Xbox LCD MOD

spankteal14

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May 4, 2004
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This is my Xbox. It's that simple.

X3
160gig hdd
LED's in dongle ports
Power LED's under front lip
Power and Eject buttons under front lip
LCD front Panel







I know that the skin is just a sticker, but i like the look and I don't have the time, nor equipment to paint on that particular design. I'm working on a few other modifications to add to the case.
 
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kimosabe

Man, thats a really neat Mod you have there. What did you do to put that LCD in there??

Good Job
 

spankteal14

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May 4, 2004
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North Carolina
Well kimosabe it was quite a challenge actually.

First, I have to remove all of the pots and switches off of the LCD board and rewire them to the locations seen in the pictures.

Then, I completely removed the middle section of the front panel and replaced it with the LCD you see.

I had to convert the power source to 8.5 volts so there is a converter sitting next to the HDD case.

I had to find the rca out pin on the mb and soder to the LCD board.
Because the size of the LCD board and the fact that the ribbon connecting the LCD and the Board together was very short, I actually have the board standing upright right behind the LCD screen.

To accomplish that I had to cut out a section of the DVD case and the HDD which meant that the HDD had to move back a little bit so I also had to cut out a small section out of the back of the HDD case so that the Ribbon cable would have enough room to attach to the HDD

I also had to remove some of the section of the case behind the LCD you can't tell it's missing because of the front panel.

Everything fit pefectly together, I was really surprised.
The front panel by it's self is a bit weak, but re-inforced with the rest of the case it is just fine.

This took me over a week to finish, and I spent alot of time on it.
I just wanted to do something a little bit different.

And just as a side note, I thought that the addition of the LCD and the power converter would bring the temp of the Xbox up a bit. But to my surprise it's actually a fe degrees lower. It must have been some of the interior modifications that made air flow a bit better or something.

I'll try to get some more pics of the interior to further explain myself.
 

Jango

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Dec 6, 2003
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Sick

very nice job man! :)

i was thinking of doing the LCD mod for mine where did the get that colour LCD???
 

spankteal14

Junior Member
May 4, 2004
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North Carolina
I got it off of Ebay. I paid too much for it though. I'm sure if your careful and look around alot you can get a good deal.