Microsoft Xbox Teardown

Add Note Introduction

Author: Chris Green

The Origonal Xbox was one of the best selling game consoles of all time, it had amazing graphics compared to the Playstation 2, and the Nintendo Gamecube and the Nintendo 64. Now lets take a look inside.

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Add Note Step 1 — Teardown

  • The Xbox, Not as Pretty as it was when I bought it 7 years ago.

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Add Note Step 2

  • To begin dissasembly, flip the console so it is upside-down.

  • Remove the 4 Rubber Pads with a flathead screwdriver, or a heavy duty spudger. It takes a little force to get them off.

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Add Note Step 3

  • Doing this should reveal 4 T10 Torx Screws, But, there are 2 More hidded by stickers.

  • The other 2 are shown in yellow.

  • Removing the 2 screws hidden by stickers will void your warrenty, even though, I'm sure that your warrenty has already expired.

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Add Note Step 4

  • Removing the 6 T10 Screws.

  • Hmm, where heve we seen these before?

  • My Xbox 360 Teardown, of course!

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Add Note Step 5

  • To remove the top half of the console, flip it upright, and use a flathead screwdriver to seperate the two halves.

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Add Note Step 6

  • Simply lift the top half off.

  • This reveals the drives.

  • From Left To Right: The DVD-ROM Drive, And A Seagate 8GB Standard ATA Drive

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Add Note Step 7

  • Removing The Drives

  • Start By removing the ATA Cable from both drives. There might be a piece of double sidded tape holding the ribbon cabble in place.

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Add Note Step 8

  • Than Remove the power cables from the drives.

  • The Hard Drive Uses Standard Power Adaptor, but the DVD-ROM drive, uses a proprietary xbox connector similar to that of the xbox 360.

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