tailieunhanh - The Black Art of Xbox Mods- P3

The Black Art of Xbox Mods- P3:This book would not exist without all the incredible amount of diligence by individuals who freely gave their hard-earned knowledge to others. This book is not a unique work by any means, and although everything described herein was performed by me, I do not take credit for figuring out anything on my own. | 46 Disassembling Your Xbox Removing the Motherboard Power Supply Connector Next let s focus our attention on the power supply connector for the motherboard. This connector comes from the power supply which is located on the right side of the motherboard screwed into the case. I will explain how to remove the power supply in Chapter 11 on replacing the case . TIP Be very careful around the power supply supply as well as the CPU and CPU heatsinks if you have recently operated your Xbox because the power supply components will be extremely hot Locate the power supply connector by referring to Figure . You remove the power supply connector by pressing the clip tab with your finger while pulling upward on the connector that is mounted to the motherboard fitting. This is identical to an ATX motherboard power connector in a PC see Figure . FIGURE Locating the power supply connector on the motherboard. After you have disengaged the motherboard power supply connector lay it aside so the motherboard can be removed as shown in Figure . Removing the Motherboard 47 FIGURE Removing the motherboard power supply connector. FIGURE Moving the motherboard power supply connector aside 48 CHAPTER 2 Disassembling Your Xbox Removing the Motherboard Screws Eleven Torx screws are used to mount the motherboard to the case. Refer to Figure for the location of all the screws and then remove all 11 screws using your Torx tool. Figure shows a close-up image of the motherboard with the screws already removed. FIGURE The location of the 11 screws holding down the Xbox motherboard. Unplugging the Controller Port Cables Two connectors each handle two of the controller ports on the front of the Xbox as shown in Figure . The controller ports are connected to the motherboard using two small plugs at the inside front side of the Xbox. The four controller ports. First locate the controller port connectors on the motherboard as shown in Figure and .