... 11.27.
Installing
the
Motherboard
Next comes the motherboard. Slide the motherboard into the case with the back side first
so
the
LAN,
video, and power cord ports are in position. Then lay the motherboard ... up.
FIGURE
11.15
The
sides
of
the
case
liner
are
the
best
places
to
lift.
Small pegs on the bottom
of
the case hold down the aluminum liner, and three pegs on the inner
side
of
the front panel ... case.
FIGURE
11.34
r·
t
FIGURE
11.35
The
UV-sensitive
clear
case
as
seen
from
the
top.
The
parts
needed
to
assemble
the
front
panel.
Major
Hardware
Mods
CHAPTER
11
Replacing the
Xbox
Case
CHAPTER
12
Upgrading the
Xbox
Hard...
... openings in the back
of
the
case) and then gently lower the front side
of
the motherboard down into the
case,
lining up the
screw holes. Install the screws and tighten them to keep the motherboard ... 284
CHAPTER
13
Lighting
Up
the Case
FIGURE
13.12
The
LED
assembly
is
mounted inside the case.
Figure 13.14 shows the left
LED
taped to the inside
of
the case.
Be
sure to keep the wires
out
of
the way
of
the drive ... can then
hook
up
both drives to the IDE cable, with the new drive taking the place
of
the DVD-ROM drive on the
cable,
as
shown in Figure 12.6. You can then plug the IDE cable into the motherboard.
Connecting
the
Power
Cables
Next,...
... reference, with
all
the major features and specifications
of
each revision
of
the Xbox,
as
well
as
all
the major
mod
chips at your fingertips.
vi
The
Black
Art
of
XBox
Mods
Part
II:
Mod
Chips
Chapter
4:
Introduction
to
Xbox
Modding
What
Is ... some
Xbox versions).
Part III: Software Mods. The third
part
of
the book
gives
you an overview
of
the aftermarket soft-
ware that
is
available for your Xbox, including a tutorial on using the ... lot
of
trends, a lot
of
gaming platforms come and
go.
But one thing
that
remains consistent over the years
is
the
amount
of
software piracy
that
is
going on.
viii
The
Black
Art
of
XBox
Mods
Chapter
9:...
... care-
fully
underneath
the
cover.
FIGURE
2.23
Lifting
up
the
IDE
cable reveals
a screw
that
must
be
removed.
30
CHAPTER
2 Disassembling Your Xbox
FIGURE
2.17
The
front
of
the Xbox.
FIGURE
2.18
The side
of
the Xbox.
FIGURE
2.19
The back
of
the Xbox.
Examining
the
Main
Deck
Finally, ... been
remove9, you can lift off the top
of
the case. Lifting the case can be a bit
tricky because it isn't obvious where
the top part
of
the case separates
from the bottom part. Take a look at
Figures
2.17, ... Removing
the
DVD-ROM
Drive
41
FIGURE
2.37
Removing
the
DVD-ROM
drive
power
connector.
FIGURE
2.38
Moving
the cables
out
of
the way.
Removing
the
Motherboard 45
FIGURE
2.43
Removing the
IDE
cable
from
the
motherboard.
FIGURE
2.44
Removing the DVD-ROM
power
connector from the
motherboard.
40
CHAPTER
2...
... Removing
the
Motherboard
55
FIGURE
2.59
The Xbox
motherboard
is
dominated
by
the CPU/CPU heatsinks.
FIGURE
2.60
The
bottom
side
of
the Xbox motherboard.
72
CHAPTER
4
Introduction
to
Xbox
Modding
The
Difference
Between
Ownership
and
License
The ... controller ports
on
the front
of
the Xbox, as shown
in
Figure 2.50. The controller
ports
are connected to the
motherboard
using two small plugs at the
inside front side
of
the Xbox.
The
four controller ... Before the game starts running, theXbox authenticates the disc by search-
ing for the correct boot information.
If
a region-specific code
is
not
found, theXbox will refuse
to play the disc (either...
... the
pre-l.6
motherboard.
Figure
6.2
shows the top
of
a
1.3
motherboard, and Figure 6.3 shows
the bottom
of
the same. Note the
position
of
the various chips
and
locate the LPC. The LPC
is
located
where you ... it
is
for
1.0
and
1.1,
but
the layout
of
the
motherboard
is
somewhat different, so a
photo
of
each
is
helpful here. Figure
5.5 shows a close-up
of
the LPC
on
an
Xbox revision 1.3
motherboard,
which should look the
same
on
1.2 ... Chip
FIGURE
5.8
The
LPC
port
on
an
Xbox
1.0-1.1.
FIGURE
5.9
The
LPC
port
on
an
Xbox
1.2-1.6.
Figure
5.11
shows the solderless adapter next to the LPC in the correct spot. Note the position
of
the adapter's...
... on the LPC
is
nearest the back
of
the Xbox, while
point
16
is
nearest the front
of
the Xbox. The
pin header
is
placed into the first
12
LPC holes. Because the pin header
must
be soldered from
the
bottom
side
of
the ... soldering the
five
wires onto the moth-
erboard (remember that the points are inverted because you are nowlooking at the bottom
of
the
motherboard). Also, note the orientation
of
the motherboard
in
this ... that causes the Xbox
to
boot
from the LPC (instead
of
the built-in BIOS), the LFRAME
is
a standard signal
of
the Intel
bus protocol. The LFRAME
point
on
the 1.6
is
located close to the Xyclops...
... release
form
by the
time
you
read this.
Power
Off
The
Power
Off
item
on
the
main
menu
(shown in Figure 7.43)
simply
shuts
off
the Xbox.
Installing
The
EvoX BIOS
and
Dash
163
or
you can choose to
turn
off
the ... settings.)
Backing Up
the
Xbox EEprom
The Xenium O/S has a very helpful feature that allows you to make a backup
of
the Xbox EEprom
containing
all
of
the configuration settings
of
the Xbox. Why would ... choosing Start, Run and typing cmd), and then type
telnet
to start
the Microsoft Telnet client. From there, type
open followed by the IP address
of
your Xbox to con-
nect; then type in the username
and
password...
... games.
MS
Dashboard
The
MS
Dashboard option will
jump
out
of
EvoX and run the Microsoft Dashboard, the stan-
dard interface for theXbox without a
mod
chip. I won't go into the problematic issues
of
logging
on ... from
one
group
of
letters to another, and the right analog stick to choose one
of
the four letters in each group. The
left trigger changes the case, and the right trigger selects the letter. Instructions ... at Figure 8.18, which shows the free space
on
the hard drive partitions.
You
can see another interesting
part
of
the Settings list, the temperature readings in your Xbox
case, in Figure 8.19.
If
you...
... Avalaunch."
Update
Dashboard
The Update Dashboard option
is
perhaps the
most
interesting
part
of
the settings
in
Avalaunch.
This screen, shown in Figure 9.41, shows the version
numbers
of
the components
of
Avalaunch
currently ... to
E:
\APPS,
retaining
the
default.
xbe
and
XboxMediaCenter. xml files
within
the XBMC folder.
You
will
then
be
able to
run
XBMC from
another
Dashboard,
and
you will
then
place a
copy
of
the
renamed
xbmc. ... it
won't
conflict
with
any
other
programs
in the root. XBMC expects
the
XML file
to
reside in
the
same
folder
as
the
XBE
file,
but
all
other
files are referenced from the
home
setting.
Copy
the XBMC folder...
... judge ofthe rest by any one of them. They’re pretty
much alike.”
Loveland gave the top ofthe fire a few little jabs.
The Gentle Artof Cooking Wives
29
“How came you to go out there?” ...
according to the temper and general disposition ofthe parties. In the
present instance there was reasonable hope of some harmony of gait,
but life is life, whether within or without the wedded ...
while on the other a little basket grate of coals, setting like a ruddy
gem in the center ofthe ample fireplace, was at once an element of
good cheer and a respecter ofthe law of economy....
... profits of roughly $13,450 per option—a return of an impressive 897% - all because ofthe huge
leveraged profit potential of futures.
But we weren’t done there…Mark Nestmann, the editor ofThe ... calls on the euro in May of 2002, under the same conditions as the Swiss
franc trade. The price ofthe option – US$1,250 – was again your maximum risk.
By the end of February 2003, the euro ... $70,000, that put the expertise ofthe best stock
picker in the world out of reach for all but the wealthiest of investors. But then Buffett introduced B shares—
offering the same returns, but...
... thought this was
The Little Black Book of Computer Viruses
the beginning ofthe program by jumping to the offset 100 Hex in
the code segment where the program was loaded. From there on,
the program ... yet. There are two kinds of jump
36 The Little Black Book of Computer Viruses
day to day computing. Many people think of viruses as sort of a
black art. The purpose of this volume is to bring them ... ofthe day tell you
you’re going to fall ofthe edge ofthe world (or they’re going to
push you off) if you try to find out. Perhaps they are right. Perhaps
there is nothing of value out there....
... to them by
correct living and the necessary facial massage.
The skin ofthe face wrinkles exactly for the same reason and by the same mechanism that the skin of an apple
wrinkles. The pulp ofthe ... soap are necessary. The
shock of cold water immediately closes the pores, and they then retain all the impurities that they should cast
out. The temperature ofthe water for the daily tepid bath ... out over the ears will not only add grace to the forehead but lighten
the heaviness ofthe lower part ofthe face. A bow of ribbon or any other perky little headdress will detract
from the straight...
... 1-6 shows the layout ofthe flags within
the lower 16 bits ofthe EFLAGS register.
Figure 1-6: Layout ofthe FLAGS register (lower 16 bits of EFLAGS)
Of the eight flags that are of interest ... how the 80x86
stores bytes, words (2 bytes), and double words (4 bytes) in memory. The
memory address of each of these objects is the address ofthe first byte of
each object (that is, the ...
Note that the
while loop, like its high-level-language counterpart, tests
for loop termination at the top ofthe loop. Therefore, it is quite possible
that the statements in the body ofthe loop...