Where
to buy:
* Extreme-Mods
(Official
reseller
&
X-S sponsor)
- 44USD/43.15EUR/68.75CAD/27.70GBP
Official
X-ecuter
website:
* http://www.x-ecuter.com
What's
in the
package:
* the
X-ecuter2
lite modchip
* the
wire adaptor
* the
pin header
adaptor
&
small-wire
adaptor
for d0&ground
link
What
you need
to install
it:
* a v1.0
or v1.1
xbox
* a TORX
10
* a TORX
20
* Solder
Equipment
First
let's
check
what they
advertise
:
* 1mb
bios :
true
* 2x 512k
bios jumper
: true
* disable
jumper
: true
* flash-protection
: tue
* works
on all
models/regions
: true
(v1.0
&
v1.1)
* flashable
using
evox :
true
1.Install
the Modchip:
No need
to flash
it , it's
already
preflashed.
X-ecuter2
Lite comes
with the
X-ecuter2
bios/kernel
for v1.0
&
v1.1 xbox.
With the
jumper
you can
choose
which
bios/kernel
you want
to use.
(with
jumper:
v1.0 ,
without
jumper:
v1.1).
Both
the wire-install
&
headerpin-install
are VERY
easy.
WIRES:
If you
have a
min. of
experience
you don't
have to
take the
xbox out
of the
case ,
but if
you are
scared
to f***
up then
you better
take the
motherboard
out of
the case
and use
the "d0"
on the
back of
the board.
Yes ,
you have
to solder
, but
those
8 LPC
points
are really
HUGE.
The d0
on top
of the
board
(a "via")
is somewhat
harder
(especially
if you
never
soldered
before)
... but
you can
also take
the easy
alternative
"d0"
on the
bottom
of the
board.
The ground
is taken
from the
screw
near the
LPC. It's
very easy
: just
unscrew
, place
the connector
and place
screw
back.
HEADER-PIN:
If you
install
with the
header-pin
you have
to remove
one of
the pins
(the position
where
there's
no hole
... 2nd
left from
bottom
on the
image).
Put the
header-pin
with the
shortest
side in
the LPC
points
(remove
solder
first
ofcourse).
Then solder
each pin
in place
on the
back of
the board.
Don't
forget
to connect
the "small
wire adaptor"
(ground
&
d0). You
can choose
which
d0 you
want to
use.
Ground
is just
like with
the wire
adaptor
, it's
placed
between
screw
&
motherboard.
POGO-PINS:
If you
really
don't
want to
solder
in your
xbox ,
you can
wait for
the pogo-pin
adaptor
that's
expected
after
newyear.
2.Testing:
Everything
worked
like expected.
At the
moment
you can
only flash
a new
bios with
EvolutionX
(or xflash).
So you'll
have to
"make"
a 1mb
bios yourself
(2 x 512k
bios).
Standard
bios releases
are 256k
, so what
you have
to do
is you
choose
2 bioses
you want
, make
of both
a 512k
version
(2 exact
copies)
and then
put the
two 512k
bioses
together
in 1 big
1024k
bios.
Flash
that file
with evo-x
and you'll
have the
2 new
bioses
correctly
flashed
on your
X2L.
I think
special
software
will be
released
soon so
you can
select
which
part you
want to
flash.
With the
flash
protection
jumper
you can
prevent
that a
program
flashes
your modchip
without
you knowing
it.
With the
mod disable
jumper
you can
desactivate
the modchip
and boot
from the
original
bios on
your xbox.
Usefull
when you
want to
play on
xbox live.
NEVER
go on
xlive
with your
modchip
activated!
POSITIVE:
+ 2x512k
bios switch
+ disable
mod jumper
for xlive
+ flash
protection
(MS can't
flash
your mod)
+ flash
new bios
directly
via xbox
software
(evox
- soon
x-ecuter
own made
prog)
+ Pin-header
is good
idea for
future
(if ever
need to
upgrade
to new
modchip)
+ a solder-install
can't
be easier
then this
+ easy
to add
external
switches
instead
of jumpers
NEGATIVE:
+ risk
of bad
flash
- can't
flash
with LPT
+ pogo-pin
adaptor
is not
yet released
for those
afraid
of soldering
(januari)
Alot
of people
asked
for diagrams
, so here
are some
I made
- and
I hope
I didn't
fuck up
anywhere.
Headerpin
install
guide
&
diagrams:
here
Wire install
diagrams:
here
XanTium
16 dec
2002
