How to tell what version original xbox you have

[@TechnoOnTop]

A mistake was made in telling if you have a v1.4 or a v1.5 you need to measure pin 2. I showed pin 1 also you could measure pin 9 while the console is powered on. it should be 3.3v if not it's most likely a 1.5. though there is alot of speculation around the existence of the 1.5 so who knows. wish I would have caught my mistake way earlier.

[@EtaYorius]

I found my Xbox on the thrash and silly me brought it home, after like 5 minutes i learned my mistake... it had an infestation of roaches!! i had to quickly bring the spraycan. I spent like 3 hours of cleaning two coats of roach shit and killing the buggers. When i checked the PSU and it had some sort of "Fuse" covered by plastic, after scraping the plastic covering the fuse, it looked like it had blown. So i made a small bridge between both ends and put it together. My Xbox motherboard has much less capacitators. I tried searching for videos and screenshots of my motherboard but none of the 100+ screenshots that i found seem to match the motherboard that i got. I could not even find the Clock cap... now you mentioned an Xcalibur video chip, it seems that i have that, and that would mean i have a v1.6? The xbox came with a Samsung DVD Drive, an 8GB HDD Western Digital and the PSU which says Delta. After a couple days i ordered the AV Cables, two controllers and a power cord, since whoever threw didn't got rid of those. The XBOX workd perfectly after cleaning it and bridging the PSU fuse. I want to get a new Fuse but there is absolutely zero info regarding the Fuse Voltage/Amp. When i launched the Xbox I noticed it had a TON of Emulators ranging from NES, SNES, N64, Sega Master/Genesis and MAME. I thought 1.6 was hard to softmod, but i can't seem to find any sort of chip installed to the motherboard. I am also trying to update the softmod launcher but i know very little about such things. For now, everything works perfectly and i am kinda getting attached to this roachy xbox console.

[@waltersobchak7275]

@@EtaYorius roachxbox

[@ucankizmiaz4289]

softmod is as easily done on a v1.6 as on any other versions. ram upgrade and a tsop flash are not possible on a v1.6 a modchip can be mounted but requires some soldering to get it working.

[@TechnoOnTop]

@Steve Underwood the pins are on the LPC header, if you google "xbox LPC pinout" you should be able to find a pinout to aid you. thanks a bunch its much appreciated!

[@at-cj2iy]

@@EtaYorius use component cables

[@AndyAKratz]

I really appreciated the kernel to version chart @5:57. This is extremely helpful in determining the version since you can even get this information directly from the dashboard (in settings) after powering on the XBOX without having to even disconnect it! Thanks for this!

[@TechnoOnTop]

Happy to help, but just checking via that method isn't 100% accurate, but thanks for watching

[@aaroncreagh4402]

This video is making me realize, how into XBOX and gaming I was. Extremely. (I bought a power supply for the thing, after mine was showing weakness in some way.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Haha well you weren't alone. Thanks for watching!

[@CrtVids-2go]

Yo my xbox turned off randomly last night while I was on underground lmao I thought it broke but the power cable was making a weird hiss noise so changed it with my other one and no issues now hahahaha

[@GeorgeBPryor]

Huh, I was surprised to find that mine's a 1.6, as I'd softmodded it a while ago without any issues and was under the impression that you couldn't softmod a 1.6 without some hardware mods, but hey I'm not complaining. Thank you for your awesome OG Xbox videos, it's nice to see such passion for this old beast.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Yeah all Xbox versions can be softmodded no problem. The 1.6 just doesn't have a Tsop chip like the others so in order to hardmod it needs a modchip. The LPC also needs to be rebuilt Microsoft was trying to fight the modders but in the end didn't do to much. I really appreciate you saying that! Alot of them are pretty old now, have a few iv been working on but the process has been slow

[@at-cj2iy]

When you mod it says what version you got asswipe

[@09Cat800]

@@at-cj2iy that's incredibly rude. No need for calling names. Try to be more civilized.

[@deoxal7947]

@@TechnoOnTop Doesn't hardmod by definition mean there's a modchip?

[@TechnoOnTop]

@@deoxal7947 sorta, the v1-1.4 can be TSOP flashed, which is essentially a hardmod. If it's a 1.6 then it would need a modchip to be hardmodded

[@waltersobchak7275]

A channel dedicated to all original Xbox that's freaking great man. Subbed at finger twisting neck breaking speed.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Haha thank you it's much appreciated, wouldn't say it's dedicated to just og Xbox but it's definitely my favorite console to mess around with

[@DarylLewis]

What a comment lol. Agreed.

[@ronaldhenson9170]

the original Microsoft Xbox was a great console

[@chandlersbryant4047]

@Nathaniel Smith totally dude

[@goosesniper454]

Nathaniel Smith specs aren’t everything. It’s about the games. The games were amazing on that console, and you rarely see that type of creativity anymore.

[@xXTommyXx]

@Nathaniel Smith the fuck?

[@Wolverine-ky9gk]

Very underrated

[@imthegrinchthatstolechrist4384]

@Nathaniel Smith the Xbox was badass. Go fuck yourself!

[@filevans]

5:57 you've put the column headers the wrong way round, it should be version on the left and kernel on the right

[@gl883]

I do have to say I’ve seen some quite interesting things with the Xbox’s I’ve owned. Mostly later Xbox’s with earlier parts. Like a late 1.4 with a Phillips that had a metal cover on the front assembly. Or even a 2 row Foxlink off of a parts 1.3 I own. Both of which are very reliable which I find quite interesting.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Haha yeah never know what you're going to get especially if they have been opened prior. Once I start going through my stack to make working xboxs who knows what mis match of parts will be used. Thanks for sharing and thank for watching!

[@LIMuscleBlackdevil]

I've had all 4 disc drives. The Hitachi worked well, but it was a bit noisy mechanically. There were actually two version of the Samsung drive. The first version was the best one. The second version did not read CD-R nearly as well. There's a very small subtle difference to the disc tray as well that you can check to determine which version you had.

[@JM-io2uv]

Interesting, what year (or years) were the models with the better Samsung disc drive??

[@Florin20D]

5:07 is that capacitor near the heatsinks swelling?also it isnt the only one i think the others near it are swelling as well

[@Lunernight]

I'm looking for a birthday present and doing some research. This was extremely helpful and I learned WAY more about XBox Original than I will ever use (who knows?) Thank you so much! (Also as a bonus, you're voice is nice and really easy to listen to!)

[@TechnoOnTop]

I'm happy to hear that the video was helpful. haha, yea you never know when a bit of OG Xbox knowledge will come in handy. well, thank I'm glad that im easy to listen to.... recording voiceovers is my least favorite part of making videos. i appreciate the comment good luck with your b-day present hunt!

[@zomvyy2757]

I bought a OG Xbox at an estate sale few weeks ago. According to your video I believe I have a 1.6b. Opened it up to clean and it has everything you said that a 1.6b would have. Unfortunately I have to troubleshoot it because it won’t display video but it does turn on. Also disc drive is broken as well. Hope I can restore it.

[@Fmily]

This video is the reason I found out the Xbox I've had for the last 18 years is a 1.6b. I have the Xcalliber encoder chip and the Hynix ram modules. The manufacture date is 2005/04/25 which means it was one of the last consoles off the production line. I think there were fewer than 4 months of consoles produced after mine. Edit: my power supply doesn't resemble any of those either. Want me to send you a picture of mine?

[@Demonanimator]

Thanks to your video I was able to discover my cousins Xbox from childhood was a v1.0 with a Delta 1-Row PSU (I'm shocked it hasn't caught fire after all these years), 10mb Seagate hard drive, and a Thompson drive which indeed is terrible and had more issues running the GTA games than anything else. After taking his to soft mod it, I replaced his with a v1.6 so he could still had an Xbox, it happened to have a Hitachi drive, and I can also confirm it definitely loaded faster after comparing with the v1.0.

[@ockertoustesizem1234]

my v1.0 xbox has trouble running gta san andreas. sometimes I get a disc read errror. is the thompson drive causing this

[@kakurerud7516]

the samsung drives used ferrofluid on the lens servo which over time collected dust and turned into a thick paste breaking drives ability to focus.Though they worked the best they also lasted the shortest. Therefor I only used them to dump dodgy discs and rest of the time stored them in antistatic bags

[@TechnoOnTop]

I didn't know that thanks for sharing. Do you think the paste could be cleaned off to fix them? Then use another electronic grease on the servos instead?

[@Sushix_Gamer]

Thanks for this, my Xbox GFCI power cord just started popping and I wasn't sure why. This along with other videos I watched really helped me figure out my next step.

[@dangerousdeo5113]

I absolutely loved the video about the XBOX revisions, its nuts on how many revisions of parts they had as well. I own a Hitachi DVD drive in my Xectuer chipped 1.6. The drive sounds like a Hitachi from a XBOX 360. But in all fairness its the best drive from my experience with drives. Samsung and Toshibas I had struggled with loading burned discs, I have had both variants of the Phillips drives burn out on me. I had a Thomson that had the motor for the laser stops. But I never had an issue with my Hitachi drive. :D With the HDD's The first one that were inside was the Seagate U Series 5 10GB with then the first 8GB HDD. Then another WD came out which has 8GB same capacity. Then the Seagate X series came out with 10GB. Weirdly enough both WD's were 8GB. Might be wrong but I got two WD's similar from the video and if you look at the model they are both have the 8GB Capacity model number. (WD80???). Hope this was interesting to read. :D

[@TechnoOnTop]

It is crazy, I will say the Ps2 had alot more variations through its life cycle, which definitely makes the Xbox a more simple to mod/fix console. Thanks for sharing your experience with DVD drives it definitely helps others and me give better recommendations when I'm asked, course no drive is perfect really just depends on how well it was treated. I won't put anything other then perfect disc's in any of my consoles. as it stands now I have a working Phillips, a Thomson that barely works, a Samsung that works fine but the tray always gets stuck. And maybe some others I still have a few Xboxs on the shelve that I haven't gotten around to messing with (probably should because of the clock cap)

[@dangerousdeo5113]

@@TechnoOnTop Glad to know that I am a help to others. Yeah to be fair, I have heard that Hitachi's have issues with lasers but personally I have never had a issue. Honestly, I believe its the more that the drive is used the easier it is for it to fail. Its like a car, as long as its mantained, it will be a strong runner :P The PS2 varients are complicated. I have the first gen of pal units. SPCH-30003 but it runs lovely. :D Had a SCPH 50003 but it did not last long at all. :P

[@ShintyShinto]

Mine is probably a v1.6 or 1.6b - 2005-07-14. I'm not into modding or anything, I was just checking after hearing about the cheap clock capacitor leaking onto motherboards in older models. Glad that I won't be needing to replace it.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Cool happy to help! The date isn't 100% but you know that, thanks for watching!

[@ShintyShinto]

​@@TechnoOnTop Yeah, God help me if I tried to open it up and see. Factory code is 05 if that counts for anything. Thanks.

[@halfassedapproach2805]

Found this helpful with identifying the 2 xboxes I just got today, both of which have had the manufacturing date on SN rubbed off. I will likely come back to this vid in the future, so thanks for sharing!

[@RC--ji2ov]

The date on my xbox says its a 1.1, the serial number says its a 1.2-1.6, and the inside says its a 1.3 rip

[@TechnoOnTop]

Always believe what the inside is telling you lol. Was it opened before you took it apart? It's possible the inards where swapped into a different case. It's also possible that it was sent in to Microsoft for a RMA and they printed a new tag with a different date.

[@SuperSpyMario]

So based on the manufacturing date, my Xbox is a 1.6. Hope It's still possible to swap the old HDD and clone it to an SSD after a few additions.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Yes it's still possible, I'd start with a modchip, thanks for watching

[@SuperSpyMario]

@@TechnoOnTop Awesome! Thanks Dude!

[@TheH454]

Check out the 1.6 mod chip video from MrMario2011.

[@stevenbritton411]

A fast way to tell if an xbox is at least TSOPable and RAM upgradable, (1.0-1.5), is by looking at the AV output connector. 1.6 boards have a connector that shows some of its metal shielding across the bottom. 1.0-1.4 boards don't show any internal metal shielding. Not positive about the 1.5 boards cause I've never seen one. But it'll save you when you come across xboxs with the MFG date sticker wiped clean.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Whoa I never knew or noticed that. That's awesome! That's a great tip I hate buying an Xbox getting it home and it being a 1.6 lol.

[@halo3odst]

With the info in this video i was able to pick up a 1.6 samsung ram motherboard system with a hitatchi disc drive and a seagate hard drive (eew seagate.) after a quick look everything seems to be in order, the clock capacitor is a gold one and shows no sign of damage, the power supply is a delta brand and uses jumper wires from the plug port to the pcb to reduce stress. All looks well and good. thanks for the help! :)

[@TechnoOnTop]

Happy to hear everything is in order! Thanks for watching happy modding!

[@gbilo24]

Very great video! It helped me understand so well! And P.S. the "Thompson" disc drive is actually "Thomson" (no "P")

[@TriniRogue]

Awesome awesome awesome video, very comprehensive and i feel like i can buy that stack of 3 xboxes for 30$ from ebay now ..... errr if its still there, however very inspiring and i do see myself grabbing one of these to mod, looking forward to more content ( maybe a build series?? where you piece together the " best " components and create something fancy ) anything you do will be interesting to watch as has been my experience with your channel so far. :D

[@TechnoOnTop]

wow! 3 for $30 if that includes shipping that's a steal of a deal! I bought a stack of 8 awhile ago I think I paid like $110. I say go for it modding is a fun hobby and the OG xbox is a great platform to learn on. definitely more to come iv been working on a few projects have considered trying to do some type of build series. but need to work out some type of rig to make getting the footage a bit easier, anyways I appreciate your comment and glad to have you aboard!

[@errorloading813]

TriniRogue Well there's original XBOXES out there for like 5$-10$ literally but those are usually one the have stuck disc tray or bad parts but I don't mind I'll buy them then, refurbish/fix them and either mod em for me or sell em just refurbish or modded (/either/both one).

[@Iceman99255]

In my experience EBay is the worst place to buy an OG Xbox on the cheap. Most are $60 bucks or less but when compared to thrift store prices, it's expensive.

[@imthegrinchthatstolechrist4384]

Youre a liar. Xbox's sell for like at least 50 dollars a piece.

[@chrisjbrown147]

Those Caps @6:14 XD. Great video, very informative and easy to follow.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Definitely rusty, I used junk parts boards in this video, but thank you for checking out the video much appreciated!

[@Rogue_Orange]

Based on my console being from *2002* and the single-row power-supply, it could be *v1.0 or v1.1* But the serial number being *'05'* means it could be *v1.2 - v1.6* I've never been so confused.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Was the Xbox opened prior to you having it? If so it could of been swapped into a different case. Also if it was sent into Microsoft for service they may or re-printed a serial sticker with the updated date. If that's the case you should be able to see a sticker over a sticker. If not maybe you just got an oddball base the version from the video chip

[@sethmorbusmortifer]

V 1.3 new heatsink and no Fan no GPU. No extra PCB for USB (pada) and single connector for power GPU-XGPU A V1.4, 1.5, 1.6 GPU-XGPU B

[@NikoBellicDigital]

BTW, you can also find the kernel version in the Xbox dashboard by checking the about this console menu in the settings.

[@miralemnermina142]

Did you ever tried to upgrade the RAM on Xbox to 128mb?

[@TechnoOnTop]

yes I have actually attempted it twice, both times I tried to use used ram I pulled off other broken boards, both times it didnt work, always planned on giving it another go with a different tactic and using new RAM but haven't yet

[@dondonian5364]

i want to try the ram mod but my soldering tip is too big and a 939 tip is like $30, so expensive

[@TechnoOnTop]

wow $30 for a tip? my station came with a pretty big assortment when i got it but ebay has the same type of assortments for pretty cheap www.ebay.com/itm/10PCS-Solder-Screwdriver-Iron-Tip-900M-T-for-Hakko-Soldering-Rework-Station-Tool/181633425710?epid=1055325628&hash=item2a4a32212e:g:04oAAOSwnDxUq2F5

[@dondonian5364]

holy shit thank u

[@TechnoOnTop]

+Dondonian no problem, get your mod on!

[@CambioJoe]

Ive had over 25 original xboxes and BY FAR the samsung cd drives were most found to be failure prone. I do remember reading in multiple forums back in the early 00's that they were supposedly the best. I've actually found phillips and thompson to be quite reliable, phillips more so .

[@dbilbie]

Great video, but I’ve got mine open now as I want to mod it. I have Conextant Chip, Samsung RAM, No Fan just a heat sink and a single PSU in the board. I also have a Samsung DVD drive and a Seagate HDD. The year is 2002. So what version do I have?

[@TechnoOnTop]

As long as it's not an Xcalibur video chip you can tsop it. Do you empty spots for ram 2 on top and 2 on bottom. But from what your saying. Go ahead an softmod then move on to a tsop

[@SteveCole73]

Dude, you had the exact issue I am having with the caps. Excellent summary. I of course had to go through and identify every part that I had, per your description. 1.6, Toshiba CD, WD HD. However, my power board looks slightly different than yours, might be I am missing something though. Done rambling. Thanks for the excellent info.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Yeah there are some some different psu's even third party ones, I just showed what I had, since then iv seen a few different looking ones, thanks for watching much appreciated

[@KevinTwiner]

Well done . Great editing and detailed information. Subbed

[@TechnoOnTop]

thanks,kevin! much appreciated as always

[@MidnightPodcastGaming]

Is the clock capacitor removed automatically with the 1.6? Replaced with something else somewhere on the motherboard?

[@xb0xisbetter]

Great video, I used it as a refresher recently for TSOPing one of my 1.0 consoles. Are you sure you're testing against the right pin for a 1.4 vs 1.5 though? You said to test between pin 2 and any of the grounds near the screw holes, but it looks like you're actually connecting your red lead to pin 1, not pin 2. I ask because I tried the same thing with my very first original Xbox, the one I literally spent my childhood playing Halo 2 on, and when using the pin you specify, I get the same results, but when trying what appears to actually be pin 2, I do get a resistance value above 1.

[@TechnoOnTop]

you know its funny, i halfway think what I showed was wrong... it wasn't me who came up with that test.....your right every console i test it on i get the same value.... so its probably misleading or maybe the console needs to be powered on? or like you said its the wrong pin lol ugh...i will say that that board is definitely a 1.5 but not based on that test its what the system information in XBMC says.. thanks for watching!

[@xb0xisbetter]

That is the thing, my results are the same going by your video, but my dashboards do report it is a 1.4 console. Other sources also say to test against pin #2. It looks like in your video you were probing pin #1. I bet if you did probe pin #2 on that console, you would be validated.

[@jamesotey1721]

I noticed it's the same thing when watching the video. My results on my motherboard also support testing actual pin 2, not pin location 1. Thank you for commenting on that. I was starting to think I was the only one who noticed.

[@AshleyTHC]

xb0xisbetter put your

[@GingerNingerGames]

I've got to open mine again to check the capacitors and figure out why the DVD drive has stopped reading discs, was full of dust at one point but cleaning it out didn't help at all. I'll look into softmodding it so I can enable higher resolution outputs. Good video, very informative.

[@cromdevoter5942]

If the console is made after 2004 is it fine to leave the clock capacitor ?

[@TechnoOnTop]

If the Xbox is a 1.6-1.6b leave the clock capacitor. Thanks for watching

[@cromdevoter5942]

I got a 2005 version why is the no HD settings when i have component plugged in could it be my tv or the Xbox? :)

[@TechnoOnTop]

The Xbox switches into its HD based on which pins are shorted through the component cable connector. In xbmc there is a setting. I feel like I remember there being some button combo to push but I'm unsure off the top of my head

[@munkkis4n]

Just changed 18 year old thermal paste, boy was it in tight. Good thing is that I have kept the Xbox unplugged always when not using it so all the capacitors were in great shape :) this video was great for identifying my Xbox as 1.0 version

[@TechnoOnTop]

Yeah it can be a pain to remove the gpu heatsink, it's best to heat it up I use hot air but another way is just turning it on and letting it heat up, but that's good to hear, it's still good practice to remove the clock capacitor, but if you don't want to just be sure to keep an eye on it. I appreciate the comment! Happy modding!

[@ockertoustesizem1234]

should I keep my v1.0 xbox unplugged overnight

[@whoslistening]

Thank God I have a 2005 1.6 model. I really didn't want to have to open it up.

[@loganator78r]

It would be dope if you would do a video like this on the 360. Since it's had many revisions and different parts

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

So my recently acquired OG Xbox, came from the same year as my Xbox 360. 😀

[@at-cj2iy]

Meaning you have a 360 that will red ring anytime anywhere any place

[@Labyrnthdom]

Back when the 1.6B came out. I wrote a program that basically has you select certain steps to find out which version you have. It should be on the old Xbox modding forum for the OG xbox. Combination of several factors. Serial, chips, heat sink, fan etc. Then you could know what was needed to mod yours. However now there is 1 chip that can mod any of them.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Yeah I remember it way back in the day on xboxscene.com

[@stevenbenson9976]

The 1.5 I'd check the 2nd disconnected point to confirm.

[@TechnoOnTop]

+Steven Benson I wrote v1.5 on it after confirming it in the system information menu on xbmc the board is just garbage that since I have some Xbox fascination I have stored for years for no real reason . This was well before I knew how to use a multi meter, one thing that is strange is the 1.0 and the 1.2 I have that are broken also have there grounds disconnected. I need to see if I have a 1.4 and see if that test actually even works. Never thought to question it as it was a guide on the Xbox scene

[@GoldSrc_]

Yes, Samsung drives were the best, iirc the Thompsom one used the same laser to read CDs and had several problems to read burnt discs and even a few pressed ones. Samsung drives had a problem where the focus and tracking coils ended up soaked in some weird dark-ish goo that I had to clean several times. Phillips drives where right up there with the Samsung ones.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Thanks for the input, I didn't know that the smasungs had that problem until someone else mentioned it. Makes me wonder if those Samsung drives I have would actually work if I opened them up and cleaned them.

[@sirtasker1666]

I have a crystal limited edition Xbox that is a 1.6. I restored it myself today and it looks like new!

[@TechnoOnTop]

Very nice thanks for sharing! Somone just commented a few days ago saying their crystal is a v1. 2.

[@johnproudlock2900]

@@TechnoOnTop i have an xbox crystal and can now confirm based on ram chip i have a v1.6b

[@TechnoOnTop]

@@johnproudlock2900 cool! i still have yet to run across one of those

[@MrPCSniperFi]

at 5:56....man, I don't like the sight of those capacitors. That one that's completely orange on top looks downright NASTY.

[@TechnoOnTop]

All the boards I show in this video are broken for one reason or another. Thanks for watching

[@magnus00125]

taking a wild guess maybe a 1.0 because of a noisy fan - i hope my house doesn't burn :/

[@TechnoOnTop]

except for that one i had as a kid iv never had that happen again, and its never happened to anyone i have ever known, im sure your ok for me it happened while i was playing tony hawks wasteland

[@magnus00125]

Not a 1.0 i see 2003-11-11

[@rwdplz1]

I have a 1.1 here that has burn marks on the power supply connector, the board is ruined, it burned up the traces. Shocked there wasn't a fuse in the area. Ordered a used one that I'll be re-flowing the connections on once it arrives.

[@dondonian5364]

i love the thomson! I have a hitachi but its trashed

[@TechnoOnTop]

+Dondonian yeah it's been a solid drive to me for the most part I've come across a few that don't read disc's and even one thats insane loud but it still works perfectly. Granted I have a working Samsung thats in my now a shell first modded Xbox

[@TechnoOnTop]

+TechnoOnTop well first modded Xbox I put on this channel.

[@dondonian5364]

laser pot tweak fixed my thomson

[@TechnoOnTop]

+Dondonian I forgot about that, thanks for reminding me!

[@WilliamRConley]

I have an hitachi drive and it will not open the dvd tray

[@DoswarePictures]

I’ve asked this question in other places in the past hour or so but I’m still looking for answers. Clock Capacitor Question I got my Xbox off eBay a few weeks ago and was made in January 2004, months before the 1.6 version. I’m unsure whether modifications were made or not, because the controller I got had the control sticks replaced with PS2 ones. Also my power strip keeps getting unplugged and whenever I boot up my Xbox after this it takes me to the clock set up, but if I power it off and on without being unplugged, it takes me straight to the menu or game. So could the clock capacitor potentially be already removed or not? I haven’t opened it up to check but I am curious for obvious reasons. And by the way, I unplugged my Xbox, plugged it back in seconds later, powered it on, and I get the clock menu, but the stickers are still there.

[@TechnoOnTop]

It would seem thr clock cap is bad from what you're describing, you should really pop it open and get rid of it, so long as it's not a 1.6. The dates aren't the most accurate to go by. If it happens to be a 1.6 then you will need to replace the cap, but I'm doubting it is, no cap in a 1.6 puts the console into a boot loop. Anyways good luck thanks for watching

[@DoswarePictures]

TechnoOnTop unfortunately I don’t think I have the right screwdrivers for it.

[@dog_g5048]

Yus! I think I got a 1.0 or 1.1 model, the date said 2001-12-17

[@TechnoOnTop]

Very nice!

[@vix1879]

I got an original ps1 and ps2 but I ain't gonna sell me their from my childhood

[@Willowspov]

I have the 1.6 version.. do you know which xbox version needs a capacitor replacement??

[@ThisIsSetL]

"Cone-zant" It's pronounced "Connecks-ant"

[@TechnoOnTop]

Thanks for clearing that up!

[@waltersobchak7275]

@@TechnoOnTop tellem to shut it

[@Groglor]

Trying to figure what the Model Number: is for certain color xbox's so i can fix pricecharting listings for og xbox's especially the bell blue halo xbox

[@TechnoOnTop]

I don't have one of those sorry.

[@TesserLink]

looks like i have a v1.0

[@TechnoOnTop]

definitely my favorite version thanks for watching!

[@redcrimson1028]

I have a 2003 july 6 model i have no idea what version is that

[@aaroncreagh4402]

Who was president when you bought it?

[@95Comics]

I have a problem similar my Xbox tries to start twice and on the third time seems to just start running with no video output and a red and orange flashing light this was after I took it apart to clean it and apply new thermal paste I put it back together and now it won’t work any ideas?

[@soniccdx]

nothing to do , opened up mine , and according to the video i have a 1.6b . lol

[@TechnoOnTop]

Either cool or not cool depending on if you wanted to hard mod it. As iv said iv never come across a 1.6b and iv bought a fare share of Xbox consoles of my years of modding. Thanks for checking out the video

[@soniccdx]

Mine had a modchip installed to bypass the region issue , the perils of buying a pal console and using it in a ntsc region XD...

[@Bilal_6S]

لدي اكسبوكس النسخة الاولى وقارئ الاقراص من النوع phillips ونوع اخر لكن النوع الاول يشتغل منذ ٢٠١٢ ويعمل بشكل سلسل

[@uselessgamer234]

My modded one (from a child) is a 1 it's got the fan on CPU and a failed Thompson disc drive, the other one I got has no CPU fan, Phillips drive which works and they both have leaky capacitor

[@nitrax8629]

Got an original Xbox with a 2-row power connector and a Conexant video chip - not sure whether it's a v1.2 or a v1.3. Unfortunately has a Thomson drive, they are as bad as people say - rather flaky and struggles to read some retail discs. Managed to remove the clock cap before it went postal on the board fortunately.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Probably a 1.3, glad to hear that you got the clock cap out, yeah I have one as well that's not great it will read some disc's but the amount of scratches doesnt seem to matter to it. A Samsung that reads everything but is always stuck, iv cleaned it, it just refuses to open when in a console so it's a work bend drive now, then I have a Phillips which is perfectly working so that's nice lol. Thanks for watching

[@ryanjackson7387]

My Xbox has the Hitachi Drive, This is the first video I seen that referenced it. I only hear about the other 3. So I assume my Xbox is a late model. However. I will say the Hitachi works the best that I've had so far. I took back Thompson and Philips Xbox's already back to the retro store and I got lucky to have the rare Hitachi drive. Growing up I never Had the Hitachi drive with the two small holes on the tray and I happy I'm do now.Thank you for clearing that up for me.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Yeah there doesn't seem to a whole lot of Hitachi drives around, nice find! Thanks for watching

[@creeperjhgaming5346]

OMG im so confused because I have the samsung chip with the the upgrade that does not have the fan but this console was made in 02 and the kernal sticker is not the just a serial number sticker I need more help I think I have a 1.1 but it has been refurbished will that affect my abbility to tsop mod the xbox origonal

[@creeperjhgaming5346]

I also have a conzant ship with no fan and single row power supply my ram chips also say samsung so also my consoles front panel button connectors are in the same place as a 1.6 but all the chips are in the same place as the 1.0 I also have a delta power supply someone please contact me we can skype call if needed to identify

[@mrbrocephus3849]

My power supply has a lot of this white glue stuff ??? What is that material

[@ndrewwb]

Seems like I have an original 1.0, with a Thompson drive and a foxlink PSU too.. even though this console also came with a free leaking clock capacitor and corrosion all around that area it still works great!

[@TechnoOnTop]

Yeah the Xbox is a tough beast, iv only ever came across one that was beyond saving. At least from a leaky cap, thanks for watching!

[@joshkelly8698]

i have a 1.6b that has the hynix ram and also the psu that has the issue with burning out in the spots indicated is the single row foxlink i have one that burned in same spot but i resoldered and its been working fine for 10 years

[@TechnoOnTop]

Thanks for sharing. I haven't had another issue with one since I was a kid.

[@adultmoshifan87]

Is mine a 1.0, 1.1 or 1.2? My console is PAL, has a Samsung DVD drive and was made in September 2002.

[@OlivierJannard]

I have one 1.0 with Philips drive and one 1.6 also with the Philips drive. Are they exactly the same drives? 2 years separate their manufacturing dates, that's why I'm wondering.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Unsure if both are exactly the same, there could be tiny revisions within that amount of time. But I wouldn't consider them any different either.

[@toajames1]

My manufacturing date is 2001, the dashboard kernel is on 4034, so I think it's fair to say I've got a 1.0. I'm pretty sure I had something newer years ago on my original box because discs loaded faster and it wasn't as noisy, but I'm sure those can be explained with age and dust.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Yeah probably just age, iv had some pretty noisy disc drives over the years, also on the v1. 0 the gpu fan bearing usually goes bad making it sound like a lawnmower, thanks for watching

[@toajames1]

@@TechnoOnTop Sure thing. Also, thanks for helping me out. I did a TSOP flash yesterday and just like I thought, I had a 1.0. I had a sticker on the MOBO and HDD with 4034 on it too.

[@danill4381]

@@TechnoOnTop my og Xbox was manufactured in July 2003 and it has a western digital drive, Samsung disk drive, foxlink psu, and the conexant video encoder. Is it a revision 1.3?

[@garfieldcat007]

Thanks man! I now know that I have a 1.4-1.5 (it has a FOCUS video chip)! Now I can get the right version of the XboxHDMI!

[@TechnoOnTop]

No problem man! Enjoy your Xbox hdmi, I have also purchased one!

[@renatochalcomendoza3784]

I'm thinking of buying an original xbox, but I don't know which version would be ideal. Maybe the xbox crystal PAL. outside the topic of modifying the xbox, which opinion you have on version 1.6, let's forget about the mod, I want to keep the console as it is. -I consider that the Samsung DVD drive is the best, although sometimes there are problems with the tray, but they are minimal cases, sometimes it does not happen. -Regarding the power suply, v1.6 does not have the Foxlink PSUs, it has a better power suply, there is no risk of burning or if there is? -Regarding the clock cap, I have read in forums that it should be changed otherwise, the motherboard will have failures, and that v1.6 does not need that change. I have read that versions 1.0 - 1.5 always have to change something internally, I think xbox 1.6 is a good purchase option, what would be the disadvantages of this version (not counting the mod issue)? Also, I don't want to open the console, I want to leave it as is. Or maybe v1.6 has to be modified internally too :( Regards from Perú!

[@TechnoOnTop]

Yeah your best bet if you want to leave the Xbox stock would be to go after a hardly ever used 1.6. The risk of fire is going to be there with any power supply, if you're really worried you can look for the power cords that Microsoft sent out after realizing they had a problem. They have a switch on them, doesn't actually fix the issue but it cuts the power if it sees a short.

[@renatochalcomendoza3784]

@@TechnoOnTop Oh yes I think I have seen some on ebay. And how high is that risk of fire in the power supply, 5 of 10 consoles, 8 of 10 consoles? This happens to all consoles sooner or later, or does it depend on how well the user uses it? the console is for my personal use, 3 hours a day, 3 times a week. Reasonable use. I add that I want to buy a PAL. I would have to buy Microsoft power cables for Europe. Regards.

[@TechnoOnTop]

The likelihood is extremely low, maybe 1 in 100k, it happend to me once and only one other person has commented and said it happened to them as well (there may be some article on the web about it) , so I really wouldn't be worried about it. It only occurs when the solder joints on the power supply wall connector break loose. In theory that will happen to every Xbox at some point but out of all the Xboxs iv gone through iv only seen one where the solder joint was busted.

[@renatochalcomendoza3784]

@@TechnoOnTop I get it. There are few cases in which that is seen, it is clear to me. I think that with this I have no doubts about an xbox v1.6, I will get one soon and I plan to give it a reasonable use without opening the console and enjoying the games. Thank you very much for the clarifications, they were very helpful! Greetings from Peru!

[@joewhitlow5799]

I have a halo 2 special edition green console and the disc drive doesn't read games that have been resurfaced or have a couple minor scuffs. Hard to find these old games in mint condition

[@TechnoOnTop]

Yeah definitely tough to find disc's in good condition have you tested these games on another Xbox? It could be your disc drive is on its way out.

[@MrRockfish01]

I got an original Xbox from a friend. It worked a for a bit but the drive won’t read games anymore. It’s a hitachi drive and just by looking manufactured date it says 2005. Can I swap to a Thompson drive or do I have to kept the hitachi? I can’t find any replacement laser on eBay. So I wanted to see if a drive swap was possible ?

[@TechnoOnTop]

Yeah drives will swap between any version, which is nice, as far as I know Noone is making just replacement lasers which is a shame maybe at some point when the demand is greater. Thanks for watching happy modding!

[@emiljohansson923]

My XBOX was manufactured in 2005-07-27. But it has Samsung RAM so it's not a 1.6b. How common is this? Before I opened it I was damn sure it was gonna be a 1.6b since it's from 2005.

[@project_boredom2940]

I just got an original Xbox at the flea market for $10. It works great! The dashboard doesn’t have Xbox Live on it, so I assume it is the older version. If I update the system, would I get anything else other then the Xbox Live option on it?

[@TechnoOnTop]

Awesome deal! That used to be the norm 10-20 console plus controller, nowadays that's rare. But no I don't think you will gain anything else. At some point a newer game may make you do an update though if I'm being honest I don't even recall there being one lol.. the ones I use I immediately mod, thanks for watching!

[@reikoruffneck4613]

So I have conextant no heating fan and 2 row power supply connecter and think registered in 2003, what do I have?

[@TechnoOnTop]

I'm pretty sure it's a 1.4 I am switching to one of those in my main Xbox

[@Bigginzz]

Which models are the best and which are the worst ? Please list the different pros and cons.

[@TechnoOnTop]

There's not really much for pro's or cons, 1-1.5 can be tsop'ed, 1.6 can't, as the version gets higher the video encoder got progressively weaker. 1-1.5's can have their ram upgraded 1.6 can't. 1-1.5 can have iceberq pro 4's installed (if you can find them) 1.6s can't. I'd just say a v1 is the best, but really anything other then a 1.6 is ideal for every mod you could ever want to do.

[@japyoo2248]

Can i switch the fan to a 1.3 version and put the cooling sink from the 1.3 to the 1.0?

[@TechnoOnTop]

Yes people swap in the heatsink from later revisions as an upgrade. If you're talking about the heatsinks fan no it won't attach to the newer heatsink, but I suppose you could still put it there if you want.

[@genericjosh96]

I had issues with Thompson drives before. Like if the disk wasn't perfect it would struggle. And even if it was perfect it would load very slowly. My current Xbox is a 1.6 with a Samsung drive. I chose a 1.6 Becuase I wanted an Xbox that was used less and as new as possible. All Im doing in terms of modifying it is putting in a modchip and upgrading the drive so I don't have to load games using the disk drive

[@TechnoOnTop]

Yeah these old disc drives can act pretty weird I have one that won't read some perfect games but does others, then reads completely trashed games perfectly extremely weird... Very nice! A modchip and loading straight off the harddrive is the way to go especially nowadays. Don't skimp on the ide to Sata adapter I and pretty much everyone else recommends star tech brand. Good luck on your future mods, sometimes once you start its tough to stop! Or that was my experience anyway haha

[@GameFreak015_]

my serial number isnt on any of these websites that determine the version, they all go up to 42 and mine is a 52

[@dbbyres]

One of the more useful videos on yt. thanks.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Glad it helps! Thanks for checking it out

[@lbalok123]

great video, do you know where I can purchase the replacement IDE Philips DVD drive

[@TechnoOnTop]

Ebay, niche forums/groups/websites, it doesn't specifically need to be a Phillips they are interchangeable, unless you specifically want a Phillips but I assume you just want one that works. Thanks for watching

[@Ilovecats1236]

Was the Thompson drive actually as bad as what people say?? I have one and it works perfectly, it even reads alot of burned media.

[@TechnoOnTop]

Well that was just the accepted general thought that has remained from close to the beginning. If you have a well working Thompson then that's great. I have some working of each brand. The brand I have the most non-working of is the Samsung lol so I'd say that's the worst they also like to stick.. But I rarely use the disc drives anyways.

[@outrageous5363]

I have a crystal one and i'm pretty sure it's a 1.6 but i'm not sure, i can't really open it up and the Kernel Version is 5838 and the serial number was pointing to a 1.6 as well but i'm not sure. Is there a way for me to truly know for sure what model i have without taking it apart?

[@EASTCAMDEN4LIFE]

I found one that's a 2003-10-29 last digit of serial number is 05. What version is it🤔

[@TechnoOnTop]

No idea, thanks for watching!

[@Fenrir_Beernaert]

Thanks for the very clear differentiations! Very informative ! I've got the excalibur chip with samsung memory, and its modded with a Duo X2 GS so it can't be that hard can it? I do wonder what the "switch" on that chip does though... if I informed myself right it's a dual bios chip and one chip works for versions 1-5 and the other for 1.6 and 6b, the swich is supposed to make those changes. I don't even know what mine is set at. Though I have one question. Isn't it so that the very first original xbox had a slightly weaker graphics chip than the later versions? You could see it by the (original, not modded) dashboard alone if I remember correctly. Not sure what the distinction exactly is but if I remember right from the days they were very much different. Any info about that?

[@TechnoOnTop]

no problem thanks for checking it out! yeah that switch on the chip switches between the 2 memory banks, it would be set on the BIOS specific to the 1.6's which is M8+ or some variation on that. i can remember reading something on that but i cant really remember the details of it.the Xcalibur chip has issues playing certain games at 480p... jetset radio future is one of them....there are a few others but im not sure off the top of my head.....they were probably other Sega games. or games made by that same studio.

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

which version of the xbox doesn't have the thing that leaks and damages the board. in latter models it was changed and fixed.

[@TechnoOnTop]

1.6,1.6b a leaky capacitor is always possible it's just not as common

[@joegore146]

I have a conexant chip no gpu fan. Wd 8gb hdd. Samsung disk drive. Single row foxlink rev d1 psu. Is it a 1.1?

[@TechnoOnTop]

Sounds like it, thanks for watching

[@Brandonlmclean810]

Is there a way to transfer the music albums from the original xbox to a android phone..?

[@TechnoOnTop]

I could be wrong but I think there is a software converter that will take your music and turn it to mp3. Then you'd just have to transfer it from the pc to the phone

[@showmegelt]

found my old xbox after it sitting in storage for 15 years, it was soft modded a long time ago, looks to be a 1.6b with hynix chip and xbox logo. should i bother with hardmod or just RGH my 360 and get an emulator? P.S. Power supply is 2 row delta but different version than whats in the video, im assuming since the box is 1.6b its newest revision.

[@LostMySpark15]

Well why does my 2002 unmodded original xbox have a upgraded heat sink and a 1pin row connector explain

[@TechnoOnTop]

Because someone opened it and replaced it. Not all that uncommon as ot is superior to the original one.

[@melvinmartinali]

So....i got 3 original xboxes. tho only one of them is working the other 2 have an broken powersupply. Is there a place where u can still buy those powersupply's In the eu?

[@TechnoOnTop]

I'd check for cold joints on the boards first. Also I'd swap the working one into the other 2 (if they are compatible) just to actually make sure the psu is the problem.

[@jokeglas429]

Hey.. I have a 1.4 with a leaking clock capacitor and it died but I bought a 1.1 or 1.2 form 2002 but the disc drive is not good😔😔 can I put nu 1.4 disc drive in the 1.2?

[@TechnoOnTop]

Sorry to hear that, but yes the all the DVD drives are interchangeable. Thanks for watching

[@ScanlineCity]

I’ve been hearing that the earlier Xbox units have superior video quality output. Is this true?

[@TechnoOnTop]

Iv heard the same thing, I don't know if it's true or not.

[@ROX99]

So Which version (1-1.6) is the best to buy in 2021/2022 for softmoded specially ?

[@TechnoOnTop]

I wouldn't recommend a softmod at all unless your just doing it to do a TSOP flash. As the console ages so does the harddrive. But if your set on just a softmod then I suppose going with the newest is best so a 1.6b

[@abepay4548]

If I follow the steps, I would have a version 1.1 but when I look up motherboards for it, they don’t have a fan on the GPU heatsink. And mine does. How do I know if I have a 1.0 or a 1.1?

[@TechnoOnTop]

V1 had the fan on the gpu. I'm a little rusty but I don't think the v1.1 did. Also alot of people just replace the heatsink with the newer style one that doesn't require the fan.

[@herbertwongsanimations6266]

My xbox has stopped keeping time and date so I've been trying to figure out what version it is. Production date is 2004-3-3, China build. It was modded about 10 years ago, in xbmc it says it's 1.4 but in dashboard it says the kernal is 5838 which is 1.6. Opened it up and the vid chip is focus. Doesn't seem to be any leaking around the clock capacitor so I don't know whether it's 1.4 or a 1.6 there.

[@TechnoOnTop]

This whole kernal version to check your version should be taken with a grain of salt just like using the date printed on the bottom. Xbmc will tell you what you have and the video chip will get you in the 33.33% area which for most purposes of getting modded is all you need, I see the reddit post your referring to and though all this extra information is nice (and accurate) there should be some disclaimers to help people not become so confused about it. I guess the main issue is over the years there's been alot and some Xboxs that where refurbished by either Microsoft or a third party could have a mixed bag of parts. Iv even put Xboxs back together with all different parts so I wouldn't put it past anyone else just trying to fix a console to do the same thing. Hopefully that helps thanks for watching

[@DeathPrevails77713]

I've tried to softmod my 1.6 system but when I put the usb back into the xbox, the linux save file and the game save ( splinter cell , ect..) doesn't show up . What step am I missing?

[@TechnoOnTop]

Does the USB show up at all as an Xbox memory card because iv never had any luck using a USB drive, I know others have but not me. I use an official Xbox memory card. Then you can add a USB cable to it so you can plug it into the computer and use action replay.

[@DeathPrevails77713]

@@TechnoOnTop yes it dose.

[@nitrax8629]

@@TechnoOnTop Oddly had issues with all my USB drives too, what worked for me was a Sony PSP with a 2GB memory stick inserted!

[@itzclaudialee8518]

What version is 2011 for MFR code mine is MFR and the serial number one is 08 :/

[@myretroworld1121]

I have a original Xbox with a date of March 2005,I'm not experienced enough to open it up yet to tinker with the insides but what would be the odds of having v.1.6? Cause I would hate to have a dead Xbox because of the capacitor

[@TechnoOnTop]

I had a comment earlier that taught me a new way of identifying whether or not its a V1.6. look at the AV connector 1.6's show metal shielding along the bottom. but yea th capacitors are a problem. i have had one xbox break because of it. the traces were eaten away

[@myretroworld1121]

I got into it,it's a 1.6. I've cleaned the lense and the inside also. It was filthy,idk one game still throws up the DVD playback screen. Munch's oddyessee. I don't know if it's the game itself or if the laser is getting weak. I wanna get it in like new condition if possible. The other games play pretty good.

[@myretroworld1121]

@Chris the clock capacitor looked awesome,I wanna leave it if it won't cause any trouble,I want to keep it stock for the retro feel but would like to have it like it was in '05.

[@miloterrebleu7150]

I've got two pal xbox og and last one I just bought was the very first wave of 2002, coming with the duke controller. Its got a thompson drive I gather, and it has trouble reading discs. I havent ever replaced a drive there's no soldering involved? Also to bumb the resolution in the pal version, can there be a change made within the console itself once its open. Regards

[@TechnoOnTop]

There is no soldering required to change out the dvd drive, just 2 wires and 2 screws hold it in place. You can switch video modes within software. But that requires a softmod or a hardwood. I'm not aware of anything on the hardware level to force ntsc. Hope that helps thanks for watching!

[@miloterrebleu7150]

@@TechnoOnTop all right, I'm no modder but I want to fix this one for an entire game collection. Regards