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This
tutorial will guide you through
installing the Xecuter 2.3B
Lite Plus modchip. If you
follow this tutorial carefully
you should have absolutely
no problems whatsoever. We
are assuming that you have
some sort of clue how to use
tools and are confident around
electrical based equipment.
Tools needed: Torx 10 &
20 screw drivers. A fibre
glass pen
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This
is the 2.3B Lite Plus complete
kit. Includes the mod itself,
the external switch adapter,
the wires to connect the switch
to the mod, ths spare screw
and the star washer which
MUST be used (this goes between
the mainboard and the mod)
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Use
the Torx 20 Screwdriver. Unscrew
the 6 screws and remove the
top cover.
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Use
the Torx 10 Screwdriver. Unscrew
the 3 screws and remove the
DVD ROM & Hard Drive units.
Unplug the grey IDE cable
and yellow power cable from
the mainboard.
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This
is the area you will be working
with. This is the LPC port
that you will be screwing
the mod to. As you can see
the holes are not filled with
solder. Only older machines
have solder in these holes
(v1.0 - v1.1), all the newer
machines are all unfilled.
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All
v1.0 to v1.3 machines have
the Conexant video encoder.
The majority of the v1.4 to
v1.5 machines have the Focus
encoder (some new machines
in Europe have the Conexant).
You will find this information
useful when flashing your
bios later.
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There
are two things you need to
be sure of before fitting
the mod. First you will need
to set the switch to the correct
version console. The switch
controls which d0 pogo pin
to use (notice on the back
there are two sharp ended
pogo pins - only one is required
however as the position is
different on v1.0/v1.1 boxes
than the position on v1.2
- v1.5 boxes) If you have
the wrong version selected
it is possible you can damage
your Xbox if you are not careful
with your installation. Also
the mod will not work, d0
will not switch to ground
therefore the LPC bus will
not activate - so all you
will see is your default MS
dashboard and not the Cromwell
Bios.
This
diagram illustrates how to
check which version d0 point
you have.
We
now recommend you prepare
the d0 point. This step is
essential for a pogo pin install.
In this example we show you
the difference before and
after when using a fibre glass
pen. Note how the lacquer
on the tracks of the motherboard
are now exposed as copper.
The mainboard example here
is a v1.5. For those who do
not have a fibre glass pen
you can use an exacto knife
to scrape away the lacquer
from around the d0 point but
YOU MUST BE CAREFUL. It is
easy to permanently damage
the d0 point.
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Now
to fit the mod. First use
your torx 10 screwdriver to
remove the screw from the
motherboard. Then place the
supplied star washer on the
mainboard itself and use the
screw supplied with the mod
to screw back in place. Now
here is where you MUST be
careful. It is very easy to
tighten too much and then
strip the hole - which means
you will never get a good
solid contact. First make
sure the switch is plugged
into the mod before fitting.
Align the mod onto the LPC
and to the correct d0 point
then tighten very slowly until
the torque becomes firm. While
doing this you do not need
your DVD or Hard Drive units
connected - this makes it
much easier for testing. Here
is some pictures to show the
mod fitted and aligned correctly.
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Now
here is the bit where a lot
of people get stuck. Aligning
the mod. First of all there
are 3 LED's on the mod, 2 blue
and 1 green. The blue LED's
are to show that there is power
going to the mod (power is taken
from the LPC port) and the green
led shows that there is a correct
contact with the d0 point. For
the green LED to display correctly
the mod needs to be set to disabled
on the switch. Now turn the
Xbox on - if you get no green
led carefully "wiggle" it around
until it does. Some people report
the green LED only comes on
for a few seconds, however in
our experience if its a firm
contact it stays on permanently.
If you get all 3 LED's on then
turn the Xbox off, enable the
mod via the switch (the led
on the switch will change from
red to green) and then turn
the Xbox back on. Now is the
time to check for FRAG (Flashing
Red And Green error). If you
have the Conexant video encoder
you will get the Cromwell FlashBios
on your TV. If you have the
Focus video encoder you will
get a black screen but you should
get a green and orange flashing
light on the eject button. If
you get FRAG on your eject button
then the mod is not quite sitting
correctly - this DOES mean however
that your D0 point is aligned
correctly, so you will need
to wiggle it around a little
more to make sure the pins are
firm and of course make sure
that the screw is as firm as
it will go without any damage
to the thread. Here is some
pictures to illustrate the LED's.
This
picture shows all three LED's
ON (mod disabled)
This
picture shows the green LED
OFF (mod enabled)
IF
everything is working correctly
you should connect up your DVD
Rom unit and Hard drive to the
Xbox. Now power up to see if
the tray ejects from the DVD
Rom. If yes then the mod has
been successfully installed
and you are ready to update
your BIOS.
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Here
is a quick and easy example
of how and where to fit your
external switch module.
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If
you are satisfied that everything
is connected correctly, set
the external switches to Enabled,
Unprotected & Bank 1.
Plug in the AV and power cables
and turn the Xbox on. The
LED on the external switch
should be green and the
2 blue LED's should light
up on the modchip. The power/eject
button on the Xbox should
flash Green and Orange.
If all this happens for you
then you are ready to test
completely by plugging in
your Hard Drive and DVD ROM.
If you have the conexant video
encoder then you will see
a FlashBIOS (Cromwell) picture
on the screen and the DVD
tray will eject. If you have
the Focus video encoder you
will get no picture on screen
but the DVD tray will eject.
You
are now installed correctly
so you should put everything
back together (take your time).
You are now ready to flash
your BIOS of choice to the
modchip.
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