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| Section about hardware modifications. This will cover; harddrive replacing, fan replacing, fan 12volt mod, heatsink replacement, foam insulation, other silent/quiet mods, etc. However since this is a XBMC manual and not a Xbox manual this article is not prioritized, but feel free to help out and add to this article, (a good knowlage base of this kind of information is the [http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox-tutorials.php xbox-scene.com tutorials], also checkout the [[Xbox General Questions and Answers]] FAQ in this manual).
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| ==Xbox-case modification==
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| Contents to come (when someone like YOU adds it!).
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| ==Harddisk drive replacement==
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| The original Xbox™ only has a 8GB harddrive and many people choose to replace it with a faster and larger harddisk drive.
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| ===Limitations and information to know before you start===
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| *The two recommended harddrive brands that run cool and quiet in the Xbox are Samsung and Seagate.
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| **You do not get more speed out of a 5400rpm than a 7200rpm harddrive, 5400rpm runs cooler and quiter.
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| **Neither do you get a speed increase out of more harddrive cache so save money and get one with less.
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| *Up to 2TB (2048GB) in size. Upgrading your harddrive will also speedup Xbox loading and boot-up times.
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| **'''Note:''' XBMC only supports F: and G: partitions for harddrives and 512GB per partition!
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| *If you want to install a harddrive larger than 137GB then you need a LBA48 compatible Xbox 'hacked' BIOS.
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| *If a partition is larger than 256GB, the harddrive needs to be formatted with 32k clusters, use [http://www.xbox-scene.com/software-result.php#newsitemEpAEVFpypABMLqjgHc XBpartitioner].
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| **[http://www.xbox-scene.com/software-result.php#newsitemEpAEVFpypABMLqjgHc XBpartitioner] is used to partition extra partitions such as F: and G: (not the default C:, E:, X:, Y: and Z:)
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| *Largest partition supported by a LBA48 BIOS and 32k clusters is 512GB, so 512GB+ need G: partition.
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| *If you want to continue to play on Microsoft Xbox Live online-gaming service then you must lock the harddrive.
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| ===HOW-TO replace the harddrive and partition/format it===
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| Contents to come (when someone like YOU adds it!).
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| ==DVD-ROM drive replacement (PC DVD-ROM)==
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| Since most original DVD-ROM drives that comes with the Xbox™ [[Using_XBMC#Can_the_DVD-ROM_that_came_with_my_Xbox.E2.84.A2_read_CD-R_media_with_audio.2C_video_or_pics.3F|have problems reading CD-R media,]] a few people choose to replace that DVD-ROM Drive with a PC DVD-ROM Drive, which enables better compatibility of home-burned media like CD-R/RW, DVD+/-R/RW, and also allows faster loading times.
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| ===Limitations and information to know before you start===
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| *Only very specific PC DVD-ROM drives manufactured by Samsung and also LG can be flashed with a hacked Xbox DVD-ROM firmware that allows it to read/play original Xbox games.
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| *No other PC DVD-ROM drives can read/play original Xbox games, instead you can only use them to play original DVD-Video movies and home-burned media like CD-R/RW, DVD+/-R/RW (including backed-up Xbox games).
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| ===HOW-TO replace the Xbox DVD-ROM drive with a PC DVD-ROM drive===
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| Contents to come (when someone like YOU adds it!).
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| ===HOW-TO flash your PC DVD-ROM with a Xbox DVD-ROM drive firmware===
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| Contents to come (when someone like YOU adds it!).
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| ==Fan modifications/replacements==
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| Contents to come (when someone like YOU adds it!).
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| ==Heatsink replacement and adding additional heatsinks==
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| Contents to come (when someone like YOU adds it!).
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| ==PSU (Power-Suply) replacements (ATX PSU)==
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| Contents to come (when someone like YOU adds it!).
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| ==Foam/rubber/bitunium installments (vibration/isolation mods)==
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| Contents to come (when someone like YOU adds it!).
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| ==Other silent/quiet modifications==
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| Contents to come (when someone like YOU adds it!).
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