

attached, showing the modded cable and the extended serial ATA cable.
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi32.tinypic.com%2F6rq0sl.png&hash=ddc93feb4bfde75214dad53e2fd8e731018b65c4)
Title: Re: [xbox 360] [GhoSt_Death] 360 desktop
Post by: ~:Dhruv:~ on September 06, 2009, 07:37:03 AM: Any updates on this ?
Title: Re: [xbox 360] [GhoSt_Death] 360 desktop
Post by: GhoSt on September 06, 2009, 12:01:09 PM: yep, will post em tonight or tuesday.
Title: Re: [xbox 360] [GhoSt_Death] 360 desktop
Post by: GhoSt on September 13, 2009, 03:00:40 AM: project finished, not sure if Im going to have time to take a video tommorow. Got 5 1/2 hours of exams tommorow, wish me luck.
Title: Re: [xbox 360] [GhoSt_Death] 360 desktop !!FINISHED!!
Post by: GhoSt on September 14, 2009, 02:11:05 AM: 4 more exams over the next 2 days, this is all I can get as finished proof as my video camera battery is dead and I don't have time to edit the clips, sorry for quality of vid.

quick update xbox 360 desktop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH1l_D8U4is#normal)

gah rrod came back, Im not going to post another vid but I think I have some picks of the build left.