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Posted By: Porgieanne316 Xbox DVD- Rom neqr cigareet lighter - 01/11/06 11:14 PM
Hey everyone. I was wondering if anyone can give me anytips of making an Xbox DVD ROM NOT THE WHOLE unit fit in the area of the car. Also How can i wire the xbox to my car so that when i crank the car it does go off. any help would be great!
Posted By: SpeakerBoxxx Re: Xbox DVD- Rom neqr cigareet lighter - 01/12/06 01:04 AM
um.... i dont think you can make the xbox dvdrom drive work far away from the motherboard, because of the uncommon wires that connect the two.
but to make it turn on and off, wire an inverter off of a relay, and there's a thing called a doorbell mod that uses a wireless doorbell trigger to turn the Xbox on.

or you can just buy my modified Xbox and store your games on the harddrive, so you could put the xbox in the trunk, buy a wireless controller and be set to go. you'll never need to access the dvd drive. it also plays divx movies and such
Posted By: pre98zetec Re: Xbox DVD- Rom neqr cigareet lighter - 01/19/06 03:26 AM
still need the dvd drive hooked up for the xbox to work.. otherwise you get error 11 and your xbox wont boot
Posted By: Kremithefrog Re: Xbox DVD- Rom neqr cigareet lighter - 01/19/06 03:31 AM
His has it. He just said you don't need access to it since everything is store on the harddrive.
Posted By: pre98zetec Re: Xbox DVD- Rom neqr cigareet lighter - 01/19/06 05:02 AM
Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
His has it. He just said you don't need access to it since everything is store on the harddrive.


yea i didn't read it right, i thought he was suggesting take the dvd drive out and leave it out.
This kinda relates to my carputer thing I'm still interested in doing.

Would the IDE cable (in my case would be the slimline w/power included) be able to work from the trunk to the dash? Or is that way too much line loss?

If that wouldn't work, I was thinking USB or maybe custom fitting the computer behind the dash somewhere.
Posted By: SpeakerBoxxx Re: Xbox DVD- Rom neqr cigareet lighter - 01/19/06 05:38 PM
waaaay too much
Originally posted by SpeakerBoxxx:
waaaay too much




Damn!

Oh well, maybe I'll just build it behind the dash then...
Posted By: pre98zetec Re: Xbox DVD- Rom neqr cigareet lighter - 01/20/06 03:46 AM
mod an xbox to run linux, no need for a whole computer then
Posted By: SpeakerBoxxx Re: Xbox DVD- Rom neqr cigareet lighter - 01/21/06 05:47 PM
Originally posted by ZetecGL:
mod an xbox to run linux, no need for a whole computer then




exactly what i was saying a couple of posts ago... i have one for SALE!!
Originally posted by SpeakerBoxxx:
Originally posted by ZetecGL:
mod an xbox to run linux, no need for a whole computer then




exactly what i was saying a couple of posts ago... i have one for SALE!!




Maybe for this original dude, but not the solution for me! I'm gonna run Windows...
Posted By: pre98zetec Re: Xbox DVD- Rom neqr cigareet lighter - 01/22/06 07:27 PM
stock HDD?

i have a softmodded one with stock hdd and i can only put 1 game on it at a time.
Posted By: SpeakerBoxxx Re: Xbox DVD- Rom neqr cigareet lighter - 01/23/06 11:44 PM
Originally posted by ZetecGL:
stock HDD?

i have a softmodded one with stock hdd and i can only put 1 game on it at a time.




120gb hd
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