The 1.5TB-Box - Page 2

alexh · 17 August 2009, 12:48

To get HD out you need a HD component cable (about £10 off ebay) and switch the x-box's BIOS to NTSC (using a tool called enigmah) to enable HD modes which were only available in NTSC regions.

Take care if your xbox is softmodded as you must first disable virtual eeprom before changing BIOS settings.

Darkseid · 17 August 2009, 14:00

thanks for the HD info, and no my Xbox is hard modded so should be a doddle.

Darkseid · 18 August 2009, 22:42

Ordered a HD component cable today from Ebay, £13 including shipping from AUS

Will let you know how I get on.

Next thing to find a full mame 0.84 romset

alexh · 18 August 2009, 23:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkseid

Ordered a HD component cable today from Ebay, £13 including shipping from AUS

Why didnt you just buy a UK one?

£5.14 including shipping

Or

£10.45 inc shipping (with optical out for 5.1 surround sound)

Darkseid · 18 August 2009, 23:46

Doh!!!!

I couldnt bloody find one, all I could find was 360 stuff, damn me and my pansy ass ebay trolling skills

alexh · 18 August 2009, 23:48

When using search engines, including ebay, remember that you can use the minus symbol "-" in front of keywords to exclude items from the results.

i.e.

xbox component -360

Handy tip if you don't know about it.

Darkseid · 19 August 2009, 00:49

That is a handy tip. forgot about - and + signs in search engines since the demise of infoseek and altavista

keropi · 19 August 2009, 00:58

awesome job!
I have finished putting a 500GB IDE hd on my 1.4/xecuter2.6ce xbox, and I have found that I have ALL the games I want installed (used ntsc-u images from bitgamer and qwix+avaulanch) and stil have ~140GB of free space... time to fill it with emus I think

I had to find the hard way that I *need* to use xbpartitioner1.1 to create the large ~460GB F: partition, the bloody XBMC-auto-install DVD created the partitions automatically but data corruption after some point kicked in

thanks alexh for the fan info, mine xbox is noisy now, time to fix it

ps. look here for this micro xbox

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=690166

Zetr0 · 19 August 2009, 07:53

@adolescent

do you have a link to the SATA adapter you used for the hard drive?

I have 4 different ones here and None of them will allow the drive to be set as CS (Cable Select) so the machine just hangs on boot

[edit]
just been hunting around, would it be this one for $4.45

@Keropi

Now thats one damn small XBox.... or XBoxette it might be better know LOL, perhaps a little toooo small for me... with an added extra 10mm thickness I would be happier with a mod like that.

keropi · 19 August 2009, 09:09

@Z:
small but it does not look like a xbox anymore...
I am in the process of replacing fans atm, maybe I even add those tested "vantec iceberq4 pro" heatsink/fans on both cpu/gpu

I really like the modded xbox u sent me

I really wonder though why GBA emulation is not 100% speed... IIRC I was running a fullspeed emu on my pIII/500 pc at some point...

alexh · 19 August 2009, 10:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by keropi

I am in the process of replacing fans atm, maybe I even add those tested "vantec iceberq4 pro" heatsink/fans on both cpu/gpu

Waste of money if you have a v1.2+ box. The GPU & CPU have perfectly working passive heatsinks. Combined with a 70mm, 7v, Acoustifan (see links above) you get a perfectly silent xbox which even at 10% fan speed never goes above 55c

Quote:

Originally Posted by keropi

I really wonder though why GBA emulation is not 100% speed...

I've not played it in a while but I remember it being damn close. Switch off complex scaling & filtering?

Quote:

Originally Posted by keropi

IIRC I was running a fullspeed emu on my pIII/500 pc at some point...

Probably a different emu, either older and more inaccurate, or a totally different core.

My personal favourite upgrade for XBOX was the XIR so lazy gits like me can switch their xbox on without having to walk over (and more importantly off & back on when it crashes!)

keropi · 19 August 2009, 10:58

ah thanks for the heatsink info Alexh

I will leave it as it is after adding the acoustifan u recommended...

as for the gba emulation, with all filters off I still get only 95% speed, will try it again now and report...
ps. the emu on pc I am talking seemed pretty much complete, I completed with it both castlevania games with no probs or strange visuals... maybe I remember it's name later...

edit: is there a place somewhere to download emulator packs that have screenshots/extras too? anyone found anything?

alexh · 19 August 2009, 14:05

Which emulator?

keropi · 19 August 2009, 14:14

zsnexbox , neogenesis, mekax, mednafenx_nes , mednafenx_pce... not that screenshots are important, but they do add a nice touch...

Macca · 19 August 2009, 14:34

I was thinking of doing something similar. I'd prefer to have mine towered though due to many things!

I'm going to look into it and report back if I find something!

alexh · 19 August 2009, 15:30

Sorry for hijacking the thread:

There is about to be a big update in all xbox emulators soley to support better "preview" artwork. Something called "dual previews" which consist of box artwork plus a video. A guy called madmab is porting it to all the xport emulators and ZSnexbox already has it.

keropi · 19 August 2009, 15:37

where to find more info alexh???

alexh · 19 August 2009, 15:41

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=660135

keropi · 19 August 2009, 16:09

thanks!!!

adolescent · 19 August 2009, 17:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

@adolescent

do you have a link to the SATA adapter you used for the hard drive?

I have 4 different ones here and None of them will allow the drive to be set as CS (Cable Select) so the machine just hangs on boot

[edit]
just been hunting around, would it be this one for $4.45

Yep. That is the (only) one to get. I have two others and although they can be set to CS and boot, there are various small issues that make them unstable.

19 August 2009, 00:58	#28
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	awesome job! I have finished putting a 500GB IDE hd on my 1.4/xecuter2.6ce xbox, and I have found that I have ALL the games I want installed (used ntsc-u images from bitgamer and qwix+avaulanch) and stil have ~140GB of free space... time to fill it with emus I think I had to find the hard way that I need to use xbpartitioner1.1 to create the large ~460GB F: partition, the bloody XBMC-auto-install DVD created the partitions automatically but data corruption after some point kicked in thanks alexh for the fan info, mine xbox is noisy now, time to fix it ps. look here for this micro xbox http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=690166 Last edited by keropi; 19 August 2009 at 01:26.

19 August 2009, 07:53	#29
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@adolescent do you have a link to the SATA adapter you used for the hard drive? I have 4 different ones here and None of them will allow the drive to be set as CS (Cable Select) so the machine just hangs on boot [edit] just been hunting around, would it be this one for $4.45 @Keropi Now thats one damn small XBox.... or XBoxette it might be better know LOL, perhaps a little toooo small for me... with an added extra 10mm thickness I would be happier with a mod like that. Last edited by Zetr0; 19 August 2009 at 08:02.

19 August 2009, 10:58	#32
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	ah thanks for the heatsink info Alexh I will leave it as it is after adding the acoustifan u recommended... as for the gba emulation, with all filters off I still get only 95% speed, will try it again now and report... ps. the emu on pc I am talking seemed pretty much complete, I completed with it both castlevania games with no probs or strange visuals... maybe I remember it's name later... edit: is there a place somewhere to download emulator packs that have screenshots/extras too? anyone found anything? Last edited by keropi; 19 August 2009 at 11:33.

19 August 2009, 14:05	#33
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,397	Which emulator? Last edited by alexh; 19 August 2009 at 15:30.

19 August 2009, 15:30	#36
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,397	Sorry for hijacking the thread: There is about to be a big update in all xbox emulators soley to support better "preview" artwork. Something called "dual previews" which consist of box artwork plus a video. A guy called madmab is porting it to all the xport emulators and ZSnexbox already has it. Last edited by alexh; 19 August 2009 at 15:37.

17 August 2009, 12:48	#21
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,397	To get HD out you need a HD component cable (about £10 off ebay) and switch the x-box's BIOS to NTSC (using a tool called enigmah) to enable HD modes which were only available in NTSC regions. Take care if your xbox is softmodded as you must first disable virtual eeprom before changing BIOS settings.

17 August 2009, 14:00	#22
Darkseid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: England Age: 54 Posts: 39	thanks for the HD info, and no my Xbox is hard modded so should be a doddle.

18 August 2009, 22:42	#23
Darkseid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: England Age: 54 Posts: 39	Ordered a HD component cable today from Ebay, £13 including shipping from AUS Will let you know how I get on. Next thing to find a full mame 0.84 romset

18 August 2009, 23:46	#25
Darkseid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: England Age: 54 Posts: 39	Doh!!!! I couldnt bloody find one, all I could find was 360 stuff, damn me and my pansy ass ebay trolling skills

18 August 2009, 23:48	#26
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,397	When using search engines, including ebay, remember that you can use the minus symbol "-" in front of keywords to exclude items from the results. i.e. xbox component -360 Handy tip if you don't know about it.

19 August 2009, 00:49	#27
Darkseid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: England Age: 54 Posts: 39	That is a handy tip. forgot about - and + signs in search engines since the demise of infoseek and altavista

19 August 2009, 09:09	#30
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	@Z: small but it does not look like a xbox anymore... I am in the process of replacing fans atm, maybe I even add those tested "vantec iceberq4 pro" heatsink/fans on both cpu/gpu I really like the modded xbox u sent me I really wonder though why GBA emulation is not 100% speed... IIRC I was running a fullspeed emu on my pIII/500 pc at some point...

19 August 2009, 14:14	#34
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	zsnexbox , neogenesis, mekax, mednafenx_nes , mednafenx_pce... not that screenshots are important, but they do add a nice touch...

19 August 2009, 14:34	#35
Macca Zone Friend Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gloucester Posts: 697	I was thinking of doing something similar. I'd prefer to have mine towered though due to many things! I'm going to look into it and report back if I find something!

19 August 2009, 15:37	#37
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	where to find more info alexh???

19 August 2009, 15:41	#38
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,397	http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=660135

19 August 2009, 16:09	#39
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	thanks!!!

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