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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:31 am Post subject: ATA Cables
Does using an ATA 133 cable actually make the xbox loading a bit faster? What cable does the xbox originally have in it? Does it make a big difference if replaced or a little difference .. plz explain... THANKS. _________________
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:51 am Post subject:
it really makes no differnce, as the ata cable is unnessary to upgrade, your better off adding more memory and upgrading cpu. _________________
Manik Xbox-HQ Freak
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:59 am Post subject:
llamma claims it gets better in performance up to 30%. link
Well thanks for clearing that up, i am better off just getting the hard drive i guess. _________________
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:01 am Post subject:
that 30% is very marginal _________________
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:35 am Post subject:
the ata133 cable is only usefull if you have an ata133 IDE controller. Sadly the xbox does not have an ata133 IDE controller (in fact doubt its even ata66).
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:14 pm Post subject:
if i remember correctly its ata33 _________________
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:47 pm Post subject:
thanks pezzer and hellblazer for the help. _________________
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no problem _________________
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:10 pm Post subject:
hellblazer55 wrote:
if i remember correctly its ata33
thats about right
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:03 pm Post subject:
hellblazer55 wrote:
it really makes no differnce, as the ata cable is unnessary to upgrade, your better off adding more memory and upgrading cpu.
How do you go bye doing that?
Manik Xbox-HQ Freak Xbox Version: V1.6 Modded: Xenium Gold OS v2.3.1
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:09 pm Post subject:
tdawg1978,
upgrading memory is basically getting a bigger sized harddrive. Upgrading the cpu requires installing more ram. Doesn't make a difference in gaming but improves the xbox as a pc. For example, linux is faster and stuff. Right now the xbox has 1 x 64MB ram chip in it. You can buy 4 more chips and solder them, increasing the ram to 4 x 64mb. So the total ram is 5 x 64 mb = 320 mb of ram!! You need to get yourself a copy of xbox repair guide (not pirated), and 4 ram chips which can be found here, solder iron, good solder skills.
if you gona buy performance upgrade like that, you might also want to consider buying a stick on heat sink for the nvidia chip avaliable at llamma.com. _________________
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:19 pm Post subject:
Manik wrote:
tdawg1978,
upgrading memory is basically getting a bigger sized harddrive. Upgrading the cpu requires installing more ram. Doesn't make a difference in gaming but improves the xbox as a pc. For example, linux is faster and stuff. Right now the xbox has 1 x 64MB ram chip in it. You can buy 4 more chips and solder them, increasing the ram to 4 x 64mb. So the total ram is 5 x 64 mb = 320 mb of ram!! You need to get yourself a copy of xbox repair guide (not pirated), and 4 ram chips which can be found here, solder iron, good solder skills.
Wow, thats wrong. Upgrading memory is adding more RAM, not a bigger hard drive. This is done by soldering 4 more(for a total of 100pin 16MB memory chips to the mother board, and increases the RAM from 64 to 128. Upgrading the processor is just that: replacing the processor with one with a bigger cache. _________________ Hotswap|HDD Upgrade|X3 Guide
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Manik Xbox-HQ Freak Xbox Version: Xbox V1.6 Modded: Xecuter 3 CE
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:21 pm Post subject:
oh thanks for clearing that up greven,
so u can only upgrade the ram to 128 mb? I am sorry, I never read the repair guide properly. Installing 4 chips gets only 64 mb more. so u can only basically get to 128 mb. _________________
Greven Xbox-Hq Genius Xbox Version: Xbox V1.6 Modded: Xecuter 3 CE
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:33 pm Post subject:
Yup, but this will emulators(N64 in my case) run much, much better, and have the games actually work! _________________ Hotswap|HDD Upgrade|X3 Guide
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100pin 16MB memory chips to the mother board, and increases the RAM from 64 to 128. Upgrading the processor is just that: replacing the processor with one with a bigger cache.
