OG Xbox Reunion

For my second time round with the OG Xbox I actually ramped back in by modding 3 in a row at the end of 2021. Two were for a good friend and one was for my personal collection.

The plans for my xbox was as follows:

Jumping right in, I managed to find a v1.4 Xbox in good shape for less than $50 locally and started cleaning it up. The clock capacitor was a little greasy, but I found no evidence of damage so I continued with the OX modchip install. With the OX modchip I was able to upgrade my HDD, setup an alternative dashboard and pre-install the XboxHD+ companion software. Afterwards, I removed my heatsinks, removed by AV port, and started on the XboxHD+ install:

I spent a few nights getting the software the way I wanted it and was very happy with the end result.

This project is still marked as in-process because I still need to recap the board + do a 128MB upgrade. Both of these items are scheduled for Fall of 2022.