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This
tutorial will guide you through
installing the Xecuter 2.3B
Lite modchip by using the
wires installation method.
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 a soldering iron.
Tools needed: Torx 10 &
20 screw drivers. Good quality
soldering iron and solder
(doesn't need to be expensive
- a basic $15 iron will do
the job just as well as a
$500 iron). Some flux paste
/ flux pen is always recommended
along with some electrical
tape. We also recommend you
use a fibre glass pen to prepare
your d0 connection. These
items are not essential but
guarantee a perfect job.
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This
is the 2.3B Lite complete
kit. We have marked with an
arrow the items needed for
the wire installation. Namely
the mod itself, the wire harness
and the external switch module.
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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 soldering
the wires to. As you can see
the holes are clean and ready
to go. 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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We
now recommend you prepare
the d0 point. This step is
not essential but it is practised
by professional and experienced
installers. 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.
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Now
you are ready to solder the
wire adapter to the Xbox mainboard.
It is color coded for ease
of use.You will notice two
diagrams here, one for v1.0
- v1.1 consoles and another
for v1.2 - v1.5 consoles.
It is easy to see the difference.
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This
is what everything looks like
once soldered. Note where
the ground connection is screwed
in.
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This
is how the mod should be positioned.
At this stage its a good idea
to tape the d0 connection
down with some electrical
tape.
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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, first
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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