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25. October 2005 @ 18:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
♣Saftey♣
(for you and your xbox)
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1.UNPLUG THE SYSTEM BEFORE YOU OPEN IT.
2.Use a store that will give you a refund.
3.Dont forget to be very carfull when swaping
the motherboards and powerboard because of
risk of shock to you and to the motherbourd.
4.Do not dust or rub your fingers on the mother-
board, you can rub off the leads.
5.Static electricity can fry the motherboard so
do not work on the xbox on the carpet.
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♠What u need♠
◘-Torx wrenches
◘-Two Xboxes(broken & new)
◘-Box cutter(or something simmiler)
◘-Wax paper
◘-nailpollish remover
◘-Cottonballs
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Step 1
*make shure all power cords and controllers are unpluged*
Flip your brand new xbox over and dab some nale pollish remover on the stickers(only remove the barcode and the one with the silver one) and carfully pull them away and store them on the wax paper.(if the labels on the xbox ar damaged the store wont refund it)
Step 2.
Remove the feet with the box cutter without damaging them(if the feet loose thier stick u can glue them back on later). Use the torx wrench to remove the screws under the four feet and the two labels. Flip the box back over and slide the top cover off. The first thing you will see is the hdd and dvd-drive side by side. Remove the ide cable(big & grey) from the back of teh hard drive.
Unscrew the torx screw set between the hdd and dvd drive. You may now slowly remove the hdd out of the xbox.
Step 3.
Start by removing the ide cable from the back of the dvd drive. There are two screws on each side of the dvd drive which you must be removed. Once you have removed the two screws carefully lift up and remove the yellow wires from the back of the dvd drive, and remove the drive. You now have access to the motherboard.
Step 4.
Unscrew the eleven screws scattered throughout the motherboard. Carefully and slowly side forward will lifting the motherbourd upwards untill it is free of the magnetic case. DO NOT remove the powerboard unless u absolutly have to. do not touch the power wells, they will shock the hell out of you even if your box is unpluged.
Step 5.
Repeat for broken xbox and simply put the new parts into the old xbox and the new xbox gets the broken parts.
Step 6.
Replace stickers and feet on bothe xboxes and return the xbox with the broken parts to the store for a full refund.

Written by:
SIBOT666


This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. October 2005 @ 18:30

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25. October 2005 @ 18:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You will not have any of your saved data on the new box.
For xbl accounts just do account recovery.
(feedback plz)


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25. October 2005 @ 20:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
a little off topic but I got a kick out of asian porn user .....hehe

Tdacow
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26. October 2005 @ 12:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
is that illegal??
because im thinking about doing it because my xbox is broke at the momento...and it work even turn on...sheesh
gamemaste
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27. October 2005 @ 10:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
a little off topic also but if ur xbox wont turn on then its prolly the hard drive. my friend had the same problem and i switched hard drives and his xbox turned on and mine would not turn on so if u made a backup of your hard drive then its time to put it to use if u dont (like my friend) then do wut SIBOT666 posted.
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28. October 2005 @ 14:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
WOW u really repeat yourself dont u.


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28. October 2005 @ 14:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
WOW u really repeat yourself dont u.
This is just to help people who have gotten bad insrustions on soft/hard moding and dont want to buy a new xbox(u have to purchase
one, but u do get your money back in the end);)


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