impwiz V.I.P. Lifetime Xbox Version: all Modded: everything
Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 1070 Location: Detroit
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:19 am Post subject: Slimbox Media Center
Well, after 2 weekends of planning, dremeling, painting, etc., i've finally finished my slimbox.
It's a 1.4, with an X3 (X3 3294), and a Maxtor 250. Llamma's ATA 166 cable, and external plug for a dvd drive (not really mounted yet...)
I mounted 2 70mm fans, one were the jewel is, and one in the stock place. Both running 12v. Keeps it cooled at about 117F constantly.
Oh yeah, softmodders...do not attempt. You need your dvd drive to boot your box.
Feedback, questions, or ideas welcome.
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sjohn Moderator
Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 1472 Location: Alabama
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:22 am Post subject:
That's really cool, thanks for the idea, I might try to find a spare one to do this with, it would be a great xbmc machine. How difficult is it to make it that much smaller? any rewiring? other than the fan of course. Also how'd you do the screws just find similar ones that were shorter? _________________
impwiz V.I.P. Lifetime Xbox Version: all Modded: everything
Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 1070 Location: Detroit
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:28 am Post subject:
Thanks Sjohn 17mm was my magic number...Cut the front where the "line" is, and the side vents down 17mm, there was alot on the inside I had to dremel out to make it squeeze together. No rewiring, just the fans. I'll find the tut I based this build on...here
edit: for the screws, I'm just going to get ones 17mm shorter than stock. I have a feeling those might work. _________________
AngelosDracul V.I.P. Lifetime Xbox Version: all Modded: everything
Joined: Mar 24, 2005 Posts: 1755
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:18 am Post subject:
D00d, imp, that thing is insanely sick and slim. I love it, man. Love it. I have an old aladdin chip layin around that I might mess around and try to restore my 1.4 box (seeing as how I don't have a DVD drive for it ) make that sucker a slim box too... Great job, good on it, m8. _________________ "That which does not kill you, only makes you stronger."
XBox - 1.1, Samsung 616t DVD-ROM, 65GBWD 7200RPM Drive, Logitech Wireless
thedude2004 Xbox-HQ Experienced Xbox Version: Xbox v1.2 & 1.4 Modded: SID 2.0
Joined: Mar 02, 2005 Posts: 106 Location: Liverpool, UK
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:49 pm Post subject:
sweet as, love the design, especially the top fan, but i cant help thinking that you could squeese a little bit more out of it. I'l have a play with a spare case I have and see what i can mock up.
I am completely saluting your box tho, it does look cool you cant deny that. (If M$ are listning it would be a good start for an official slimbox, maybe with a slot load or top load tray??)
Keep up the good mork man
thedude2004 Xbox-HQ Experienced Xbox Version: Xbox v1.2 & 1.4 Modded: SID 2.0
Joined: Mar 02, 2005 Posts: 106 Location: Liverpool, UK
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject:
had a couple of ideas but im not sure how feasable yet.
I first started looking at smaller hard drives and as a random google find i found this, which could be very interesting for slimbox modders
It is a 12GB Hdd measuring just 30mm x 40mm so it could even be vertically mounted inside this slimbox design allowing space for a DVD aswell.
Then i got to thinking, why does the drive have to open from the front? How possible would it be to mount the drive sideways or backwards and drop it down by the same 17mm? You could even make a top load drive and disconnect the tray or the eject mech. From the pics of the internals it looks like there may just be enough space.
Any thoughts on this?
impwiz V.I.P. Lifetime Xbox Version: all Modded: everything
Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 1070 Location: Detroit
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject:
Thanks for that AngelosDracul, give it a shot if you have a spare case.
Thedude2004, those 1" cell phone harddrives are nice, but 12 gigs just wouldn't give me the space I need for a full blown media center.
I suppose you could cram a dvd drive in there somewhere...
This sketch for a side ejecting one, (couldn't upload BMP) i would need to nix the power supply to the motherboard, and hard wire it. Also would take some custom fabrication to the dvd case itself. I would have to lay some capacitors flat on the board. In other words, too much f***ing trouble. Well maybe a laptop drive or something would fit better, but the you would have to go and modifiy that if you wanted to play xbox original disks...
I'm on a network with my computer and other xbox's, so getting media via dvd is not necessary to me. Now that you got some ideas floating around, get your hand on a spare case and see what it can do. _________________
rausch713 Xbox-HQ Experienced Xbox Version: Xbox 1.6 Modded: DuoX2
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 128
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:29 pm Post subject:
Hope this doesn't sound like too stupid of a question - I assumed the box would run w/out the DVD, I have run them with out the HD - can you replace the DVD with a second HD?
If so, you could do some case modding and have a removable drive. _________________ xbox v1.0 - DuoX 2 - Seagate 160GB - caught fire and is no more
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impwiz V.I.P. Lifetime Xbox Version: all Modded: everything
Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 1070 Location: Detroit
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:16 am Post subject:
Yeah rausch713, xbox can only utilize 1 hdd at a time. No matter what the jumpers are set to. Maybe through linux, BSD or another OS. Not sure. I might just rig this box up with two hdd's. I would have to turn them to fit them side by side. Then, a rocker or toggle switch would choose what drive to boot from.
P.S. Like the controller port colors??? Thanks again for hooking me up with them. _________________
LookOverHere Xbox-HQ Enthusiast Xbox Version: 1.6b Modded: SID 4.1
Joined: Feb 16, 2006 Posts: 22 Location: Connecticut
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:08 pm Post subject:
Wow.. thats hot. Too bad us softmodders can use it.
cabbot Xbox-HQ Freak Xbox Version: 1.1 Modded: SID4.5
Joined: Dec 16, 2005 Posts: 748 Location: Ontario , Canada
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject:
im gonna have to buy a chip for my box with the xmas lights so i can do this....it doesnt have a dvd rom so this is perfect...i could fill it with games and let the kids play on it....
looks sweet....nice work _________________
bomernee Xbox-Hq Genius Xbox Version: 1.1 Modded: SID4.5
Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 1105 Location: UK
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 2:08 pm Post subject:
dude ive fallen in love! thats friggin awesome got a dud box am gonna mess artound with the case reckon i could squeeze some more space, uses maybe a liquiud cooling and a smaller fan to conserve space?? love the lights on the ports sickkkkkkk!
bluezone Xbox-HQ Freak Xbox Version: 1.4 limited edi Modded: sid 4.0
Joined: Sep 19, 2006 Posts: 550
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:46 am Post subject: slim xbox
Hi there i have just about finshed my slim xbox. will have my website up and running for it soon.
Softmoders need dvd drive
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bluezone Xbox-HQ Freak Xbox Version: 1.4 limited edi Modded: sid 4.0
Joined: Sep 19, 2006 Posts: 550
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject: Slim
Hi there finshed the case working on the insides now Brains blowing up trying to work out how to modify the dvd drive tray to hold HDD. i have tryed cutting 17mm off the bottom of the legs of the tray but it sets on a lot of the compacitors and that. dremeled lots out to made it set right but the hdd hasnt got anything to set on. i now no i can keep the side parts on it but not the flat front part. Need help.
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