Connect a PC DVD-drive to XBOX

Tutorial

It's possible to connect a normal PC DVD-drive to your X Box. This is very usefull if your XBOX has a bad or damaged laser. A PC computer DVD-drive will not only give better results for DVD-r/rw and more importantly for copied CD-r/rw. PC DVD drive on XBOX will play pretty much all brands and load times will be shorter then when using the official Xbox DVD-drive.

What you need is:

• A pc DVD-drive
• A normal PC powersplitter (4 Pin Power Connector for 5.25 Drive , like used in normal PCs)
• An original xbox game (depends on dvddrive)
• A modded xbox console (you will need a mod-chip)

The Installation

1. Put your PC DVD-drive in slave-mode.
2. Open the top of your xbox.
3. Leave the Xbox DVD-drive in its slot.
   (you can NOT just replace the drive , in order to make this work you will need both drives).
4. Put the PC DVD-drive on top of the Xbox DVD-drive.
5. Disconnect the IDE cable on the Xbox DVD-drive and connect it to the PC DVD-drive.
6. Leave the 8wire yellow cable on the Xbox DVD-drive.
7. Disconnect the Xbox HDD Powercable and connect the power-splitter on it. Now connect one end of the splitter back to the Xbox HDD and the other end to the PC DVD-drive.

Your XBOX is now ready to read CD-RW/R and DVD-R/RW from the PC DVD-drive.

Now How do you boot games with this configuration:

The are 2 method to boot games with a pc-dvddrive. I can't say which one will work with your drive , so just try them both.

BOOT METHOD 1
Insert nothing in the xbox-drive.
Open the PC drive and insert disc.
Close the PC drive.
Reset Xbox. (reset button or "reboot xbox" in EvoX).
Game should launch , if not , try METHOD2.

BOOT METHOD 2
Eject the xbox drive (<-- Xbox drive!!)
Insert the CD-r/rw or DVD-r/rw disc in the PC drive (<-- PC drive !!)
Close the xbox drive with an original xbox game inside. (<-- Xbox drive!!)

For DVD movies you can do exactly the same.

IMPORTANT:
1/ You can NOT play original discs this way , you will have to reconnect the IDE-cable to the Xbox DVD-drive if you want to play an original games.
2/ You will have to keep your xbox open. Make sure you protect it from dust.
3/ It's unsure if this tricks works with ALL PC DVD-drives. It has been successfully tested with LG8160B , Pioneer DVD- 105SZ , PIONEER DVD-106S , lite on 16x & SD-M1612 tosiba.

Some reasons why MOD-Chip XBOX!

After adding a Modification chips (mod-chips) to Your XBox you will be able to run 3rd party software like:

The XboxMediaPlayer
Multi Region Games on Xbox
Play DVD Movies from ALL regiouns!
Run XBOX LINUX

• One chip for ALL current existing XBox. Works on Versions including the newest XBox systems with the SHARP bios.
• Optional on/off switch can be added to turn the chip on and off for XBox Live! Support.
• Plays Original Imports
• Plays all Homebrew software
• Plays All Backups of Originals and Imports
• Can boot between original and modchip bios (with optional on/off switch)
• Plays unsigned code - Run Debug Executables
  No-patch hack 1 and 2
• Plays Original and Backup DVD Movies
• Eject trick hack
• DVD Reset
• In Game Reset (IGR)
• EvoX hard disk patch, install a bigger hard disk (not bigger than 137 GB).
• Auto detect EvoX Dashboard
• Flash Upgradeable

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