Mr_Biggs
December 30th, 2006, 18:39
Check this out:
What happens when you take a busted-ass eMachine PC, gut it, and stick an Xbox inside? You get the ATXbox!
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1378/atxboxwl2.png
I got real bored this christmas weekend, so i got online and looked at all the case mods out there for xbox. they're ok, but i wanted something a little more pimpin than that. so i went into my garage and pulled out an old eMachine that died mysteriously on Monday the 13th. As a a sidenote, my 27 inch tv died the same day...
Anywho, i ripped out the mobo, harddisk, drives, PSU, and other thing until i had a giant aluminum case. then i opened up my xbox, gutted it, and played with the parts in the ATX case, to find a good position. a lot of the cables, well, ALL of the cables were too short for my setup. so, i spent two days lengthening the DVD-drive power cable, the power supply cable, and both controller port pairs.
to make my drive look like it went with this case, i ripped off the front of the eMachine DVD drive, and for now, it lies duct-taped to the drive. The eject button hangs outside the case for now, until i decide to mount one on the xbox drive.
For the ports, i mounted them in the second drive bay, using the hull and faceplate of a lifeless cd burner.this is temporary though....
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/2686/faceplatebz2.png
i took the xbox faceplate, and chopped off the port faceplate. i then bondo-ed them together. i'm gonna sand it down so it looks like one solid piece, cut it down to size, then give it and everything else a new silver paint job.
Left to do:
Fill in the floppy drive hole
Attach a 2nd fan to the fan port in the back for extra cooling
Make aluminum plates to cover up the holes in the back, left by the power supply and motherboard ports.
Paint this thing up
Install the stock USB, Headphone and keyboard/mouse ports
And possibly make the top clear, to see the spinning disk
And there is one more thing. the hard disk from the eMachine is a 111 GB drive. i want this thing for my box. i'd like to softmod this thing so i can unlock my xbox's capabilities, but i cant b/c i cant get an action replay, nor do i know anyone who can ftp a save exploit to a memcard or usb stick. so here's the deal. i am willing to send my 32 MB usb stick to anyone in the states who can ftp the exploit to their xbox, then copy it back onto the stick through a usb adapter(im not too keen on it, but i'll send mine if it comes down to it.) then you can send it back to me with a prepaid shipping label. as payment, i can send a minidvd loaded with software, or i could make a usb adapter for this person. email me at [email protected] for help with this.
In total, i've devoted 4 days to this project so far.
Thanks all!
What happens when you take a busted-ass eMachine PC, gut it, and stick an Xbox inside? You get the ATXbox!
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1378/atxboxwl2.png
I got real bored this christmas weekend, so i got online and looked at all the case mods out there for xbox. they're ok, but i wanted something a little more pimpin than that. so i went into my garage and pulled out an old eMachine that died mysteriously on Monday the 13th. As a a sidenote, my 27 inch tv died the same day...
Anywho, i ripped out the mobo, harddisk, drives, PSU, and other thing until i had a giant aluminum case. then i opened up my xbox, gutted it, and played with the parts in the ATX case, to find a good position. a lot of the cables, well, ALL of the cables were too short for my setup. so, i spent two days lengthening the DVD-drive power cable, the power supply cable, and both controller port pairs.
to make my drive look like it went with this case, i ripped off the front of the eMachine DVD drive, and for now, it lies duct-taped to the drive. The eject button hangs outside the case for now, until i decide to mount one on the xbox drive.
For the ports, i mounted them in the second drive bay, using the hull and faceplate of a lifeless cd burner.this is temporary though....
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/2686/faceplatebz2.png
i took the xbox faceplate, and chopped off the port faceplate. i then bondo-ed them together. i'm gonna sand it down so it looks like one solid piece, cut it down to size, then give it and everything else a new silver paint job.
Left to do:
Fill in the floppy drive hole
Attach a 2nd fan to the fan port in the back for extra cooling
Make aluminum plates to cover up the holes in the back, left by the power supply and motherboard ports.
Paint this thing up
Install the stock USB, Headphone and keyboard/mouse ports
And possibly make the top clear, to see the spinning disk
And there is one more thing. the hard disk from the eMachine is a 111 GB drive. i want this thing for my box. i'd like to softmod this thing so i can unlock my xbox's capabilities, but i cant b/c i cant get an action replay, nor do i know anyone who can ftp a save exploit to a memcard or usb stick. so here's the deal. i am willing to send my 32 MB usb stick to anyone in the states who can ftp the exploit to their xbox, then copy it back onto the stick through a usb adapter(im not too keen on it, but i'll send mine if it comes down to it.) then you can send it back to me with a prepaid shipping label. as payment, i can send a minidvd loaded with software, or i could make a usb adapter for this person. email me at [email protected] for help with this.
In total, i've devoted 4 days to this project so far.
Thanks all!