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created: 2026-03-12
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## Recoverable parts
- **IDE Hard drives:**
- **Recoverable:** 17 (going to replace anyways)
- **DVD Readers:**
- **Recoverable:** 2
- **Trash:** 3
- **Reader caddies:**
- **Recoverable:** 4
- **Trash:** 3
- **Power supplies:**
- **Recoverable:** 2
- **Trash:** 1
- **Cables (IDE ribbon):**
- **Recoverable:** 4
- **Screws:**
- **Recoverable:** 7
## Internal Components
Parts required for each Xbox:
- Hard drive
- Drive caddy
- Motherboard
- Cables
- DVD Reader (optional)
- Reader caddy
- Power supply
## Xboxes
List of boxes and their components.
1. `Revision 1.2 or 1.3` **(Almost complete, no drive)**
- Unknown date
- Drive caddy
- Motherboard
- Cables
- DVD Reader
- Reader caddy
- Power supply
- **POSSIBLE MOTHERBOARD DAMAGE**
- **POSSIBLE RAM DAMAGE**
2. `Revision 1.6b` **(Completely gutted)**
- 2004-11-22
- Power supply
- Cables
3. `Revision 1.6b` **(Completely gutted)**
- 2005-04-04
- Power supply
- Cables
- **Added:**
- DVD caddy
4. `Revision 1.6b` **(Usable motherboard)**
- 2004-10-27
- Hard drive (probably broken)
- Motherboard
- Power supply
- **Added:**
- IDE Cable
- DVD Reader
- DVD caddy
5. `Revision 1.0` **(Possibly usable motherboard)**
- 2001-12-01
- Motherboard
- Drive caddy
- DVD caddy
- **Added:**
- IDE Cable
- DVD reader
- Power supply
- **POSSIBLE MOTHERBOARD DAMAGE**
6. `Revision 1.4 or 1.5` **(Mostly built)**
- 2003-10-14
- Motherboard
- Drive caddy
- Cables
- DVD reader
- Power supply
7. `Revision 1.0` **(Possibly usable motherboard and power supply)**
- 2001-10-29
- Motherboard
- Power supply
- **Added:**
- IDE Cable
- Drive caddy
- DVD Reader
- DVD caddy
8. `Revision 1.4 or 1.5` **(Usable motherboard and power supply)**
- 2003-09-08
- Motherboard
- Power supply
- **Added:**
- DVD caddy
- **POTENTIAL WATER DAMAGE**
9. `Revision 1.6b` **(Almost complete, no drive)**
- 2004-10-01
- Drive caddy
- Motherboard
- Cables
- DVD Reader
- Reader caddy
- Power supply
- **PROBABLY DEAD**
10. `Revision 1.6b` **(Almost complete, no drive)**
- 2004-10-26
- Drive caddy
- Motherboard
- Cables
- DVD Reader
- Reader caddy
- Power supply
- **POTENTIAL WATER DAMAGE**
11. `Revision 1.0` **(Extra Xbox, not part of original 10, fully functional)**
- 2002-04-05
- Harddrive
- Drive caddy
- Motherboard
- Cables
- DVD Reader (optional)
- Reader caddy
- Power supply
### Completed
1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11
## Possible Upgrades
https://www.wikihow.com/Mod-an-Xbox
- Add mod chip (Raspberry PI Pico):
- https://retrorgb.com/all-new-raspberry-pi-pico-based-mod-chip-for-the-og-xbox.html
- [ModXo - A Rasberry Pi Pico modchip for the OG XBOX](https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbox/comments/1bf7ogx/modxo_a_rasberry_pi_pico_modchip_for_the_og_xbox/)
- Upgrade harddrives to SATA or SD cards
- For SATA drives:
- A SATA to IDE adapter won't work with the stock 40 wire IDE cable, so you need to replace them with [80 wire IDE cables](https://tkscustomsupermodz.com/products/ide-cables-40-and-80-wire?variant=49172733886759): $10
- [SATA to IDE adapter](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EOJNGC2/): $18
- For SD cards:
- [SD card to IDE adapter](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G29TZPS): $18
- Change out Xbox "jewel" for something that looks nicer.
- We'll need to dump the `EEPROM` chip to get the password for the drives:
- https://www.ogxbox.com/forums/index.php?/topic/12550-raspberry-pi-pico-xbox-eeprom-dumper/
- [Backing up your EEPROM/Dashboard](https://www.xbox-scene.info/tutorials/article/12-backing-up-your-eepromdashboard/)
### Parts needed
- Small USB 2.0 flash drive, needs to be less than 4 GB for Xbox to be able to read it.
- [USB-to-Xbox adapter](https://www.amazon.com/Mcbazel-Xbox-Converter-Adapter-Original-Console/dp/B076HHZ41Z/): ~$4:99
- At least one Xbox controller, or at least a way to interface with the box
- [Extra screws](https://www.ebay.com/itm/167487791602): $24
**Approximate price:**